US Military branches ranked based on prestige
also where does US Space Force land relative to other branches?
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Prestige in the military is not really based generally on branch.
Any unit that is required to attend Airborne school is considered prestigious.
Army Delta/Seal Team 6/Task Force Orange/160th Aviation and the PJs and CCTs who support them
Army Special Forces/ Navy Seals/ Ranger Regiment/ Air Force PJs & CCTs / MARSOC
82nd Airborne/ 101st Airborne/ Marine Recon/ Air Force TACPs
Also, all types of military Pilots are considered prestigious.
Airborne school is ok. HALO/HAHO school and combat diver school is muy prestigious.
TACP is way more prestigious than 82nd/101st/173rd. Also keep in mind the 82nd and 173rd are the only parachute units left, 101st is air assault.
In terms of an actual prestige list, I think
1) Delta Force/Seal Team 6
2) Green Berets/Rangers/Seals/TACP
Could make the argument that US Army SF is slightly more prestigious than the Ranger Regiment as you have a lot of people going to SF but not the other way around. In terms of prestigious schools, think Ranger School is up there next to some of the more esoteric ones, Air Assault and Airborne are significantly more common and less impressive.
Hot take, lots of Marines think they are somehow special but are just the same as any ordinary Army infantry unit. Also, everything on the planet is more prestigious than Air Force SF (Security Forces).
CCT goes through way more training than TACP and are way more prestigious and CCT gets the most combat time in all of the military.
As far as most prestigious uniforms... USMC is #1. And I vote the Navy Enlisted Cracker Jack uniforms to be last.
As a branch overall isn't Air Force most prestigious?
The other branches make fun of the Air Force as most of it isn't "hardcore," but the USAF undeniably has the best food and bases, so the other branches view it as a luxury if they are on an Air Force base. Sometimes referred to as the "Chair Force," there is only other branch of the military regarded lower (less hardcore) than the main four (or 5 now with Space Force?) branches, the Coast Guard.
"While the Space Force is a separate and distinct branch of the armed services, it is organized under the Department of the Air Force in a manner very similar to how the Marine Corps is organized under the Department of the Navy."
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The real question…how many of you have actually ran into vets who broke into finance? Something that I started thinking about, at least in my experience, is how underrepresented military vets are. Not because they’re stupid but because the military (active and reserve) is a big time commitment and sets you back. Every analyst and associate I work with, great people, but are basically identical. Went at a good school at 18, were involved (sports, Greek life, internships), land an internship at 21, graduate at 22, 22-24 analyst, 24-27ish associate. It’s tough to follow that timeline if you get out and start college in your mid 20s or even 30s. Not impossible but I think many vets are discouraged and don’t bother, leaving a lucrative career field on the table. I was an infantryman in the Guard and noticed there was only a few kids in my company going to school. No one worked in finance, even the officers who had their degree. Interested in hearing anyone else’s experiences
I’m prior service too, I ended up interning at a bank at an older age. Even from reading books and this site beforehand, there’s a huge cultural gap between the life of most enlisted and people who typically end up analysts. I didn’t really feel like I could talk about my normal hobbies/be myself at that job. 2) admittedly, I was underprepared vs. those who ended up with offers. I work in a completely different industry now, but I’m glad I got the chance to try out a job in finance.
I’m currently trying to break in, but specifically to the energy finance space (P&U coverage groups, PF, energy PE, developers, etc) and I’m coming from a unique background with a Master’s as opposed to an MBA. It’s been somewhat difficult but have finally gotten some traction recently.
Most other vets I’ve networked with typically get their MBA and then pivot into finance, especially O’s. Most enlisted will do undergrad somewhere and then come in at the analyst level. I think these standard pipelines make it much easier for vets to get into finance, but it’s significantly more difficult outside of this, but I’d say that’s the same for non-vets too. Just what I’ve seen through networking, friends, etc. I do think there’s a good amount of representation, but it also depends on the firm itself too.
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