Quote Originally Posted by Ulenspiegel View Post
Compare this with the Reichwehr when a OC had to serve as enlisted man with enlisted men for two years (a little bit excessive:-), then he got 1.5 years officer training (he was now Fähnrich). He was promoted to Leutnant after 3.5 years and served 4-5 years before attending staff officer courses (=university). Why don't we use this template?
That's a long time to evaluate officer candidates before sending them off to university. The U.S. way is to have the guy have his degree beforehand.