If you are not sure which branch interests you or you are just looking for general information on most branches and specialties, look at the links below.  Also try the Branch Orientation Home Page to help you with your decision.

	Signal Corps - The Army’s AT&T. They keep us talking to each other by providing us with radios, cellular phones, and satellite communications.
	Ordnance - The Ordnance Corps is responsible for keeping the Army's combat forces moving and shooting - they supply bullets and fix vehicles and equipment.
	Air Defense Artillery- They defend the third dimension of the battlefield -- the air and space above -- against incoming enemy aircraft and missiles.
	Adjutant General Corps - They are responsible for keeping track of people and ensuring that their records are always kept straight. They also act as the Army’s post office.
	Armor - These are the tanks. The M1A1 main battle tank weighs 70+ tons and can go 42 mph over rough terrain. It also sports a 120mm main gun that’s big enough to stick your fist in the barrel.
	Field Artillery - The field artillery shoots surface to surface rockets, missiles, and projectiles at the enemy. They can attack ground targets up to 180 miles away.
	Infantry - These are the guys on the ground who get up close to the enemy and fight with rifles, rocket launchers, and grenades. They can fight dismounted (on foot) or in Infantry Fighting Vehicles alongside tanks.  Also take a look at the Fort Benning Home Page
	Special Forces - Officers can’t get into Special Forces until they’ve been in the Army at least three years because "SF" takes only the best, brightest, and most experienced soldiers. SF conducts worldwide guerilla and anti-guerilla missions as well as training indigenous soldiers of other nations and helping local people to maintain democracy.  Also take a look at this Special Forces search engine
	Medical Service Corps - They run hospitals and clinics as patient administrators and provide patient care on the battlefield.  Also try the AMEDD web site
	Nurse Corps - Army Nurse Corps provides future nurses with experience in clinical and ambulatory care and also patient care on the battlefield.  Also try the Nurse Corps history
	Veterinary Corps - Our veterinarians tend to more than just service members’ pets. They also inspect food before our troops eat it, keep MP working dogs healthy, and deploy all over the world to assist native people in keeping their livestock healthy.
	Aviation - We have both fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters. Of the two kinds of helicopters, one hauls people and stuff around to get them where they need to go FAST. The other kind are called "attack helicopters" and they fight mainly against enemy tanks. The Army even has more aircraft than the Air Force.
	Chaplain Corps - Chaplains attend to the spiritual needs of our soldiers. They also act as the gauge of a unit’s morale and are in charge of counseling soldiers and their families.
	Chemical Corps - They defend the Army against Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons.
	Civil Affairs - Like SF, you rarely can go directly into Civil Affairs right out of ROTC. These people use their language fluency and interpersonal skills to provide a liaison between the Army commander and the indigenous people in the area. The vast majority of officers in this branch are in the Army Reserves.  Also try the Unofficial Civil Affairs web page.
	Engineers - They build everything from houses and buildings to bridges and airfields. They also destroy the enemy’s stuff by blowing it up with plastic explosives. In war, they build minefields and trenches to protect friendly troops from the oncoming enemy.
	Finance - These people pay us. Lots of money comes in and goes out of the Army, so they have a busy job keeping track of where it goes and who gets paid.
	Judge Advocate General Corps - The army's lawyers, working either in prosecuting, defense, or administrative law.
	Military Intelligence - They tell the rest of the Army what the enemy is doing and where the enemy’s weakest spot is so we can hit where it hurts them the most and us the least.  Also take a look at the Fort Huachuca web site
	Military Police - These are our policemen and -women who keep law and order on base and on the battlefield.
	Quartermaster - They plan and direct activities that supply soldiers with food, water, petroleum, repair parts, weapon systems, and a multitude of services.  Also try the
	Transportation Corps - This branch ships Army equipment around the world by rail, road, or water. In fact, the Army has more ships than the Navy.
	Ranger- The Ranger course is designed to further develop leaders who are physically and mentally tough and self-disciplined and challenges them to think, act and react effectively in stress approaching that found in combat.  Also try the Army Ranger Operations search engine.
	Airborne- Wings are a mark of courage, daring and skill. But jump school is more than an airborne academy. It's a confidence school, a leadership school. And soldiers who complete the course leave with a greater respect and awe for themselves and the skills they have acquired. That's something they have for the rest of their lives.  Also try the Airborne Special Operations search engine.