pros and cons of the ROTC

[EmperorNero]

pros? cons?

and while I'm reading stuff at the armyrotc.com site, can someone fill me in on it also in case I miss anything?

 

[amnesiac]

I know several guys who went through the program and heard no complaints. Do it. You'll learn a lot.

 

[Valhalla1]

ROTC stands for "rejects of the campus" for a REASON.

stay away.

 

[MarkM10431]

ROTC helps if you are seriously considering a military hitch. if not, don't bother

 

[Zach]

Dive in if you want it, I've never met an ROTC guy on my college campus that was actually going anywhere with it. THe guys that actually enlist get something out of it at least, but not the ROTC.

 

[BruinEd03]

<< Dive in if you want it, I've never met an ROTC guy on my college campus that was actually going anywhere with it. THe guys that actually enlist get something out of it at least, but not the ROTC. >>



mmm see those enlisted guys? guess who they're gonna be saluting even if they've been in the service 30 years? yep...those first year college grads from the ROTC. Oh yeah...they'll pay for ur tuition (not housing) so it benefits people who go to private schools a little more than public ones. But yeah u have to give up 4 years of ur life right outta college which could be a bummer for some.

-Ed

 

[shiner]

And the ROTC guys will in turn be saluting the guys from OCS.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

well everyone salutes me after they see how many beers i can pound.

 

[imported_vr6]

do it only if u plan to join the army afterwards.

 

[BruinEd03]

<< And the ROTC guys will in turn be saluting the guys from OCS. >>



Uh...they all start out at 2nd liutenants or Ensigns (depending on what service u are...all the same rank just different name). It's 13 weeks of pure hell...vs. 4 years of one day a week thingy, which ain't that bad IMO.

-Ed