Agree with Jcleppe and DCKC88, by all means consult with the ROO at VMI before you do anything else!
If
active duty is your main motivation for NG, you should be aware that as a Senior Military College, all AROTC graduates are
assured of active duty so long as they meet all the standards and are approved by the Army ROTC PMS. (This code only pertains to the Army).
From the Code:
10 U.S. Code § 2111a
(e)Assignment to Active Duty.—
(1)
The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that a graduate of a senior military college who desires to serve as a commissioned officer on active duty upon graduation from the college, who is medically and physically qualified for active duty, and who is recommended for such duty by the professor of military science at the college, shall be assigned to active duty.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of the Army from requiring a member of the program who graduates from a senior military college to serve on active duty.
(f)Senior Military Colleges.—The senior military colleges are the following:
(1)
Texas A&M University.
(2)
Norwich University.
(3)
The Virginia Military Institute.
(4)
The Citadel.
(5)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(6)
The University of North Georgia.
Source:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2111a
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