Recent content by bungholio

Is the ACU being phased out? Why? I would think it to be pretty effective.

the 24/7 part of that is what trips me up though..West Point Cadets simply get more practice at being good leaders and good soldiers..Not that I want to bash ROTC at all, I will be an ROTC cadet myself next year, but just through sheer hours put in, USMA officers seem like they'd be way ahead...

I've read information about both West Point and Army ROTC (or any ROTC branch for that matter), and can't help but notice the apparent gap in training intensity. I mean it seems that lieutenants who graduate from West Point would be light years ahead of ROTC graduates in terms of overall...

Thanks for the answers, helps a lot! I have one more question. What happens to cadets who are caught at parties? Not that I have any burning desire to party all the time, or let it affect my academics like some college freshman, but partying is just pretty ingrained in CU culture. Just wondering...

I just graduated from high school, and have an AROTC scholarship to CU-Boulder. I want to know what the most challenging aspects will be, because some people I know quit ROTC last year because it was "hard". I ran cross country and track, and played basketball in high school, so I'm not at all...