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@tibreaker you do not need to got to CIET if you switch between sophomore and junior years. Many AFROTC cadets at DS det did not receive EA's two years ago and were able to switch over to army and got credit for their first two GMC years. They continued on as MSIII's without needing to attend anything over the summer.
Stop the bus. Yeah that's fine and all - but don't forget this was TWO years ago.
The Army, and CC for that matter, has made some vast changes between now and then. Yes, at Penn State I do know a couple people who did jump ship from AF to Army. Most of those (if not all of them) have already commissioned last year.
So yeah, that may have worked 2, 3 years ago. Doesn't mean it will hold now. We are a different Army than we were 2, 3 years ago.
I think you guys are still missing the point that Pima is trying to make. And maybe she didn't quite make it clear enough.
BLUF: No contracts = no slots = you're not commissioning in the Army. It's that simple.
Think about it. Money in the Military is divided up in Fiscal Years. That means each Branch has their own allocation. Beyond that each Branch has it's own quota, for lack of better words, in regards to how many O-1's then need to commission. From there that money is divided up into slots/contracts. So yeah, there may be plenty of contracts/scholarships/slots available during freshman and sophomore year. ... but after that, most (if not all) of that money has been allocated for the pre-existing cadets/midshipmen for commissioning. There may be some money left ... but at least in today's Military, there wont be much left, if there's any left at all.
Catch my drift?
My point? Don't be banking on another branch to save your butt. Do everything you can within your power to get that EA slot and commission in the AF.
Best of luck.