I’m currently a 2025 applicant and a New Cadet at Virginia tech. My original plan was to reapply and hopefully attend West Point after my freshman year; however I’m starting to second guess my plans. I would really appreciate some insight or criticisms in my reasonings to stay or leave VT
reasons to go:
1.Every time I read my Guidon or walk through the AROTC hallways im greeted by quotes of West Point graduates. When I learn about the Deputy commandants or even commandment of cadets here, I know half of them are academy grads. I don’t see many Virginia tech alumni matching the prestige of West Point alumni.
2. I feel like West Point would be a much more legitimate military experience. While there is a Service academy feel to the Corp of cadet. The Corp of cadets has no actual relationship to the DOD or military. Also the training experience I feel like would be much better at West Point.
Reasons to stay:
1. I don’t want to leave my buds.
2. I enjoy the little bits of normal college experience I get to experience when I’m not having to do Corp activity’s.
3. After one week of new cadet week and 4 weeks of Red phase I don’t know how well I can handle plebe summer or plebe year.
reasons to go:
1.Every time I read my Guidon or walk through the AROTC hallways im greeted by quotes of West Point graduates. When I learn about the Deputy commandants or even commandment of cadets here, I know half of them are academy grads. I don’t see many Virginia tech alumni matching the prestige of West Point alumni.
2. I feel like West Point would be a much more legitimate military experience. While there is a Service academy feel to the Corp of cadet. The Corp of cadets has no actual relationship to the DOD or military. Also the training experience I feel like would be much better at West Point.
Reasons to stay:
1. I don’t want to leave my buds.
2. I enjoy the little bits of normal college experience I get to experience when I’m not having to do Corp activity’s.
3. After one week of new cadet week and 4 weeks of Red phase I don’t know how well I can handle plebe summer or plebe year.