JROTC Worth It?

JROTC, in my opinion will frustrate you, but pay dividends. If you have your eyes set on west point, do it. West point admits people based on a point scale. You receive points for what you do/accomplish. The more the merrier in their eyes. JROTC will earn you X amount of points and qualify you for the JROTC/ROTC nomination, which is worth another X amount of points. It's the only thing you can do that will earn you points twice! Plus, any nomination carries a bit of weight.
 
usmma2020z said:
JROTC, in my opinion will frustrate you, but pay dividends. If you have your eyes set on west point, do it. West point admits people based on a point scale. You receive points for what you do/accomplish. The more the merrier in their eyes. JROTC will earn you X amount of points and qualify you for the JROTC/ROTC nomination, which is worth another X amount of points. It's the only thing you can do that will earn you points twice! Plus, any nomination carries a bit of weight.
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Close, but not quite. No points for a nomination. No cumulative points. ECA points towards WCS are tiered. You reach a certain leadership threshold, you earn X points. I.e. If you make JROTC Bn Cdr, you earn X points. It is worth more than participation in JROTC, or becoming an officer. You don't get X points for BC + Y for participation + Z for being an officer + X for Boys/Girls State. You still only have X points.

Leadership potential - what WP is trying to measure with ECA (and Athletics) - is not stricltly limited JROTC. It is one way, but not the only, and certainly depending on the unit, not the best for the individual or for West Point.
 
Noted. However, speaking to the liasons, they told me directly that the more nominations you receive, the stronger your application is. And west point looking for leadership potential, of course. But that's measured using their point system... so the blunt truth is, participation and titles are what get someone in. The recommendations are the only things that are interpreted in terms of potential.
 
Getting back to the original question,JROTC will afford you certain experiences you can't get from other clubs or programs. It just has its ups and downs like anything else
 
usmma2020z said:
However, speaking to the liasons, they told me directly that the more nominations you receive, the stronger your application is.
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Close again - more nominations increases the number of opportunities to receive an appointment, not the strength of the actual application. Everyone can compete for their MOC and two senators and the Vice President. Only those meeting certain criteria can earn the service connected nominations. No matter how many nominations you have, you chances of recieving an appointment from one of those sources is directly related to how strong your application is. As has been mentioned, there are only UP to 20 ROTC appointments per year (no requirement to offer admission to any of them) - split between both junior and senior program applicants which often includes those coming from Civil Prep who will most likely fill those spots. If your file isn't strong academically, and you don't advance to the top of your program, don't expect that your JROTC participation or nomination will help.
 
To further emphasize what 845something said.... Imagine a big, square, underpopulated state with only 1 congressman. Now imagine only 5 people apply. They will ALL get noms from the Congressman and 2 Senators. That says nothing about the strength of their application.
 
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