mintyicedtea
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My son's goal is an appointment to USAFA. Long term goal is to become an AF pilot, but even if he does not get a pilot slot, he wants to serve as an AF officer. Already has a few AF careers in mind. He's also looking into USNA, but he's not sure if he sees himself in the Navy if he doesn't get pilot.
We are currently researching other pilot/officer paths such as ROTC and military colleges. ROTC is slowly starting to make sense. But coming from a non-military background, we have no knowledge of what military colleges are all about, and it's a little confusing. The only data point we have is a friend's son who did not get into USNA (his top choice) and went to Norwich. He got a degree in engineering, but ended up not getting a commission from Norwich, mom said due to military cutbacks. She says all his ROTC coursework is done, so if Navy expands before he turns 27, he will go to OCS and be commissioned.
Can someone give us an explanation of how military colleges work? Some look like 2 yr schools, others 4 yr. Some look like they are more oriented toward Army. Are there any geared toward Air Force? What is Corps of Cadets and is that the same thing as ROTC? What happens when a student graduates? How do they get commissioned?
I guess we're trying to figure out how a military college differs from a civilian college w/ROTC.
Thank you in advance! We're learning a ton from this forum!
We are currently researching other pilot/officer paths such as ROTC and military colleges. ROTC is slowly starting to make sense. But coming from a non-military background, we have no knowledge of what military colleges are all about, and it's a little confusing. The only data point we have is a friend's son who did not get into USNA (his top choice) and went to Norwich. He got a degree in engineering, but ended up not getting a commission from Norwich, mom said due to military cutbacks. She says all his ROTC coursework is done, so if Navy expands before he turns 27, he will go to OCS and be commissioned.
Can someone give us an explanation of how military colleges work? Some look like 2 yr schools, others 4 yr. Some look like they are more oriented toward Army. Are there any geared toward Air Force? What is Corps of Cadets and is that the same thing as ROTC? What happens when a student graduates? How do they get commissioned?
I guess we're trying to figure out how a military college differs from a civilian college w/ROTC.
Thank you in advance! We're learning a ton from this forum!