First, some information about me: I am a high school Junior, Male, and an athelete (lacrosse). I am in good shape and I generally get good grades (mostly Bs and some As.) I havent taken my ACT yet, so I cant provide that. Current Cumulative GPA is 2.8 (yikes, I'm currently getting a 3.8 gpa this semester, so I'm planning on finishing HS with a 3.3-3.5 GPA). I currently rank 285/429 in my class.
I haven't been able to find an answer to this question on the forums yet (providing that there actually IS an answer). My dad fully supports me joining the military, as he was in the Army for 32 years, and retired as a 1SG. My original plan was to enlist into the Army, then it changed to enlisting in the Marines. When he heard this, he told me the biggest mistake he made in the military was dropping out of OCS. He told me that if I join the military, the only smart thing to do is get a commission. He wants me to go to an Academy, but obviously my grades don't support that as an option. So now I am considering an ROTC program, but I can't decide whether to do NROTC Marine Option, or do Army ROTC if i decide to become an officer. I would want to branch combat arms either way (preferably Infantry). So some questions that I would appreciate input on are:
1) What are the chances of me getting an Infantry Officer slot in NROTC Marine vs Army ROTC? I have heard AROTC is less competitve, and there is less room in NROTC, but lets say I am accepted to both, all other things being equal, what are my chances in each?
2) Playing off of my first question, what are the chances of me getting my 1-3 picks on my "wishlist" in either program, again all things being equal? Are the chances different in the different programs?
3) Which option would be better for getting a scholarship?
I haven't been able to find an answer to this question on the forums yet (providing that there actually IS an answer). My dad fully supports me joining the military, as he was in the Army for 32 years, and retired as a 1SG. My original plan was to enlist into the Army, then it changed to enlisting in the Marines. When he heard this, he told me the biggest mistake he made in the military was dropping out of OCS. He told me that if I join the military, the only smart thing to do is get a commission. He wants me to go to an Academy, but obviously my grades don't support that as an option. So now I am considering an ROTC program, but I can't decide whether to do NROTC Marine Option, or do Army ROTC if i decide to become an officer. I would want to branch combat arms either way (preferably Infantry). So some questions that I would appreciate input on are:
1) What are the chances of me getting an Infantry Officer slot in NROTC Marine vs Army ROTC? I have heard AROTC is less competitve, and there is less room in NROTC, but lets say I am accepted to both, all other things being equal, what are my chances in each?
2) Playing off of my first question, what are the chances of me getting my 1-3 picks on my "wishlist" in either program, again all things being equal? Are the chances different in the different programs?
3) Which option would be better for getting a scholarship?