LMAO. So many posters every year get wrapped up on how they are upset that they didn't get the big check on the awards night and never think about exactly where you are right now, feeling guilty bc your child won't take it to college, and you feel guilty throwing it away!
Here is my advice! PITCH IT in the garbage can.
My DH (Bullet on this site) spent 21 yrs ADAF. The only papers we have from his AFROTC life is his official commission. Our DS commissioned AFROTC 6 yrs ago. The only thing he has is the exact same thing...his official commission. They will spend their lives making what is referred to as an I LOVE ME room. None of it will be tied to HS nor ROTC!
And oh yes, when packing up the room I handed that check to DS, while I said what do you want me to do with this? His reply, the garbage can! Going full circle here. Parents care more about that big check than the kid does, or at least with my kids that is how they felt, and that includes my non-ROTC kids, but got merit checks at award night, all of those papers found their way until the circular filing cabinet by August!