The recruiter said if the 4-yr scholarship comes through in April or May, the commitment to the Reserves is void and he can take the scholarship and commit to ROTC. He said it's still the Army, just a different path, and ROTC takes precedence over Reserves. Our son had to sign-up now in order to get a basic training date that fits between high school graduation and the start of college (he is doing split-option, so AIT will be the following summer.) The recruiter also said he could apply for the 3-yr scholarship next year and again, if he gets it, Reserves stops, and he's just ROTC. He thought his chances for a 3-yr scholarship might be better since he would have already showed his commitment by joining the Reserves. SMP doesn't start until his sophomore year. At that point SMP might be a better deal than the scholarship?