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Thanks all for your great replies. We visited West Point, but my DS didn't think that it suited him well. I think that the engineering past of the school had much to do with it - science and math are not his strong point. He just couldn't see himself at WP for four years. I guess the...

This post can be placed in this folder or the ROTC folder. MY son is very confident that he wants to join the military. Yet, he wants to keep his options open in deciding how to pursue that goal. He is not very interested in a SA, but he is strongly considering Norwich and maybe VMI. However...

Hello all My DS and I were just talking about the ECP program. The program is at a military junior college. For two years, students go through the program and commission as a 2nd lt like ROTC. However, the students then go on and complete their studies at a 4 year college. While at that 4...

Hi all. I am new to the forum My son will be applying to USMA at the end of the year. He is a junior now. One of the the patterns that I have seen after reading the forum is posts about math and science, and their importance when applying. My son does just fine in math and science...

Thanks all for your very informative responses.:thumb: Having no military background, I really do not know much about the Army, or USMC for that matter. If you don't mind, I would like to slightly change the initial question. My DS is planning on majoring in Political Science or International...

Thanks for the information! Does anyone happen to know anything about USMC Public Affairs?

Hello all. I am brand new with the forum. My son is currentley a junior in high school, who has wanted to attend a Senior Military College or WP for quite some time. (Mainly Norwich University....Possibly N.Georgia). However, he does not want to be a combat officer. Instead, he hopes to...