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If VMI NORTC only has resources to train commissioning students, why does Army ROTC have resources to train non commissioning cadets? Does the Army have an unlimited amount of resources? And of curiosity, are NROTC students at VMI called cadets or midshipmen? I have understood VMI students are...

My step dad is a USNA grad. It would feel awkward for me doing Army ROTC after hearing Go Navy Beat Army when I was a kid.

I would not feel comfortable doing this. This is not honest. It does feel right.

Yes, that is the experience I want. I want to participate in PT and do all the exercises and training, but I do not want to commission. I do not want to spend five years on active duty. I prefer a civilian career. In this case, I would have to take the Army ROTC; though It would be awkward. I...

Yes, I understand all students at VMI have to participate in military training, which is exactly what I want to do. My question is why is only Army ROTC available to non commissioning students? Why is NROTC not open to non commissioning students? What I heard is that there are limited resources...

Hello @clnd, thank you for your reply. I contacted VMI's financial aid department. I am applying for the scholarships I qualify. I also contacted VMI NROTC department. They told me they would let me do the first two years of NROTC, and then I would have to complete the last two years in the army...

Hello everyone. I am new here. I am a senior in high school applying to VMI. I am interested in NROTC, but VMI webpage says that cadets who do not plan to commission will be enrolled in army ROTC. I want to do NROTC. I contacted VMI NROTC and they replied: "Unfortunately we do not have the...

Hello. I am new here. I am a senior in high school looking to get into a senior military college. VMI is my favorite because of the majors it offers and the movie Field of Lost Shoe. Besides that, my step dad is naval academy graduate. He is retired now. This is why I want the military...