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Thanks, Dadof2. I really appreciate the perspective!

Thank you, Bull and asuwur - very much! Bull - your comment was right on - he is learning a lot about himself and whatever he decides will be ok with us. It's a great opportunity, but if it's not what he wants, it's not the right opportunity for him. asuwur - thank you for your kind comments...

@ Kaylar - your daughter's situation is very similar as well. You're right - this is HUGE! I'm pretty sure I couldn't do it - I have so much respect for these fantastic young people. It really gives me hope! AND - it helps so much to know that for some, this is part of the process. Thank you...

Wow, ksdale99 -I'm so very sorry to hear that you, too, also lost a teenager. Life is never the same, of course, but we must keep going. I admire your son - that's quite an ordeal he went through. I'm SO glad that he found such a meaningful purpose. Thank you so much for your understanding and...

Thanks nofodad and Kronk. Just to be clear, he's not getting out now - he's just thinking about it. His plan is to stick it out till the end of his Freshman year....or at least till the end of the semester. Actually, now that he's been able to express his feeling about getting out - he's...

Again, thank you all so much! It really helps us put this in perspective.

USMCGrunt - Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. He is having a difficult transition - in part - because we are very close. I should mention a mitigating circumstance. He is our youngest child out of four. Our oldest son was accepted to VMI in 2006 and was very, very excited to go -...

"Again, give him time. I'm sure the lure of partying and missing a "normal" college experience is weighing heavily on him." Nail on the head comes to mind...thanks!

Thanks for this thread, all. My son is three year scholarship winner who is also having second thoughts after his second month in college. I wanted to find that Fortune article because the above link doesn't work. Here is an updated link...

Thanks, EDElahanty. You're right. He is in the honors dorms at a Catholic University where the student body is very dedicated to their faith - so a majority of them understand the role of authority in their lives. But they are also regular college students who want to party. And, like your son...

Thanks for responding, kinnem. He's doing well on time management and his grades are very good thus far. Yes, he's spending time with the other cadets but they are always either in PT or in class - not socializing. And, although he's giving it 110 percent of his effort, he is not as obsessed...

My DS is just completing his second month of ROTC at a very competitive battalion that was often ranked as no 1 in the Country - when they used to rank them. He is doing very well and his mentor told him he is "high speed" and "impressive." He has dreamed of being in the Army since he was five...