backup

Hello, As a current USAFA applicant with no response so far, I've been creating a back up plan but I'm kind of lost. My plan was to be a foreign language major at a "nearby" university and do AFROTC but it seems like it won't work out due to a complicated situation. I haven't found any other...

Does anyone know how tuition payment at a backup school works? I'm planning to pay the deposit and submit a housing application to backup school in case I end up getting injured before or during Beast. I don't want to end up paying the tuition for the first year if it is automatically charged...