varsity letter

I recently wanted to join Army JROTC at a near by school. I also have planned on doing Varsity cross country or track at that same school. I visited another high school about 2 weeks ago and they said that the JROTC special teams such as Raider, Drill, and Air Rifle are considered varsity...

Why do service academies care about varsity letters if there is the Candidate Fitness Assessment? This isn’t a problem for me as I plan on doing varsity anyways. Just a question I have :)

Let me explain my situation: I am a rising senior and will be involved in track next year. Since track season is AFTER the West Point application deadline, I will not be able to include the varsity letter I get next year in this year’s application. Is it even worth doing track if I can’t put it...