AFROTC Mental Health

[HakuValek]

Hey all,

I'm a C/4C and am currently battling some mental health-issues, or mainly regretting doing what I'm doing. I love the military, and ROTC, yet something about the college setting bothers me a-lot, then if I just rather enlisted and enjoyed my time without all the bull and financial stress here at school, a constant burden between school, work, ROTC and if I made the right choice or not. I don't want to enlist and be behind everyone.. again, as I already took a gap year out of school but it has been on me since I started, and I was previously enlisting and got all my papers signed until I felt ROTC was more suited for me, now I'm on the fence again. Any advice?

 

[AROTC Parent]

Hey all,

I'm a C/4C and am currently battling some mental health-issues, or mainly regretting doing what I'm doing. I love the military, and ROTC, yet something about the college setting bothers me a-lot, then if I just rather enlisted and enjoyed my time without all the bull and financial stress here at school, a constant burden between school, work, ROTC and if I made the right choice or not. I don't want to enlist and be behind everyone.. again, as I already took a gap year out of school but it has been on me since I started, and I was previously enlisting and got all my papers signed until I felt ROTC was more suited for me, now I'm on the fence again. Any advice?

Schedule an appointment with two resources on your college campus. 1 - the career counseling office and 2 - a counseling office that addresses mental/behavioral health/stress. Every college campus has these resources for students.

 

[so7]

I completely understand. College is super hard. It's a huge adjustment and doing ROTC on top of it can be a huge time commitment. It will get easier with time as you learn better time management, study skills, and get the hang of how ROTC works. Having second thoughts is super normal and you definitely want to treat those thoughts seriously. That being said, it sounds like you really want to be in the military, but college is the hard part. My recommendation is to reach out for help. Talk to those in your classes for study tips, ask other Cadets for any lifehacks they may have, and go to office hours. If you think you can get through it, it will be incredibly rewarding. On the other hand, if you don't think you'll be able to do well in college, there's not shame in stopping. Definitely talk it through with the career office and seek mental health resources.