JohnMcLane
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If you are ecp you'll commission after sophomore year so you can't get an additional ROTC scholarship. You will likely be in the NG and might be able to get state tuition assistance but that might obligate you to the Guard which is great if you don't want active duty. There is also a GI Bill which may come into play. To get any benefits from the Guard you will likely have to attend your basic officer course which will make you miss at least a semester but put some cash in your pocket. If you have designs on Active Duty you will likely have to stay in the branch you went to basic in. This could be good but if you are trying for a popular branch like infantry or cyber and your file is anything less than stellar you could get rejected by that branch and miss Active Duty entirely. If anyone on this forum knows different please provide your thoughts.
You need to have some conversations with the Cadre and some grads from Valley Forge.
There are exceptions. I know someone who was ecp, resigned commission, went to West Point, and ultimately retired as a full bird colonel.....in the Marines!
You need to have some conversations with the Cadre and some grads from Valley Forge.
There are exceptions. I know someone who was ecp, resigned commission, went to West Point, and ultimately retired as a full bird colonel.....in the Marines!