Army SMP questions for graduating senior

You could always wait until the following summer if you don't get a campus scholarship. If you aren't contracted by then you wouldn't be doing any schools (Airborne, etc) during the summer anyway. You'll also have longer to see if the Army is the right fit for you. Once you enlist, you're going to be committed to finishing out your Guard/Reserve contract if you don't stick around for ROTC. That means even if you wanted to continue as enlisted, you aren't going to be able to do it as active duty. SMP is great as a way of obtaining extra benefits (Tuition Assistance being a big one) if you can't secure a scholarship. Other than that, you're counting your eggs before they've hatched by doing it this early.

This is excellent advice.
 
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