zachcleigh
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Hello,
I will be participating in AROTC starting the fall semester of 2016. I have been reading every possible source I can find on ROTC life, the school I plan on attending, OML and how it effects commissioning, etc. One thing that really intrigues me are the summer training exercises (assuming I have the right lingo..). When I read around I have been getting a lot of mixed information on these training. I have read about airborne and air assault which both interest me, as does CULP. so the few questions I have are:
1. How are spots are given out for airborne assault and airborne? Are a certain number of slots given to each battalion or are they awarded at the national level or a mix of both? how competitive are they to obtain a slot?
2. Is SFAS actually an available training session? I've read that a few west point cadets get the chance to go annually, but I've also read the opposite. If it is available, can ROTC cadets attend it as well?
3. Is sapper school an available training session? how competitive is that to obtain?
My school's unit will be extremely small. Probably no larger than 25 cadets, so I'm trying to understand how that plays into the possibilities for summer trainings.
Thank-you in advance
I will be participating in AROTC starting the fall semester of 2016. I have been reading every possible source I can find on ROTC life, the school I plan on attending, OML and how it effects commissioning, etc. One thing that really intrigues me are the summer training exercises (assuming I have the right lingo..). When I read around I have been getting a lot of mixed information on these training. I have read about airborne and air assault which both interest me, as does CULP. so the few questions I have are:
1. How are spots are given out for airborne assault and airborne? Are a certain number of slots given to each battalion or are they awarded at the national level or a mix of both? how competitive are they to obtain a slot?
2. Is SFAS actually an available training session? I've read that a few west point cadets get the chance to go annually, but I've also read the opposite. If it is available, can ROTC cadets attend it as well?
3. Is sapper school an available training session? how competitive is that to obtain?
My school's unit will be extremely small. Probably no larger than 25 cadets, so I'm trying to understand how that plays into the possibilities for summer trainings.
Thank-you in advance