My school holds a separate senior awards night a week or two before graduation. From what I've heard, it's a long night 6:30-10:00ish since students seem to list every scholarship they have received... even for the schools they are not attending. Anyway, I was ushering last year so I was there when my ALO presented the offer of appointment to a friend of mine. ALO first awarded the ROTC scholarship, told about the competition, value, and opportunities. Then said my friend has decided to turn that offer down in lieu of something better... an offer of appointment to the AFA. Again, value, and opportunities were explained. It got a very loud and long applause, perhaps partly because it was the first award presented.