jtdavis103
Army ROTC
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how do they work compared to public colleges with ROTC and the service academies
Are you asking if it is an approved partner school for a USMA Association of Graduates (AOG) prep scholarship?Is UNG an AOG approved program?
Yes. Thank you.Are you asking if it is an approved partner school for a USMA Association of Graduates (AOG) prep scholarship?
GMC is AOG.Is UNG an AOG approved program?
Texas A&M and Virginia Tech are similar to large public colleges with ROTC. Both Corps at these schools have great histories and very tight alumni bonds.how do they work compared to public colleges with ROTC and the service academies
The Aggie War Hymn and Noble Men of Kyle is played at every wedding and funeral in my family. It was a different time in my day, my uncle and grandfather's day. A family could send their son to TAMU cash flow tuition and not have cadet go into debt to March to the Brazos.Costs aside, Texas A&M has an incredible network of graduates and they are always more than willing to share their experience. TAMU grads have attained the highest ranks across nearly all the services and have a distinguished history. Definitely a unique experience, a tight-knit and service minded Corps, and a great place to graduate from!
If you don't mind answering, I have a question.Good addition from @Landy91 - there is a big difference between UNG, VA Tech, TAMU vs VMI, Citadel, Norwich. 1st question is what kind of college experience are you looking for. Semi traditional vs immersive military. If you pick the latter then look at VMI, Citadel and Norwich. Of those 3, VMI (from what I have heard) is the most spartan. Citadel is in arguably the greatest college town (Charleston) and Norwich is cold and snowy, but has the best financial aid.
For the non-immersive - TAMU is an absolute special place. Storied Corps of Cadets, SEC Football, 65,000+ college kids on 1 campus. My time at TAMU was great and in my opinion the entire campus revolves around the Corps. VATECH - we visited there with my DS and did not have the best of experiences. Blacksburg is a beautiful town and the campus is very nice. Was not impressed with the overall vibe on campus.....The COC have 2 brand new barracks. I live in GA and we visited UNG. Beautiful campus in the GA Mountains. New, updated facilities for the COC. Legendary reputation for Army officers. Much smaller than TAMU or VATECH.
There are also many posts that cover commissioning rates for each of the schools. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have further questions. @Landy91 has VMI covered and I can give you some input on The Citadel and Norwich. Good luck!
One correction to @Landy91 - Norwich USED to have a ski slope. It was shut down to skiing in 1993. We used to have a blast on that hill! I don't think I ever went skiing, but it was a favorite spot for an un-planned ruck at 2am in 2 feet of snow.
My sister attended Greystone Prep School and the following year received her appointment to USNAIf you don't mind answering, I have a question.
My son received a USAFA TWE. Right now he is torn between Plan B - self-admit to a prep school (Greystone possibly) or move forward with Texas A&M as an engineering major and Corps member. His plan is to reapply to SA's next year. As an A&M graduate, what are your thoughts on his choices?
Norwich is 2 cadets to 1 civilian. That model has a purpose. Norwich uses that ratio to train the cadets to interact with civilians very much in the real big Army (civilian contractors, GS employees, any one on the Fed, etc.). Civilian students learn to interact and get a back stage pass with military-paramilitary organizations.First, the only private military college is Norwich while the other SMCs are all public institutions. The Citadel and Norwich are NOT similar in their makeup as Norwich is equally divided between fulltime civilian students and cadets while The CItadel has an evening graduate and undergraduate part time program as well as a small number of veteran students who attend as full time day students.