My son is a sophomore at Norwich University on a 4 year ROTC scholarship. The first year went very well, however, he struggled with grades in his first semester of Sophomore year. So much so, that he fell below the required GPA and received a letter indicating that his semester would not be covered by the scholarship. Prior to this, he expressed increasing interest in dropping out of school and enlisting (probably because he knew he was struggling academically). He loves Norwich and is still intent on serving. That said, this latest blow is challenging him and us. The fact that we need to cover his tuition now came as a financial surprise. We could encourage him to stay (as we have), but now we're just building debt we can't payback. So here's the question. What would happen if he spoke to the Army and decided to enlist, rather than finish his degree? (he knows the consequences psychologically, financially and career-wise - so this is more of a logistics question). Does anyone know if he has to pay back his ARMY ROTC scholarship from his Freshman year?