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Would playing a varsity sport in college interfere with ROTC? How would morning practices work on the days you have PT?
Thank you so much for the feedback!At my unit athletes are given an exemption from the twice a week PT; in large part because they have 5x a week PT with their team.
Every year out of the ~15 MIDN we commission, 2-3 of them are on a full D1/DIII team. An additional 4-5 are on very active club teams.
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It is VERY doable to do a sport and ROTC. The important factor is; can you balance them? If you truly want to, it will work out.
Although it was many years ago, I had two cadets in my class that were D1 athletes (one wrestled and the other was on the cross country and track team).Would playing a varsity sport in college interfere with ROTC? How would morning practices work on the days you have PT?
+1. Even in high school there has been conflict between DS’ NJROTC instructors and coaches and other time commitments. Every coach wants 100% of you. Some will work with you and some will not. I would say give it a try. You can drop either one for at least the first year if you can’t make both work.@Herman_Snerd hits the nail on the head. It just depends on the ROTC cadre and the coaches. My DD had a good experience but their just as many horror stories.
Hey, I am an MS4, senior cadet, and I run track at the D1 level. This is very cadre dependent in my case and if you explain to them your workouts and do well/max each PT test, they will likely be very accommodating. Communication is key in being able to balance both ROTC and a D1 or D2/D3 sport. I'm not going to lie it has been tough, but it has taught me a ton of time management skills.Would playing a varsity sport in college interfere with ROTC? How would morning practices work on the days you have PT?
That fact that the team sucks and his is being redshirted isn't the point. I am sure he point a lot of effort to play high school and college football. Its a shame he cant continue it became Rotc is having a fit. They should be able to compromise. But with a lot of people in charge, it they t think you arent giving 110% of your time, then they have problem even if its isn't hurting anything by splitting your time.Has not worked out well for my son. He is still playing D2 Football but something is going to have to give and since ROTC is his scholarship it may be football. Commander had a frank conversation with him. They like him and see great things from him but it will be hard to elevate him and he misses things. Told him he needed to make a decision. Not to hard of a decision considering his team stinks and he was being redshirted anyways.