When do ROTC cadets technically become part of the US Army?

[jonny813]

I'm an ROTC cadet with a 3 a Year AD scholarship. At what point in (or after) ROTC does a cadet technically enter the Army and is no longer a "civilian"? Is it when you contract or not until you commission? I'm asking because I get this question a lot and I never know the exact answer.

 

[Kronk]

I was told that it was when I took my Oath of Enlistment as I activated my scholarship.

 

[AROTC-dad]

Here is a pretty good thread on this topic:

http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.php?threads/are-army-rotc-cadets-in-the-army.26734/