I'm looking to do a ROTC type of enlistment.

What is the best branch to join for this type of program. I want to finish up my 4 years of college, but I also dont want to get screwed over either.

I was thinking Army but apparently the Air Force has some pretty good packages also. Does anyone know?

Thanks

 

it all depends on what your looking for man. and ROTC isnt an enlistment

 

Can someone spell it out for me? What its all about and what not.

Thanks

 

I never took ROTC but from what i could gather its just instilling a lot of military knowledge and know-how to students who are interested in possibly persuing a military career. Thats the best i got man lol finish college, and go in as an officer thats your best bet, ask anyone

 

So your saying finish college first or do the whole ROTC thing?

I like the fact that they pay for rent, tuition, books and what not. I've always been interested in the military and I think this is a good way to go about it. Does anyone else know any definite details of ROTC?

Thanks

 

first-you have to be selected for the ROTC scholarship in order for them to pay tuition/books/etc. I don't think they really pay for rent, you do get a stipend, but it isn't that much. My friend did AF ROTC, she had to take some ROTC classes in addition to her normal classes, perform additional duties (hold a leadership position) she wrote a lot of memorandums. Had to go to PT every wednesday morning (army went way more than that). Nothing that was too hard. You go to your "care bear camp" the summer of your junior year or senior year. then once you graduate, you become a commissioned officer in the military.
Each univeristy and what they expect of the Cadets will be different. But expect to take extra classes, wear your uniform 1 day a week, participate in additional functions and duties, hold leadership roles...and write Memorandums and if your in the army write OPORDs.

 

I know that i'am elligible for the scholarship. I already have a 2 year degree and the credits will help me. The automatic $900 is for living expense is a part of the whole ROTC thing.

I knew what you had told me (but thank you anyways), what im looking to find out is obligations and what not. As in like how many years after school and stuff like that. I kinda know the basics already about this stuff, just not what is in for the long end.

 

http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/your_commitment.jsp
3 years active duty
4 years for scholarship winners
or national guard service

typically National Guard Contracts are 6 years and 2 IRR
they may offer 4 and 4 IRR, but you'd have to ask someone from the school or who is dealing directly with the scholarships

this is about your "living expenses" and it doesn't look like $900, not sure if your school offers something different or where you read that.
http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/scholarships.jsp

Army ROTC scholarships also provide monthly living allowances for each school year. You can earn certain amounts depending on your level in the Army ROTC curriculum:

1st year $300 per month
2nd year $350 per month
3rd year $450 per month
4th year $500 per month
This allowance is also available to all non-scholarship Cadets enrolled in the Army ROTC Advanced Course (3rd and 4th year).

 

I think the $900 had something to do with enrolling with the guards and ROTC at the same time. You would have to complete basic and your choice of work training first from what I understood today.

Thanks for all the info.

 

it doesnt matter really if you enlist with a degree you will be an officer...

 

yes if you enlist in the guard you will go to basic first, then AIT, and you will get drill pay in addition to everything else. My girl friends in Philly did that. Cadets get paid the equivalent of an E5 during ROTC while you drill, your drill pay would be about $247 before taxes each month. If you change your mind and want to go active duty after commissioning you can do that too. We had 1 girl do that, she had to get command approval though.

however if you are going to go through basic and all else i would just consider going to OCS, if you have 60 college credits you can start OCS, you need 90 to graduate OCS and a 4 year degree to go above the rank of CPT. If you are in the guard and in OCS you get promoted to the rank of E6 (yes that is a 6, candidates get paid more than cadets) about 269 a month before taxes, you get your GI bill (when i was in college it was 289 a month) and a 350 a month kicker. and the guard can pay up to 100 percent of tuition. my state paid 75 % and i got the other 25 % from the federal tuition assistance funds that i applied for every year.

Most likely you can also get a nice enlistment bonus of a couple grand as well, and get it in your contract that they will pay any student loans you may have up to a certain $ amount. And you can get fun things like airborne/air assault school in your contract as well.

you can enlist with the OCS option and not have to do AIT. If you want the tuition assistance i would not recomend doing the 8 week accelerated OCS program since i have heard as an officer you loose some of your benefits, i'd have to look into that more since it's been a while since i was in undergrad. there is the 18 month program that is just like normal drills (1 weekend a month and 2 weeks in the summer).

and since you are in OCS you typically can not be called to active duty, but this is the army and by god they tend to do what ever they want sometimes...but since you are transfered to a Training regiment and not with your "unit" they tend to not call you up if the unit gets deployed (unless you drop out and go back to your unit"

you will make a much better officer if you enlist first and go through OCS. i had a class full of ROTC brats in my officer basic course...and while some schools have good programs i don't have much respect for many of the kids who went ROTC. Until they became senior Captains i had issues with most of them. All the prior enlisted guys i was with felt the same too. Some jack *** newbie ROTC commissioned CPT (takes about 32 months on active duty to make CPT) tried to tell my friend who was a special forces Sergeant First Class with 19 years in the infantry that he didn't know ****. And of course the retarded CPT was wrong and clueless. My friends will even tell you that ROTC was pretty much a joke.

OCS is not fun while you are there, it's way harder than basic, but i loved it (i did the 8 week course and maybe got 2 hours of sleep a night the first 3 weeks and the last 2 weeks since we were always in the field) WAY BETTER THAN ROTC'S CARE BEAR CAMP! Your first platoon sergeant will typically have more respect for someone who did some enlisted time.

 

Ali- Are you a Captain yet or what?

 

the BDE XO (my senior rater) and the BDE commander tried to find a way to promote me early, but i need to meet the minimum time in grade requirements. So 10 more months.

 

thats lame.

 

Thanks for all the help.

 

Ali, nice to find another military officer stunter..... but as a post motorcycle safety.. I must insist your bikini top be brightly colored...

 

darn guess that means i need to go bikini shopping again since i currently don't have any bright colored ones.

 

you look great in whatever

 

This thread just got really desperate.