Thinking about it...

[DoZeR23]

Hello! I just graduated from High School in June and i'm not in college...yet. What i plan on doing is going to a community college for a couple of years and then transfering to a University to join the ROTC program. Would i be hurting my progress by missing those first 2 years in the ROTC?

 

[daveleau]

No, it would not hurt. ROTC programs are taking officers with as little as 1 year in ROTC. The only way it would hurt you is if you take a scholarship. If you take a scholarship of any type in college, you will be inelligible for the GI Bill, which will pay for your master's degree of advanced flying certs, or computer certs or any other professional development courses. It is up to $38,000 of funding for giving the military $100 for your first 12 months.

God bless you for thinking of serving. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or PM me. I'll try to help out in any way. I've been in for 3 years after going through 4 years of ROTC.