Tell me about ROTC

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Someone w/drew from usna this year on day 91. After day 90, you can take the GI bill. The boy did just that and transferred. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s that easy. Typically time spent in training only counts toward the GI Bill if you also have 2 years of non-training active duty experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question. What happens if you start the program and realize it is too much. What are the penalties? Do you have to withdraw from the university too since that was presumably your hook?

You can withdraw after freshman year, but if you stay past years 2 or 3(can't remember the number), you must commit to military service.

It’s hard to give accurate answers to such questions, as things always changing & the services & commissioning sources don’t necessarily follow the same guidelines.

[Anonymous]

If you are on a 4 year ROTC scholarship, my understanding is that if you quit, you need to pay back the full tuition. But happens if you get injured or have some mental issues that force you to leave? I wonder if you have to pay back then, too.

[Anonymous]

I think it's great only if your child actually wants to do it. My ds did JROTC and knew he didn't want to head down that road based on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are on a 4 year ROTC scholarship, my understanding is that if you quit, you need to pay back the full tuition. But happens if you get injured or have some mental issues that force you to leave? I wonder if you have to pay back then, too.

No payback if you quit before the start of your 2nd year. Don't know about mental, but if you are physically injured, they will allow you time to heal and get back on track. If the injury is too severe and will not heal, you are allowed to disenroll from the program with no payback. In some cases you can comission into a restricted line officer job, essentially a desk job on case by case basis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's great only if your child actually wants to do it. My ds did JROTC and knew he didn't want to head down that road based on it.

Jrotc is a poor comparison.