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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I chose an Army ROTC scholarship at an Ivy over my admission to West Point.   I did not enjoy my shadow visit to USMA and decided I wanted a more "normal" college life.  I was also not convinced that a 20-year military career was for me and thought the Ivy degree would give me more options plus at least a chance to avoid an active duty commitment if that was the direction I wanted to go (which it ultimately did as I spent my 15-year Army career entirely in the reserves with the exception of necessary active duty training and a single 6-month active duty mobilization).  Two of my ROTC contemporaries at the Ivy ultimately made 4 star general -- so there is no limit on potential military advancement as a ROTC grad. [/quote]

Thanks for responding. ROTC is definitely on the table too as ds is also worried about having a more normal college experience. Which I appreciate of course. He’s a very naturally disciplined kid but he’s still a kid. So you have no regrets from doing ROTC versus academy?

What was the reserves like? What did you do outside of it? [/quote]

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