A word of advice, that entry date is huge. you will make signifigantly more than your ROTC and Academy contemporaries and it will continue for your whole career. The 7 grand probably sounds nice, they didnt have it when I went through but the extra money for time in almost covered my school loans anyway and now that they are paid off I have almost maxed out 0-3 for time though I have only been a Captain for five years. 350 a month is hue too it was 150 in 1994 and that wasnt much to live on in collge but it all went for beer anyway.