On top of what was already said...
Taken from the CNRC website:
"1. ROTC Participants. Do not attempt to recruit students receiving a ROTC scholarship. Where basic military training is required of all students (such as VMI and the Citadel) participants are eligible for Navy officer programs as long as they are not regularly enrolled by signed obligation in any ROTC program. If a member of an Army or Air Force ROTC unit requests application to an officer candidate program within six months prior to receipt of a college degree, and presents a statement signed by an authorized official of the parent service that he/she will be released from any contractual obligation for military duty incurred through membership in that service, the application may be accepted. Under no circumstances shall Navy recruiting personnel/activities initiate or assist with the initiation of a request for release from contractual obligation."
So be careful of that. I know my recruiter told another guy that if he went ROTC he couldnt recruit him. I believe the distinction falls squarely on whether you are contracted or not (scholarship or not), if you are then you are obligated to finish the ROTC way. I will say that you will likely learn some things that may help you with the ASTB, and other useful things for when you go to OCS if you happened to leave ROTC and then go BDCP.
If ROTC is at your school it probably wont be so bad just to go that route, I personally would have done it if not for the ridiculous commute that my school asks of us for any branch of ROTC (UCLA - Air Force ~65 miles, LB - Army 25 miles, Fullerton - Navy) But this is socal and travel times are during commute so they are upwards of 1hr for LB/Fullerton, and 2 hrs for UCLA.
/rant
Just my .02, if you can go ROTC youll probably learn more that way, and the selection rate is higher if you are going aviation (at least thats the gouge ive been told by some of the Fullerton guys).
Taken from the CNRC website:
"1. ROTC Participants. Do not attempt to recruit students receiving a ROTC scholarship. Where basic military training is required of all students (such as VMI and the Citadel) participants are eligible for Navy officer programs as long as they are not regularly enrolled by signed obligation in any ROTC program. If a member of an Army or Air Force ROTC unit requests application to an officer candidate program within six months prior to receipt of a college degree, and presents a statement signed by an authorized official of the parent service that he/she will be released from any contractual obligation for military duty incurred through membership in that service, the application may be accepted. Under no circumstances shall Navy recruiting personnel/activities initiate or assist with the initiation of a request for release from contractual obligation."
So be careful of that. I know my recruiter told another guy that if he went ROTC he couldnt recruit him. I believe the distinction falls squarely on whether you are contracted or not (scholarship or not), if you are then you are obligated to finish the ROTC way. I will say that you will likely learn some things that may help you with the ASTB, and other useful things for when you go to OCS if you happened to leave ROTC and then go BDCP.
If ROTC is at your school it probably wont be so bad just to go that route, I personally would have done it if not for the ridiculous commute that my school asks of us for any branch of ROTC (UCLA - Air Force ~65 miles, LB - Army 25 miles, Fullerton - Navy) But this is socal and travel times are during commute so they are upwards of 1hr for LB/Fullerton, and 2 hrs for UCLA.
/rant
Just my .02, if you can go ROTC youll probably learn more that way, and the selection rate is higher if you are going aviation (at least thats the gouge ive been told by some of the Fullerton guys).
