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re: VMI , West Point, or the Citadel?
Posted on 1/6/17 at 6:32 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 1/6/17 at 6:32 pm to Jim Rockford
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A relative is expressing interest in going that route. My snap judgement is you don't turn down West Point if you get that opportunity, but curious what the great minds of the OT think.
VMI and the Citadel are private colleges that just happen to wear uniforms. Might as well join ROTC at A&M if that's what you want. USMA you are a paid member of the Army. During every summer you go to places and learn about various aspects of the Army i.e. go to Fort Knox for a few weeks and get to learn armor. Not to mention West Point is also essentially an Ivy League school when it comes to education. All 3 of the service academies (I don't know much about Coast Guard academy) are so far above the private military schools is not even close.
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 7:40 pm to MLCLyons
Summer between freshman and sophomore year, all cadets can compete for airborne and air assault slots.
Summer betwern sophomore and junior all non-senior military college/non-academy cadets go to a "Basic Camp" at Knox.
Summer between junior and senior all cadets compete for Cadet Development Leadership Training slots while all ROTC cadets attend an "Advanced Camp" at Knox (formerly Lewis)
Summer betwern sophomore and junior all non-senior military college/non-academy cadets go to a "Basic Camp" at Knox.
Summer between junior and senior all cadets compete for Cadet Development Leadership Training slots while all ROTC cadets attend an "Advanced Camp" at Knox (formerly Lewis)
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:03 pm to MLCLyons
What's your experience at the Citadel to know so much about it?
Sure you aren't a member of the military when you enroll, but to compare it with ROTC at any other school is laughable. Every cadet is in ROTC and is a member of the corps. If you don't think experience as a cadet officer is valuable in the military or in the civilian world, I would have to strongly disagree.
Sure you aren't a member of the military when you enroll, but to compare it with ROTC at any other school is laughable. Every cadet is in ROTC and is a member of the corps. If you don't think experience as a cadet officer is valuable in the military or in the civilian world, I would have to strongly disagree.
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