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Hi my name is Shawn Edwards and im 17 and a high school senior i want to go to college and then join ROTC and be commissioned as an officer. I know you were former Air FOrce so you will probabaly speak of them the best but i dont know what branch to choose ?
Hi Shawn,
Several factors would affect what branch you choose.
As you wish to join ROTC, I assume that you may be interested in an ROTC Scholarship? If so, all branches aren't the same, and it depends in large part, on (1) What (if any) ROTC programs are available at the particular university/college you want to attend, and (2) whether or not you are accepted for an ROTC scholarship for that particular branch, at that particular university.
For example, let's say you are planning to attend the University of Whatyoumaycall it, and they only offer Army ROTC. That pretty much narrows it down, doesn't it? If you want to do ROTC, you have to choose programs that are available at the particular college/university you are attending (Some colleges have Army ROTC, some have Air Force ROTC, some have Navy ROTC, some have combinations of any of the above).
In short, first you have to figure out what college you plan to attend, and then you have to see what branches offer ROTC at that particular college. After you discover that, you can then work on deciding which branch would be the best for you.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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