To follow up on my post from yesterday: A professor who's involved with curriculum development says, in essence, that the ROTC program is being offered as a "minor" in "military leadership" and would not oblige the student to serve in the military.
Unless things have changed dramatically since I was in ROTC, that person doesn't know what she's talking about. If they pay you, whether or not they give you a scholarship, you have a commitment to the military upon graduation. The Armed Forces are like many other organizations: They don't give you something without demanding something in return.
Now, I realize that there are some people whose calling, if you will, is the military. To those people, I would say "go for it." But to them, and anyone else who joins, I'd say that it's a "must" to read everything--including the fine print--before signing on. Lots of people, particularly the young, hear only about the benefits, but don't realize that the military isn't just a way to pay for a college, and it isn't a job-training program.
And, of course, if they're anywhere on the LGBT spectrum, they should really think about why they're joining.
28 January 2012
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