<p>Hi. First time poster, I was wondering if anyone with any kind of ROTC experience knows if you can apply for NROTC scholarship and AFROTC scholarship at the same time and choose based on which one gives you a larger scholarship. Any help would be greatly appreciated?</p>
<p>You can do both. You will be asked during interviews if you are applying to any other ROTC Programs or service academies. Answer honestly. You will have to have a very good reason why you would apply to both NROTC and AFROTC. Very different lifestyles, very different scholarships. During a Navy interview when they find out you are applying Air Force it will cause the interviewer to question your commitment and if you are just looking for a way to pay for school. Same for the Air Force interview.</p>
<p>Thank you very helpful.</p>
<p>Are you prior enlisted by any chance? Since your screenname is Marines427, I wondered if you have a prior Marine affiliation.</p>
<p>You can apply for both but as Iron Maiden pointed out, the diff. between AF and Navy/Marines is pretty big. </p>
<p>Maybe you should really think about which service branch most interests you and where you see yourself when college is over. College goes by quickly. I know…my son just commissioned in May (NROTC). After commisionning there is a long road ahead in the military. You don’t want to end up in a service branch you don’t really like just because they offered you more college $$. </p>
<p>I thought ROTC $$ for all branches was pretty similiar…tutiton,fees,books,uniforms,stipend. Why do you think one will give you more money than another?..unless you are weighing a state univ. program against a private uni. that would cost more, thereby making your scholarship bigger.</p>
<p>The ROTC packages for each service are different. Different $, service requirement, etc. </p>
<p>For instance the AF has different levels of scholarships. Navy/Marines has one. Navy is now a minimum of 5 years active duty, 3 years reserved. Other branches are 4 and 4 I believe. </p>
<p>Check the individual service’s web sites for more detail.</p>
<p>The screenname is actually the first thing i could think of. I am not enlisted I am currently a junior in high looking in to ROTC as a option. I see it as a way to serve my country while getting the education I want. Both branches interest me equally maybe the Marines a tad bit more because my dad served in that branch.</p>
<p>You need to do a lot of research. The AF and Marines are totally different in terms of what they expect and the type of person that serves. Not saying one is better than the other, but you need to decide where you fit and then go for it.</p>
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polar opposites!</p>
<p>Why not Army and Navy as well. While NROTC scholarships are tough to get, Army ROTC scholarships are plentiful and you are not restricted by major. For kids who need a way to pay for college and want to serve - there are the most opportunities in Army ROTC.
Good Luck!</p>