<p>What do you think military service will do for you that 4-years of college won't? You might also consider a gap year. Some kids do that to help them "mature".</p>
<p>If you need help maturing, you might want to think of other ways you can accomplish that.</p>
<p>Maybe mature was the wrong word, I understand that joining the military is not a fun thing to do. It is something that I strongly respect and am willing to do. </p>
<p>I love this country and would be willing to fight and possibly die for it if necessary. </p>
<p>Who knows, I might or I might not go into the military. It is too early for me to tell right now.</p>
<p>dank08, you have to apply for ROTC scholarships. It's an online application.
If you are thinking of going Army, I'm pretty sure they don't have the Calc./Physics requirements that Navy has for ROTC. </p>
<p>Someone suggested Coast Guard. There is no ROTC program for CG. To be a Coast Guard Officer you have to grad. from Coast Guard Academy or go through Officer Candidate School after obtaining your degree.<br>
I had a friend who quit college after one year, joined the Coast Guard and earned his four year degree while in the CG. He became an Officer and was a Coast Guard consultant on the set of the Aston Kutcher movie, "The Guardian" (a good movie if you've never seen it).</p>
<p>How competitive are the ROTC scholarships?</p>
<p>From what I can tell, pretty competitive. They only give a few around your area.</p>