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<li><p>Can you be in both NROTC and the Corps of Cadets? I ask because my understanding is that they are both commitments that take up all most all of your time besides going to class.</p></li>
<li><p>If you can be in both, how does it work? Do the programs sort of work together for training time and other activities?</p></li>
<li><p>If you can't be in both, obviously NROTC requires you to serve as a Naval or Marine officer after graduation, but if I was only in the Corps of Cadets instead (I know there is no military obligation) do you have the option, because of your training and other things in the program, have the opportunity to become an officer based solely on your participation in the Corps?</p></li>
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<p>My son is currently a freshman at A&M in Army ROTC.</p>
<p>There are two types of cadets in the Corps of Cadets. Those that are seeking a commission in their specified service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard) upon graduation, and those with no military commitment who are working toward their Leadership Certificate.</p>
<p>If you are in ROTC at A&M, that means you are part of the Corps of Cadets.</p>
<p>All cadets are in ROTC their freshman and sophomore years and take Military Science classes for their branch. At the beginning of their junior year, they must make a decision to contract with a service or pursue the leadership certificate. Scholarship cadets will have contracted already their freshman or sophomore years depending on the type. The non-contract cadets do not have to take any more military science classes at this point.</p>
<p>The Leadership Certificate is looked upon very favorably by civilian employers because they know you have completed a very arduous program on top of your academic studies while in college.</p>
<p>The Corps does take up A LOT of your free time, especially your freshman year. You have to become an expert at time management.</p>