<p>I copy and pasted this from another board after someone suggested moving it here.
I am going to UNC Charlotte this fall and am thinking about doing Air Force ROTC. Joining the Air Force after college as an officer, ideally being a pilot, but working with drones, space command, or intelligence, would be something I would love. Doing PT at 6 in the morning and going to the classes is something I would probably like. I don’t think I would like drill or the uniform but that is not something I would really care about. My main concern is that it is not something I am 100% sure I want to do, even though I am really leaning towards joining the Air Force, and considering it is a military program, it is not something I want to get involved in and quit in the middle of it. I know you can start sophomore and junior years but I feel like I would have missed out on a lot. I also have this feeling it would restrict your college social life. Traveling around a lot would be something I would love to do, so I am wanting to travel abroad several times in college. But AF ROTC only lets you go abroad if you need too for your major. I am not sure what I want to do as a career, but I joining the State department foreign service the most likely thing right now for me. My major right now is International Affairs, I also want to learn a language, probably Arabic. What are some other good forums and websites to help me with this decision?</p>
<p>Ok, other than not being a huge fan of the uniform and not being able to do foreign exchanges, what are you unsure about?
What things are attractive to you and what things make you 2nd guess the idea of serving in the Air Force?</p>
<p>Other forums:
<p>Traveling a lot is something that attracts me to the military, and so I want to study abroad, (I am thinking Dubai, Israel and Hong Kong), but AF ROTC would restrict this. When I think of places like The Citadel, or West Point, it doesn’t seem very fun too me, kind of like a factory. I would probably be to independent to be enlisted. I kind of feel like ROTC would control college life. The biggest thing though is I feel like if I join my freshmen year and quit, I will have wasted my time, where as if I wait a year and then join, and decide I like it, i will squandered time I could have spent in ROTC.</p>
<p>Just enroll in the courses if you are interested - you’ll get elective credit that may count for PE or public speaking. The first two years are generally taken without commitment, and you should be able to determine if the AF is something you want to pursue within that time period.</p>