Air Force Academy versus Texas A&M

mikemac
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:47:04 +0000

given his achievements so far it seems likely he can continue to stand out if he goes to Texas A&M and become a pilot.

One thing I heard from a friend who went the ROTC → officer route was that he thought this prepared him better for the service. As a student at an Academy during the college years everyone around you is gung-ho and committed to a military career, while at a regular college you’ll be in the midst of a wider variety of people. He thought his experiences in college made it easier in the service to work with the variety of people he encountered, while those from the Academy were used to people more similar to themselves.

There is a sub-forum here “U.S. Service Academies” where you’ll likely get more comparisons of the choices and outcomes.