<p>Hey guys I am currently a junior going into senior year, I plan on attending Michigan State University as an out of state student under the ARMY ROTC Scholarship program. As a junior now I party on the weekends, hang out with friends like any normal teen etc… once I enroll in the Army ROTC will I no longer be allowed to party, or hang out as much as other non ROTC college students do? Thanks for answering my question either way I will still join Army ROTC at Michigan State.</p>
<p>You’ll be allowed to do whatever you want. You don’t fulfill the service obligation till afterwards. Meaning your not punishable under the usmj. So you can party, at worst, if you get caught underage drinking you’ll lose your scholarship, and you can hang out with whoever you want…ROTC is not that serious, and you can still party even after you’ve graduated and joined up…</p>
<p>Its the same as going to college under normal conditions…except you have to take certain classes, do PT and do stuff during the summer. Like StraightsJacket said, they will take your scholarship away if you are caught drinking underage…so just try to avoid doing it a lot or not at all, that is up to you.</p>
<p>Yeah, as the previous posters and the NCO’s at my own ROTC unit have said…just don’t get caught. Realize that when you go to parties, people will take pictures. Keep in mind where those pictures will end up and who might see them.</p>
<p>I have buddies in ROTC who have been out with me at bars until 2 am and still manage to make it to PT at 6 am the next day. They are tanks.</p>
<p>Even if you get caught (just simple underage drinking with no other more serious charges) you probably won’t lose your scholarship. Plenty of other cadets at my school have been “written up” for underage drinking and while they were disciplined none lost their scholarships unless they did it multiple times.</p>
<p>However, you almost certainly WILL lose your scholarship for 1) drunk driving, 2) getting busted with a fake ID, 3) getting into a drunken bar fight.</p>
<p>Generally, just be careful and you’ll be fine.</p>