Is Corps of Cadets Worth It?

NROTCgrad
Sun, 06 Jul 2014 01:57:16 +0000

People have asked this question before, but gotten minimal responses. Hope that you are more fortunate.

Although I did not attend VT, my impression is that the Corps of Cadets is less demanding than the military academies. For example, you mostly have weekends to yourself, and of course you take regular classes with regular students. Nevertheless, you wear your uniform five days a week for about 12 hours a day. That’s how I compare VT to the academies. At the academies, you are in the military 24/7, but at VT it is more like 12/5. Intense? sure. But not like the academies.

Compared to regular ROTC, the CoC at VT is pretty demanding but most cadets seem to love it. Their social life is mostly normal (except they do have to live in the military dormitories). Hope that you love football, because you have to attend every VT home game and stand up the entire time.

Obviously, you should also consider other universities. Apply to at least five or six additional schools. Compare them all; visit them if at all possible.