West Point VS ROTC for Soldiers Already in?

usmagrad01
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:20 +0000

Your enlisted contract won’t carry over regardless of your commissioning source (it will be voided). If you want to go the USMA route you will owe the most time, but you will most likely get a superior education, and you will also have superior opportunities (branch/post choices, summer training, etc). Your best bet as prior enlisted applying to USMA is to attend the prep school, which gives you another year to prepare and earn salary at your current rank. You will need an endorsement from your company commander, just like any commissioning recommendation. The instructions are on the website.

Attending USMA will help you join the FBI eventually; the FBI actively recruits USMA grads.