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Posted on 12/5/17 at 7:53 am
Posted on 12/5/17 at 7:53 am
By list of prestige/reputation, along with preparing leaders for combat?
Mine:
1)Texas A&M
2)Naval Academy
3)USMA (West Point)
4)Air Force Academy
5)Coast Guard Acad.
In all seriousness, what is the reasoning behind pretending you're a military school? Are there incentives for students joining e.g. scholarships, free room and board, does it count as ROTC? I just want to understand.
Mine:
1)Texas A&M
2)Naval Academy
3)USMA (West Point)
4)Air Force Academy
5)Coast Guard Acad.
In all seriousness, what is the reasoning behind pretending you're a military school? Are there incentives for students joining e.g. scholarships, free room and board, does it count as ROTC? I just want to understand.
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Posted on 12/5/17 at 9:05 am to VooDude
quote:
Mine:
1)Texas A&M
2)Naval Academy
3)USMA (West Point)
4)Air Force Academy
5)Coast Guard Acad.
Serious response:
1) US Naval Academy
2) US Military Academy
3) US Air Force Academy
4) aTm
5) Virginia Military Academy
Posted on 12/5/17 at 3:04 pm to VooDude
I'll just leave this here...
The Citadel
We got nothing for the REAL service academies but among "regular" colleges we hold our own...
The Citadel
We got nothing for the REAL service academies but among "regular" colleges we hold our own...
This post was edited on 12/5/17 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 3:45 pm to VooDude
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what is the reasoning behind pretending you're a military school?
Texas A&M was originally a military-only school.
It's one of the Senior Military Colleges. In the same class as the Citadel, VMI, Norwich, Virginia Tech, etc. Always forget the sixth. I think it's in Georgia though.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 1:23 am to VooDude
naval academy
west point
vmi
west point
vmi
Posted on 12/10/17 at 12:51 pm to VooDude
There are more officers from Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy in the Navy than from the USNA.
Posted on 12/29/17 at 2:27 pm to VooDude
Kings Point, the US Merchant Marine Academy, is a damn fine school.
This post was edited on 12/29/17 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 1/3/18 at 5:47 pm to VooDude
I'm surprised I didn't notice this thread earlier.
Umm... I was in the Corps, was commissioned into the Army, and I never thought of A&M as a "military school". So your question doesn't make sense to me.
A military scholarship in my day paid for tuition and books, along with a $100/month allowance in '79. Notably it did NOT pay for room and board. I have no idea what it pays now. The main reason to apply for the scholarship is I knew I wanted to go into the Army, so why not allow the Army to pay some of the way? Back then there weren't that many on scholarship, though. I'd guess about 10%, 20% if you only count the cadets who were eventually commissioned. And yes, it counted as ROTC your first two years, and your next two if you signed a contract to go into the military. This was mostly a military science class plus weekend shenanigans.
Have fun and all, but I've never understood people poking fun at A&M about the Corps with respect to the military. But carry on!
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In all seriousness, what is the reasoning behind pretending you're a military school?
Umm... I was in the Corps, was commissioned into the Army, and I never thought of A&M as a "military school". So your question doesn't make sense to me.
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Are there incentives for students joining e.g. scholarships, free room and board, does it count as ROTC? I just want to understand.
A military scholarship in my day paid for tuition and books, along with a $100/month allowance in '79. Notably it did NOT pay for room and board. I have no idea what it pays now. The main reason to apply for the scholarship is I knew I wanted to go into the Army, so why not allow the Army to pay some of the way? Back then there weren't that many on scholarship, though. I'd guess about 10%, 20% if you only count the cadets who were eventually commissioned. And yes, it counted as ROTC your first two years, and your next two if you signed a contract to go into the military. This was mostly a military science class plus weekend shenanigans.
Have fun and all, but I've never understood people poking fun at A&M about the Corps with respect to the military. But carry on!
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