Posted on Mar 27, 2021
Does the OML take into account what University or College I choose to attend or are they all weighted the same?
8.12K
36
19
3
3
0
Does the College or University I choose to attend have an impact on my competitiveness for an Active Duty slot and the Branch I want when I commission? For example, would it matter if I went to a small, local 4 year school with an ROTC program rather than a large, city, 4-year school with an ROTC program? One of them is also far better than the other education-wise but they both have Army ROTC programs so I wanted to know if it had an impact on ROTC and my possible ranking.
ROTC
ROTC Instructor
Officer
Career Counselor
Career Advice
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 13
15
15
0
You will be rated on many things in the Army, but the expense of your college and choice of degree program are not one of them
(15)
(0)
LTC Jason Mackay
SPC (Join to see) - I second, no. The accessions process changed two years but the OML is still the OML. https://www.rallypoint.com/command-post/how-do-i-choose-an-army-branch-a-framework
How do I choose an Army Branch?: A Framework | RallyPoint
The purpose of this article is to address one of the biggest Rally Point questions among Army ROTC Cadets: I am a with a major in , which branch should I choose? One of my goals is to help you filter through what you will get back. After all, don’t we all turn to the nameless, faceless internet trolls to determine our future? The immediate challenge is that the people responding are well intentioned but generally don’t know you from Adam....
(1)
(0)
7
7
0
No, it doesn't. What matters is the effort you put into your studies, your participation in the ROTC program, your demonstrated leadership, and your attitude.
(7)
(0)
MAJ Ron Peery
SPC (Join to see) - Back in the early 1980's, the question was never whether you'd get active duty. You had to apply for guaranteed reserve forces. The big deal was whether you got a reserve commission, or Regular Army.
(2)
(0)
CPT Lawrence Cable
MAJ Ron Peery - And a lot of guys ended up Infantry Officers that didn't choose it as a Branch too. At least 25% of my IOBC class did not have Infantry as the first or second choice, quite a few didn't have it on their list.
I volunteer Infantry twice, enlisted and commissioned.
I volunteer Infantry twice, enlisted and commissioned.
(0)
(0)
4
4
0
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google