Be All That You Can Be
Some cadets say ROTC does provide sufficient academic flexibility.
Switching from Air Force to Navy ROTC and then changing concentrations, from physics to American history, proved a small challenge for David T. Potere '98, director of the Harvard ROTC Association.
"I was aware going into it that the [academic] program is pretty rigid," Potere says. "But I still had the breathing space to do what I wanted."
Potere emphasized that cadets chat about possible military careers just as civilian students discuss recruiting options or the job market.
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"Where we'll fit in is part of the excitement," he says.