You are non-deployable and non-activateable. If you have a camp summer for ROTC, that makes up for your two weeks.

If you have an FTX that weekend, it will count in lieu of drill. It keeps you from having to drive a few hours for drill and such, as well as keeps you close to home, and the unit can communicate with the ROTC staff on your progress.Ģ.) College/ROTC always trumps the unit. The unit will have dealt with cadets before so they'll know the ropes. To them you are still a temp, but you are a temp who will someday possibly be their peer or boss so they will want you to know your shit.ġ.) You will most likely be assigned to a unit near your University for ease and convenience. Most of those cadets usually came from units with a high level of readiness, good leadership, and a history of getting activated. They got to train with the troops, got to give briefings, were given supervision over soldiers, etc. They got to shadow a platoon leader or staff officer. I have heard of other Cadets who ended up being treated as a real 2LT. My unit was basically one of those NG retirement homes. Now that's only one side of it, and was my personal experience. NG/Reserve units still have to function.your mileage may vary of course on that, and so training you to be an officer is not a huge priority for them. They can't take you on deployments or disaster relief as your main priority is school and training, so you don't really count on their strength rosters, and since you are away half the time at FTX's or Camps, they won't invest a lot of time with you. They simply wont trust you with the hand receipt if you know what I mean. They won't stick you on KP either because you are technically an NCO/Cadet, but they won't put you in charge of a lot. You don't get to shadow officers because they are too busy to deal with you. In more than a few units you are treated more like a 3LT. Yes, you do have the nominal position of a 2LT, but don't bank on it. I had to leave my first NG unit because they did not do the SMP program.

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