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which of the three listed would be the best choice of ROTC programs?

NROTC,AFROTC,and ROTC if in my career as an officer i would want to do security force, MP,pilot, diver,or anything in the search and rescue area. ive heard as an officer all you do is sit behind a desk if i want to be in the military i want an out of the ordinary job.

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1. You should talk to the schools were the ROTC program is. They can give you more information on which branch is most involved with which MOS's. Also you might want to look into the Coast Guard, although they are technicaly Homeland Sec, and they have no ROTC.... Ultimately I would recomend that you talk to former service members, not recruiters, because they can give you a more un-biased answer to what you will really be doing when you join up. Good Luck!
2. well speaking from experience the Military police units do have thier officers behind desks, but a pilot can either be navy, marine or airforce divers are UDT/Seals navy or marine. My advice is to speak to both cadets and military officers in each branch rotc and decide. The first 2 years are under no obligation unless you are attending college with a ROTC scholarship. good luck.
3. If you want something reallly exciting and extraordinary, you must realize that it will be dangerous. If I were going for something like that, I would seriously consider Navy Seals.. My husband got his commission through ROTC, and he never had a single day of sitting behind a desk. He was on active duty training, or active duty service, or active duty recuperation from injuries received in combat (in Viet Nam). Most every officer we have ever known had similar experiences, except MD's and lawyers who never served in combat areas, but served military families on post or living on the local economy. These were not all necessarily in the USA, but they were not in the line of fire on a daily basis, and got to go home to family most every night. Of course, they had a lot of college after undergrad school, so they did not join service immediately on being commissioned after ROTC. If you are interested in a position like this, you can enroll in any of the ROTC programs, as all posts and bases have to have doctors and lawyers serving. And keep in mind that some of these go into combat zones as well; they just don't generally stay armed around the clock. War is unfortunately a fact of life, and will go on as long as the earth is here. If I were you, I would want to get the very best training possible, which would be something like spedial ops, SEALS, or a unit somewhat like Delta Force (like on the TV series, The Unit). Talk to as many active duty soldiers, veterans, guardsmen and reservists as you can reach, and listen carefully to the advice of those who have served in combat before you make any decision.
4. join the marines and have done with it