Hi, this probably may not be the ideal place to post this, but I am a junior in high school and I plan on studying some form of engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, and Aero/Astro seem the most interesting to me), and I was just recently told of the ROTC program and how it may be beneficial, but I had a couple of questions I hope someone could answer. First off, how physically tough is the program? I am an athlete and I try to constantly work out a couple of times a week, but would this be something way harder and more frequent than what I am used to, or is it easier than one might think? Secondly, I probably would lean towards the Air-Force, but what interests me isn't necessarily a combat role, I'm more interested in an Reasearch and Development type job in my chosen Engineering field, is this an attainable thing to get/is there some sort of different path that I would go through that would guarantee me an R&D position, or is getting that position just a thing of luck? Lastly, and simply put, how much does ROTC take away from the college life?
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