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I'm interested in knowing how many of you out there run a side business while being a Mil member whether it as small as rental property to something much more extensive like a franchise. My plan is to buy houses and rent them out while on active duty and with the wife's help maybe something more. So those of you who are on active duty, Guard or Reserves please chime in and share your experience with us.

Harvard does not have ROTC. Students must do the cross-town enrollment thing with MIT. They have an ROTC club though! Harvard does not allow ROTC on campus because of the Military discrimination against gays blah blah blah. Nevertheless, they sure as shit gobble up any federal funding the Gov will give. With their 35+ billion dollar endowment, they definitely do not need federal funding. Peace

Check your local BX! They come rolled up in a tube with a t-shirt. Why I know this, I have no idea. Maybe I need to stop hanging out at the BX. peace

I think it's way easier to get a Pilot slot thru ROTC than OTS. If you look at OTS applicants they nearly all have near perfect AFOQT & PCSM scores and very high GPAs so in my opinion its harder to get selected. In ROTC I have seen people at my DET get picked up for pilot with a PSCM score of "27". But it all about the commanders ranking so if you pee in your commanders cheerios expect to get ranked low. My opinion to you is if you look good on paper then shoot for OTS. If you don't look godly like on paper then go ROTC . My experience has been a good one with ROTC but that is because my Det is really small less than 40 cadets total. So I get alot of one on one with the cadre. I was prior enlisted E-5 in the Air Force. Later

I would think that your prior Army "E" service time would be looked at as an asset. Why bother applying to OTS when you can do AFROTC. Find the AFROTC DET that services your Grad School and just sign up its almost easier than enlisting. And they might hook you up with some scholarship money. That was my experience (I'm also prior E), I am now on my last semester of my Grad degree and can't wait to commission. Let me know if you have any questions.