How exactly does the ROTC pipeline work? Will being prior service help me any?

SPC (Join to see) - Yes, your major will matter. Having a degree in underwater basket weaving won't help you get Aviation. Don't pick one that's too easy, or it will impact your competitiveness. Plus, having one in something math-heavy will make you more competitive. I'd recommend looking for any degrees with multiple courses in college-level algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statistics, etc. You can find many majors like that, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, the various Engineering majors (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, etc.), or a number of other majors that can also suffice. You'll eventually have to take an exam to see if you even qualify for Aviation branch, and it isn't easy.

I'd recommend posting something in the Aviation group, and seeing what type of degree those officers might recommend.

https://www.rallypoint.com/specialties/15a-aviation-officer

Thank you again sir!

SPC (Join to see) - No problem at all. Best of luck to you.

Although your ultimate goal is to return to the Army as an aviation officer, remember prerequisite steps too. Study and prepare for SAT / ACT for both ROTC and college admission. Ensure financial stability during college (i.e. ROTC cadet or GI Bill stipend is lower than active duty pay). Prepare for and perform well at ROTC Advanced Camp between junior and senior year (Unlike basic training or AIT focus of training new enlisted Soldiers, ROTC camp focus is competitive testing of college cadets for commissioning suitability and merit ranking)

Has anyone studied Psychology here and went in to the UPHS??

That's quite interesting thatnyoud asked that, I've long kicked myself for not having gone USPHS to start with, in truth, I genuinely didn't know it existed, even though my entrance exam for Army ROTF was done, I'd read much later, at one of their facilities, before idmgone USAF. I know they have Ph.D. level clinical psychology, I gather, I'm fairly certain I'd read that. If I couldve, I'd have gone civil service to do a pH.D. there, as civil servants are, in fact, allowed to apply, though getting in is obv quite rough, as its fully funded, with an obligation to do civil service afterward, I believe. Some time ago, there'd been a program there to let clinical psychologists, whether Ph.D. or Psy.D., I think, go for postdoc fellowship training to let those in the program ultimately be allowed to prescribe. Obviously, I'd read the psychiatry association had, I'd gathered, apparently been unthrilled at the thought, it was one of those scope of practice things, I'd read, I'd delved into a lot of scope of practice stuff before I became ill, I'd wanted to go for more training, possibly to have bridged to medicine, though, because of my disability, my wife and I needed to have me shut my podiatry license sevl yrs ago I'd considered doing a Ph.D. in,. E.g., pathology, as I'd always found that scientifically more to my tastes. I'd wanted also bioengineering, methematical biology, or mathematical biophysics, unfortunately, my disability has totally bollixed up every effort I've made to try. I'd also looked at a Ph.D. in data science, having originally been engineering, physics, and math, as well. I've been trying, if the rules of my disability, which are actually quite draconian, to be allowed to either tutor STEM material for students, have volunteered to tutor STEm at the church my wife and I go to, and/or also to try to volunteer using what we're hoping are approved programs I'd read of, to be allowed to assist with clinical research. I've asked for help to be allowed, we're trying, however, its clearly quite brought going, as to ask for that is obv atypical given a disability, we:re afraid. Were you inclined toward clinical psych? I'm not entirely sure if USUHS has Ph.D. or Psy.D., as i think about the whole thing, you might want to call their grad school, I seem to recall they have a toll free phone to that segment of the school. I'd known they'd added nursing, I'd been most eager to go yrs ago, when I'd been in Army ROTC, and also USAF, I just never figured on how hard getting it could actually be. If I'd known, I'd have submitted for dentistry, I didn't even know about osteopathic till I was nearly off active, and everything got totally bollixed up. If you'd care to chat further, I'd of course be most willing, if you'd wish to elaborate on your background, interests and.or ambitions at all. If you'd care to hear about any of my clinical research interests, esp. In mathematical immunology, and computational genomic signal processing, as well as the quantum neuroscience aspects of anesthetics, among other areas, I'd of course be most eager for such serious scientific discussion, many thanks, hope was of at least some interest.

I'd also looked at USPHS for engineering, as well, I hadn't realized they had that till too late, I'm afraid, many thanks.