Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Withnell View Post
There are differences between officers based on how the got their commission, one of the academies (West Point or Annapolis) OCS, or ROTC. This difference is best described by example. Given the mission of taking a hill:

OCS officer - "Men, follow me up the hill!"
Academy officer - "Sgt, take the men up the hill"
ROTC officer - (Looks around frantically) "What hill?"


Geoff Withnell
I know this was meant as a joke, but a number of the ROTC cadets I taught in my military history classes last fall and this spring had prior service as enlisted personnel in Iraq & Afghanistan. One of them was born in Mexico, and had become an American citizen before serving overseas.

The cadets as a rule were great students, and speaking as a civilian, it was an honor for me to hopefully give them an appreciation for the proud history of the US Armed Forces.

I didn't mean to be pedantic or a "kill-joy" -- just wanted to say some good things about "my" cadets.

T.