Army ROTC vs. Navy ROTC?

Published Jul 14, 2015

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I'm a senior in high school and my ultimate goal is to become a nurse anesthetist or a nurse practitioner and serve in the United States military. I would really like to do ROTC so I can have my school paid for and get used to military life because I dive in head first. I feel like ROTC is a great option for me because it'll prepare me for the military lifestyle.

I live in California and already started to fill out an NROTC application online, but for some reason, the Navy ROTC application doesn't show any colleges in California (where I live). The closest college is in Washington State, and me and my family agree that it's too far for me to go off on my own (I'll be 17 when I start college). I found that the Army offers more ROTC schools to choose from, including many in California where I can be somewhat close to home.

1. What are each of the working environments like?

2. What are the deployments like for each?

3. What branch will allow me to become a CRNA the quickest?

4. Who has better training? Better treatment (are nurses and/or women abused)?

5. Which branch is more family friendly?

6. Can I sign up for the Navy ROTC Nurse option and go to a college in California?

7. What are the differences between the two branches? (i.e, locations, deployment).

I would really like as much insight into the two branches, both branchs' nursing, and the two ROTC programs.

Thanks for your time.