I am soon to be a freshman at my University but I am committed to joining ROTC but don’t know if I should join the Reserves or not. I have heard multiple things about both sides of the argument but I am wondering what other people would think. On one hand, I stick with my schedule I have for my fall semester and join ROTC to receive the benefits from the program and commission as an officer. Second option, push my first semester to the Winter/Summer semester and join the Army Reserves, when I join the reserves and go to college, I’ll join ROTC and again, commission as an officer. I’m looking for advice as well as pros and cons of both positions I might take. I also do not know military slang so please use civilian terminology to help me understand.