Just a few comments for clarification.
The "stand with opponent for their alma mater" tradition started with Army/Navy and is now exercised whenever the opponent sings after a game. Winner sings last. Army had a saying a couple of years ago on shirts that actually said "sing last". Didn't...
MVCCANE, Good point. An O-1 makes $34K to roughly $60K per year depending on allowances. They can also get additional pay for flight/jump/dive/combat/etc. status. Pretty good living after a having their education paid in full by Uncle Sam.
I have a host of ROTC and OCS friends who feel...
Not sure how it is now but when I was looking at schools OU had a University Scholar program that included all fees,books, room and board plus a cost of living stipend (and some special ring). They would also allow you to aggregate scholarships (University Scholar + Naval ROTC = buy a new car)...