ROTC to SF

[freelander]

I have been plugging different searches into the function for "SF and cadets", "ROTC to SF", "cadet to SF" with no luck. Not much on the web either.

So, I bring my query to the board...

I hope I don't ruffle any feathers by asking this seemingly simple question but, are ROTC graduates among the capts on teams? I am sure there are a few, but the word on the street is that most SF captains are West Pointers with infantry backgrounds. Is that the norm?

My reason for asking is threefold...I am planning on training hard for the next few years to qualify for selection and do as much as I can to increase my chances, so I just was wanting to know if I choose another branch, say intelligence or aviation first as opposed to infantry, will that affect my application?

Secondly, I will be a graduate student at Georgetown in the fall and I will hammer out my MA in international affairs with a certificate in Arabic all through ROTC. I speak Farsi already and given the recent struggles in my moms native country, I think SF will definitely be playing a bigger role in the years to come--no other place I would rather be. How will these credentials look compared to say an infantry LT with a deployment or two under his belt?

Lastly, this one is a bit random...Has anyone ever seen a pilot go through selection and come out the other side? Reason I ask is that it appears that once an officer reaches captain in their branch, they then choose their final career path. So, if I qualify for a pilot slot and become a flyboy then after a few years decide to go and try out for SF, what happens?

It goes with out saying but I will say it anyway...Thank you QPs for your service and I hope that you will take the time and help me with these questions. Please forgive my ignorance.

Best regards.