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She has considered the service academies, and rejected them because she wants the full college experience without feeling like she's in the military 24/7. She's working at getting a ROTC scholarship from the Navy that would pay for her tuition and fees. Her brother successfully went that route, and she figures that if the military is going to train her and guarantee her a job once she's done, she's willing to do some active duty time to pay them back.

I figure she's got a great shot at winning a scholarship because, truth be told, she's a better all-around student than her brother. Higher GPA. Higher SAT scores. And like him, she also has the extra curriculars.

Unlike her brother, I think she sees the military as a tool to get her to the next level and provide some level of job security post-graduation. She's unlikely (at least from what she tells me) to pursue a full-on military career. Her older brother, on the other hand, wants to command some type of vessel one day ...