Originally Posted by
blastoff
Because you have a much better chance of getting a Pilot Slot in ROTC since there is no such thing as "simply" joining the military after college to be a pilot (Roughly 2% of applicants who are not ROTC or Academy are sent to pilot training).
How recent is this? The Guard and Reserves have their own quota/slots for UPT. Additionally, I went to OTS and then UPT. Only two of my class of 20 or so were going to an AFSC other than UPT. This was however, over 20 years ago. FWIW