You do realize though that pay is based off rank, if there's a 2ndLt and another 2ndLt and one went to college before the army, and one went to college in the army, their pay-grade is still the same because their rank is the same. Army.com - Military Pay Rates I do believe though, that the pay is much different for reserves, somewhere on the site there should be a pay-chart for reserves.

Also, you do NOT get AUTOMATIC officer rank and benefits, you have to go through OCS, you don't just go to basic and become an officer right off the spot, and yes, OCS (from what I heard) is NOT only a mental thing, but a physical thing. You don't pass OCS, it won't matter what degree's you have.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
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I was asking if going into college ROTC while still in the Army gets you the same benefits as taking it while not yet enlisted. The college I'm going to (not basic; much different thing, and I have no idea where that came up from) has an OCS/OLS in the program, for those planning to become officers rather than just join with experience as a sergeant or specialist, so I was asking if it was possible to go to college ROTC for the pay grade while already enlisted (because the Army will pay for college) or if I had to take the course before joining the Army in order to take the instant-upgrade.