So, in talking to a recruit about what she thought the pros and cons were of joining ROTC, I discovered that most of the cons had nothing to do with her--they were mostly the result of the people around her.
Having never experienced an adversity to my being in ROTC from my friends or family, I was pretty shocked by this.
Her friends had their misgivings, and her roommates were especially wary. How is her joining going to affect them?
Well, simply, it's not.
The only changes that they'll see in their lives are these:

1. They might catch a glimpse of some uniforms hanging up in her closet/see her in uniform sometimes
2. They might hear her alarm clock go off a little earlier in the morning, at which point they could just roll over and go back to sleep while she heads out to PT.

And that's the extent of it. Many people in ROTC have roommates who have nothing to do with the military and it's not a big deal at all. My roommate doesn't care one iota (in fact, she thinks it pretty cool because she can learn about it).

Her roommates were also concerned that it was also going to be a lot easier for her (and them, by extension) to get into trouble.
No.
It's not like there's a drill sergeant who follows cadets around all day; first and foremost, we are students--especially those on scholarship!
And if a cadet were to get in trouble somehow, why on earth would ROTC punish his or her roommate/s?

Finally, they were worried that, by joining ROTC, she was somehow going to be changed.
Ok, maybe people get a little more organized or develop better time-management skills, but we're not a bunch of robots. I would even go so far as to say that we're one of the most dynamic groups on campus; so many different people with varying interests, majors, ages, backgrounds, and more join.
To get an outside perspective, I called up my friends from home and asked them if I was any different now that I'm in ROTC. Frankly, they couldn't figure out where I had gotten such a strange notion from and told me that the answer was, obviously, "No."
Besides, it's not like we're void of fun in ROTC.

This Sunday, in fact, everyone's attending a promotion party for one of the cadre. It'll be held in McPhail's here on campus, and he's going to be promoted during half-time of the Super Bowl!
It's going to be really fun and everyone's looking forward to it!

Then, on February 16th, is the military ball!
But more to come on that gala later...
:)