Is It Worth Go To SCS/OCS For The Extra Pay?

I'm going to POP soon and my enciks are about to ask about my interest in going to command school.

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First of all, I don't mind taking on a leadership role in NS (having experience being a csm in my uniformed group cca back in sec school should help).

Also, my NS bmt experience hasn't been as terrible as I thought so far. (Not saying I like it, bmt isn't supposed to be a vacation hahaha) I'm adjusting to Tekong life quite well.

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My mindset right now is that since I won't be able to escape these 2 years of NS obligations, I might as well make the best out of it and become a sergeant or an officer.

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However, I'm contemplating whether to sacrifice extra free time (6-month course for SCS / 9-month course for OCS) for a significant increase in my NS allowance as compared to a normal NSF unit allowance.

I have no intention of signing on. I have other interests outside of NS I'm pursuing and would want to continue to follow after I serve my 2 years.

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The only thing attracting me to go to command school is the pay. I don't know how to weigh the trade-off between having more time to pursue my actual passions during my book outs and having higher pay for the next year and a half.

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Any thoughts or advice for me? Opinions especially from someone who went to command school would really help!