What branch? Were you enlisted prior to training to be an officer/ getting a path to commission and serve as an officer through Norwich ROTC?
Your time in ROTC does not count as active duty, regardless of whether you were on scholarship, unless you were in the SMP simultaneous member program. *Technically your summer cruise time is on active duty orders, if this is Navy.
Please read through the requirements in the
official source page. I'm not getting how you feel your time in ROTC qualifies you for educational benefits - perhaps you or others can clarify. Those at SAs are more in line for receiving veteran benefits for their time at the sa, even if they drop out, but even that time typically doesn't count toward pensions, for example.
What do the requirements of the GI benefits/ GI Bill state? Do you meet those requirements, not counting your time in training (pre-commission/ pre-serving as an officer after commission? Did the government deny you GI Bill benefits, and if so did they provide a reason? Where are you serving - is this Army?
Acceptance of a two-year scholarship requires you to serve full time in the active Army, or part time in either the Army National Guard or the U.S. Army Reserve. Those who serve active duty serve a minimum of four years full time and are then placed on the Inactive Ready Reserve list for 4 years. Those who join the Army National Guard or U.S. Army Reserve serve a minimum of six years with a unit and are then placed on the Inactive Ready Reserve list for 2 years.