Oh, Kim...how difficult...
You said your son was excited about it...perhaps it will keep him motivated throughout school. And the discipline they teach him may actually help him deal with his learning disability and succeed.
My brother got a Navy scholarship through his ROTC membership in high school and it paid for his medical school in its entirety as well as provided him with living expenses. In exchange, he had to give them 8 years of service as a doctor. He didn't have to do much during school, just one month in the summers at a base. And the pay he received in the Navy was actually quite a bit higher than the going rate...Unfortunately, he also had to go to NYC for 9/11 and to Afghanistan for a few months. It was terrifying to know he was there. He was scheduled to be out the month the war started and they almost didn't let him go. We were so scared...That's the downside...God willing, this will all be over by the time your son graduates however. Bush will be out of office and hopefully we will have a less power hungry leader. Having money for college is a huge advantage both to your family and to your son personally. I know that I left college with over $30,000 in student loans that burdened me financially enormously. I lived with my parents until I was 27 yrs old. With a loan payment of $500 a month and a startng wage of $6.50/hr, there was no way I could move out...Some of my friends that had college paid for my their parents are WAY ahead of me financially right now. It really helps to start off your adult life at $0 rather than -$30,000.
I hope it all works out and that your son will be happy.