Original: Acceding to his father's wishes, Rommel instead joined the local 124th WÃ 1\/4 rttemberg Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1910 and was sent to the Officer Cadet School in Danzig.
Simplified: Young Erwin thought about being an engineer and he showed a talent with technical work; however, because of his father, young Rommel joined the local 124th WÃ 1\/4 rttemberg Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1910 and, shortly after, was sent to the Officer Cadet School in Danzig.