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    NROTC vs. CGA

    Which school are we talking about for NROTC? Some of them are very rigorous engineering schools, others less so. Some of them allow many non-technical electives, while others don't. It's important to think long term, but it's also important to be successful in school first. Your DS had some...
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    UVa vs. RPI NROTC

    I was a little surprised to find UVA does have a respectably-sized mechanical engineering department http://www.mae.virginia.edu/NewMAE/mae-faculty/, but RPI and VA Tech are both more highly regarded in that field.
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    The infamous Question: NROTC vs USNA

    Just a side point; UR and RIT are different schools. Agreed that RIT is a good school, but UR is ranked #33 among national universities in the latest US News & World Report rankings. For whatever that's worth.
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    Concealed Carry on Texas College Campuses

    Is anyone else concerned about this? Admiral/Chancellor McRaven has explained that he is, on NPR and in the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/us/texas-lawmakers-approve-bill-allowing-guns-on-campus.html?_r=0 Will the TAMU Corps of Cadets have to set new policies about this? Right...
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    RPI or Virginia Tech?

    Congratulations! As one with degrees from both RPI and VA Tech, I would assure you that both are well-regarded and both provide great opportunities for academic and professional development. If RPI offered you the lowest net cost of attendance, then so much the better. Unfortunately, I can't...
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    New Parent - seeking info on VMI, Citadel and ROTC Scholarships

    Hello, Lwolfe - what does your son think of Texas A&M, and would he qualify for automatic admission? It is also a senior military college, and cheaper than VMI or Citadel for your son because it's in-state. Of course, these three campuses are not really the same, even though all three are SMCs...
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    fish at Texas A&M

    One more thing ... there is a Thanksgiving Day football game in College Station this year, and the cadets are apparently required to stay on campus for that day and the following one (to help clean the stadium). Two years ago, the Corps allowed cadets who lived more than 250 miles away to skip...
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    fish at Texas A&M

    Hello, Bob - my son is currently in the Corps and not from Texas. The TAMU admissions criteria are here: http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted, but in brief, an out-of-state applicant needs to have a high school class rank in the top 25% and either a 1300 SAT (at least 600 each in Math...
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    ROTC Questions

    Cannon - do you mean you are freshman right now and have been on campus less than a month? What does the GPA from 3.75 to 4.0 mean - what you got in college, what you got in high school, or what you expect in college? In any case, please take things one step at a time as ClarksonArmy said...
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    Rotc Engineering Question

    The expected completion time for an engineering degree (with ROTC) differs from school to school. VT and TAMU are examples where more than 4 years are expected. But at Clarkson, and some others, they expect even the engineering majors to finish in 4 years. It really pays to talk with specific...
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    Rotc Engineering Question

    Once on campus, you would have to fill out an academic program to graduate on Form 104-R, and sign it. There might a limit on how many times you can update this form with a change of major. That is the case for my son, but I don't know if it's the case everywhere.
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    R&D in the Army

    Graduate Degrees Yes, as a general rule with few exceptions, you will need a graduate degree in order to have any meaningful involvement with R&D. The type and the timing depend on what you really want to do. If you want to be designing and researching, then your graduate degree should be in...
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    TAMU Corps Growing

    Gen Ramirez may be encouraging and recruiting in diverse places, but he's not accepting anyone who doesn't meet the standards. We're told the Corps can't actually get anyone admitted to TAMU even if they wanted to, and I believe it. They do steer some students towards Blinn Team or the...
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    Need advice for guiding an incredible young leader

    The 2.45 GPA isn't competitive for a ROTC scholarship or service academy appointment, but there are other ways to pursue a military career. I would ask him to look into the possibilities of enlisting. My brother enlisted and ultimately retired as an O4, but I don't know if the same paths are...
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    Additional waivers for certain schools

    Yes, per AR 40-501, additional medical standards/waivers apply to Army Aviation, and also for "miscellaneous" purposes like airborne school, Ranger school, SERE school, diving schools, deployment, etc. Oddly enough, air assault school doesn't seem to require its own waiver. These waivers can...
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