Recent content by cra139

If you're focused mainly on more preferable duty station locations, I would probably recommend Navy over Air Force. From the top of my head; Florida has bases in Pensacola (where they train pilots/NFOs), Jacksonville/Mayport, and Key West with all of them being pretty nice, in my opinion...

I'm currently a 3/c midshipman finishing up the spring semester. Has anyone heard anything about the side-load scholarship or advanced standing applications? My current NROTC advisor hasn't received word on it, but a friend from another university said they're starting their applications now...

How competitive does one have to be nowadays in order to receive a 2 year side-load scholarship, or even advanced standing? As a college program midshipman going into his sophomore year, I'm worried about receiving a commission. Although I have high prt scores and participate in unit...

Hey everyone, I'm currently a freshman enrolled in nrotc as a college programmer. We just had a change over with my advisor - he's still learning the ropes when it comes to nrotc stuff, so I'm coming to this forum for some advice. Does anyone know the time frame for 3 year nrotc scholarship...

I'm an incoming freshman enrolled at FSU that just finished new midshipmen orientation a couple of weeks ago. In general, the unit is a good unit. However, having to commute from FSU to FAMU is the downside of doing NROTC here. I haven't actually participated in an actual PT or lab yet since...

How selective are NROTC units when it comes to college programmers? I was fortunate enough to receive an Army ROTC scholarship, but I plan on enrolling into NROTC as a college programmer instead. I'm paranoid that I'd be stuck in a void where I didn't get accepted in the NROTC unit and I...

I received an email from the recruiting officer at Florida State University saying that I was awarded a scholarship. However, my portal hasn't been updated. Good luck to everyone!