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    Question on Orthotics

    Thanks for the reply Ret'd. In answer to your assumption, "No", he does not need to re-apply to AFA as he was given an official Medical Turnback during thier last years BCT (basic cadet training - the 6 week "I Day" in June, just before the academic year). The turnback pretty much states that...
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    Question on Orthotics

    Hello old freind - it's been a year since I posted - glad to hear you're still moderating things here! My son continues to rehab his swollen knees after being given a Medical Turnback during the middle of the 2011 BCT at the Air Force Academy. Our orthopedic doc is telling us that one way to...
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    Will a NROTC Scholarship have to be forfieted

    Yeah, and I guess we also have to keep in mind the timing too. If someone gets injured enough to keep them out of a SA on June 28th, they have until August/Sept (i.e. the ROTC reporting date) to heal up enough to make the grade (at least to the level the local ROTC regiment needs them to be)...
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    Will a NROTC Scholarship have to be forfieted

    if the student is injured before arriving on campus for that first week in the fall? I.e. do they have restrictions (like USNA or AFA) that you must be in good physical condition? I.e. no casts, splints, recent surgeries, etc? And if you get one of these injuries during the summer before you...
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    Waitlist & Other Possibilities

    Whoa, with stats like that I too wonder why you didn't make it into USNA, but being from VA, I bet the competition is tough there. Suggest that you call your BGO and interview HIM as to what he thought of you, your interview skills, etc. He can speak candidly now that you've gotten the thin...
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    May 1st Deadline

    We're in the same situation - appointment to one Service Academy, and just got notified that we're on the Wait List for another. Obviously May 1 is looming for the one Appointment - can you accept and then later rescind it if the preferred appointment comes thru later in May or June?
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    Afternoon RetHM! NROTC waiver question for ya

    Just wanted to let you know RET that the NROTC waiver came thru today just as expected. Took about 2.5 weeks and followed the waiver that we already had from USNA.... Thanks again for your support here on the forum. Just thought I'd give you an update to re-affirm that the system still...
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    Pres nom only?

    Apply for ALL NOM's you can get your hands on - more is better when it comes to getting into a SA. And don't feel bad about "stealing" a nom from someone else - you're not. If your kid's resume is better, and regardless of who his parents are,then he deserves the Nom / Appointment vs someone...
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    Afternoon RetHM! NROTC waiver question for ya

    Yep, you're right on the money - that's exactly what happened this morning! :) Siting tight now.... Dan
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    Afternoon RetHM! NROTC waiver question for ya

    As you know, my son's knee's made it thru the AF and USNA waiver-granted procees but he just landed a 4 yr NROTC scholarship too and thus DODMERB posted this new one today - I assume this is what we would expect to see? Agency: US Navy ROTC Current Medical Status ( as of 3/15/2007) ...
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    Some good news!

    Silly question, but did your s/d apply to all of those schools, and/or list them on his/her NROTC application? Or did those schools find out about his/her scholarship award and start "fishing" for him/her?
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    Some good news!

    Do you expect that previous waiver's granted by AF and NA will be "uploaded" to NROTC also? Dan
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    Some good news!

    BTW - do those of us just getting notices of NROTC scholarships have to do anything to prompt DODMERB to add them to thier list? I.e. we're already thru the physical when we applied to USNA and AF - I assume those results will remain valid for NROTC? Both USNA and AF granted waivers for...
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    Those of you who have recieved scholarships......

    Son just got a 4 yr NROTC. SAT's were helpful - 720 math, mid 600's for the writing/verbal. 3 years on the Naval Sea Cadet program (PO1 status) and a great interview at the ROTC board in full uniform helped too. Showing your knowledge and interest in a military career is critical also...
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    Some good news!

    Yep, we too spotted a change on the ROTC website, awarding us a 4 yr scholarship at Mizzou. :) No other notifications (yet) so check that site everyday! Congrats to all. Dknightfam PS: Ours reads "4 year Navy Option Scholarship and assigned to the NROTC unit at Univ of Missouri"...
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