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    Housing during BOLC

    Like most people here said, it's dependent on which BOLC you go to. Some are short enough that temporary BOQ / on post lodging will be all that's necessary since it's not worth it to get into a lease or something like that. Here at Aviation BOLC, it's a PCS move so everyone goes out and...
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    Medical waiver and commissioning

    You can get a waiver, but it's stressful and time consuming. I had to have surgery on my foot prior to commissioning and it delayed my orders by like 4.5 months. So tread with caution. Especially in this new world of dwindling military budgets, people seeking waivers might find themselves...
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    Dropping AROTC on scholarship

    Just be aware of the potential outcomes of this choice, and be willing to live with it. What if you don't get a scholarship through AFROTC? How will you pay for college? What if you don't get selected for Field Training, regardless of how hard you apply yourself? These are very real...
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    rotc, AD, college gpa

    Like others have been saying here, going to an Ivy has zero, repeat zero correlation with difficulty and/or grade inflation. Look up Harvard's grade inflation. The AVERAGE non-STEM graduates there with an A overall GPA. It's been documented and researched - hell there's a documentary...
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    Army ROTC 2014 Accesions & Active Duty

    It's okay, but not good. We had several cadets get RD with 3.3 or 3.4 when they either got mediocre LDAC scores or were lower on the PMS eval. It's entirely possible he gets AD with a 3.35, but lets not pretend like it's great. Hence why he needs to excel in his last semester before LDAC...
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    Army ROTC 2014 Accesions & Active Duty

    You're going to take a big hit for being middle of the pack on the PMS OML. Your GPA is fairly weak. You can make up for this by continuing to max on the PT test and getting Es at LDAC. Although LDAC isn't worth what it used to be, it can have a large influence on your PMS accessions OML...
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    Army ROTC Major

    No your major doesn't have an effect right now unless you're 1) STEM in the right field and 2) have a 2.75+ GPA and want to go into a few specific support branches. I was an English literature major and went into the Aviation branch. So yeah, it doesn't matter if you perform well...
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    Duty Assignment - December Graduate

    As far as I remember, the STEM guarantee program worked something like this: 1) You had to have the minimum GPA required in one of the majors listed under THAT branch. Note, different branches had different lists of majors that were approved for the program. GPA was usually 2.75+. 2) You...
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    Any GI Bill Wizards out there?

    I transferred my chapter 30 MGIB to chapter 33 P9/11. I went to school on that for 3 years. All I can say is I'd go to your school's VA education rep and lay it out very clearly for them so they can help you. I've heard too that you can receive a max of 48 months of GI bill from any...
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    Gold Bar Recruiter

    A lot of times there isn't a "slot" per se, but a convincing 4187 that proves that your school or BN needs a GBR. Make sure your cadre is behind you and submit all the required paperwork and you should be good.
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    Duty Assignment - December Graduate

    Nobody said that STEM guaranteed branch selection of ANY branch. It does guarantee AD into certain branches, such as Signal, Chemical, Air Defense, Engineering, etc.
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    AROTC Class of 2014 Branching

    I was a DMG, and yes I got a date in summer 2013 as opposed to guys lower on the OML who got 2014. As for the GBR thing, your standing as a cadet has an effect on whether or not you're picked up for the job. It is a competitive process, and they have a limited number of slots per brigade and...
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    AROTC Class of 2014 Branching

    I can't speak for December grads because I wasn't one, but my guess would be that you will follow the same OML-based scheduling. Those of you who are highest on the OML will get the date closest to graduation, and slots will be filled accordingly. That being said, I have no idea what class...
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    Thoughts of a potential AROTC parent

    Very solid advice being given here. All I can say to add to that is that the weight of responsibility can be a positive thing if viewed in the right way. A 4 year scholarship to an expensive school is a very valuable thing, and imposes a lot of responsibilities on the cadet. I would...
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    AROTC Class of 2014 Branching

    I forgot - two more things: 1) If you have AKO access, check it regularly over the winter going into Jan-Feb. If you do this, you'll know far ahead of time when your BOLC class is because they'll put you in for an ATTRS registration. I can't remember exactly when it was, but I got a...
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