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    Improving in push-ups.

    Increasing your push-ups has nothing to do with lifting free weights. Push-ups, sit-ups, and the 2-mile run are only made better by literally doing them. If anything, you need to practice various calisthenics. I have known 120 lb guys who can max out all three, as well as do 20 pull-ups with...
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    Word of Caution: 2 is not enough late at night in sketchy areas

    Probably not authorized by the host country or the military to carry. Also depends on the age of the cadets. If you are a junior or even senior even here in the US then you may still not be 21, which is the legal age in most states. Then you have some states that think law abiding students...
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    LTC questions

    When my wife did ROTC at Auburn, she started the program her sophomore year. She was awarded a scholarship so she had to sign a contract before she left. They then send you to LTC to make up for the first one or two years that you missed. It is very similar to Basic Training outside its shorter...
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    Tattoo in ROTC

    There is a guy in my unit who has several tattoos. The problem is that one is a girl's name on his arm that he did a bad job covering with another tattoo. The name is still clearly visible. Be careful what you get ;)
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    National Guard to ROTC to Active Duty?

    That is true. I did four years at an SMC. However, I don't know a single cadet who wanted active who did not get it. Obviously there are exceptions to everything. Here is a copy of the law. 10 USC 2111a:
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    National Guard to ROTC to Active Duty?

    I do not think you can apply for it right out of high school, although I believe you can your freshman year of college. Some states have their own versions where you obligate yourself to the National Guard, and these you can apply for right out of high school. As an example, in Georgia they have...
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    National Guard to ROTC to Active Duty?

    You may be getting state-funded tuition which some Guard units offer. As such, you will be doing SMP. You will not be allowed to get an ROTC scholarship and stay in the Guard unless it is specifically a GFRD. However, you will still be able to contract ROTC and commission active duty. As far as...
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    advice on SMP?

    I have a copy of that reg. It is dated 1998 which is when I was in ROTC, but it was available for download from TRADOC at least until 2009. Not sure if it is still in effect, but I imagine it is. It is called "Cadet Command Circular 145-11-98" and is entitled "Reserve Officers' Training Corps...
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    Is this true about army flight officers

    My brother commissioned in 1998, went to flight school in 2001, and has been flying a blackhawk ever since. He switched branches from Medical Service Corps to Aviation last year. His long period flying may be related to three deployments to Iraq. Since he switched to Aviation last year, he has...
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