Recent content by rocatlin

Did you go through an enlisted recruiter or an Officer Selection Officer? While I've heard that ASVAB has recently been used, more credence is given to SAT or ACT scores as an indicator of your ability to finish out a degree. As Grunt has stated, search for interview advice. I would doubt...

Rah. FMFM 6-5 back in my day. Redesignated as MCWP-3-11.

When you say "Naval Aviator" are you including both the Navy and the Marine Corps side? I ask that because one can contract aviation sophomore year for the Marine Corps in NROTC. My DS did. The Platoon Leader's Class (PLC) program also offers opportunity to contract aviation.

Navy option or Marine option? Marines can contract early for aviator. DS was selected for flight contract during his sophomore year. Actually was almost "voluntold" to due to a shortage of aviators. He is currently in the pipeline at Pensacola. He commissioned in May of 2018...

As stated by others, as with my son's case in 2013, proceed with alternate plans -- although it is hoped that those plans were already in motion. Generally speaking recipients are notified early and have been notified by now. One common thread over the years is that those that didn't get the...

The 2nd board is the larger of the two boards, so there will be more applicants. Generally speaking the results aren't given out until March/April and are dependent upon the recruiting district. I don't know of any published data.

To add, they are also regional boards for each MC recruiting district.

The earliest a sideload would be considered is the 2nd semester -- after the staff has had a chance to evaluate a college programmer for a semester. When my son went through the process (if you search, you'd see the long version of the account), he had resubmitted his 4 year national...

I did speak with the MOI on Friday during their December commissioning ceremony. He confirmed that the common practice of the unit sending incoming freshman into the 4 year national scholarship process (which will only end up being 3 years) as soon as they hit the door as college programmers...

This is essentially the case of what happened with my son back in 2014. He immediately resubmitted his MO scholarship application in May. He later joined the unit as a college programmer. He was notified in Dec of his Freshman year that he rec'd the 4 year national scholarship on the first...

I'll do some checking next Friday on whether the messaging scholarship hold is consistent.

I'm still skeptical on the no-scholarship thing this year based on the MCO that doesn't specifically call that out. It was a wild ride at the time. Best of luck to your son. Mine is currently at NAS Pensacola. Today was a stressful day there. He was literally walking into the building...

The MARADMIN 346/19 states this as far as qualifications: 3. Basic eligibility requirements for NROTC Scholarship Applicants: A. Be a U. S. Citizen. B. Be 17 years of age by 1 September of the first year of college and younger than 27 on 31 December of the year in which college graduation...

That would be a change, then. My son was selected during the early board for the national scholarship during his freshman year of school. He was notified in Dec that he got the scholarship. Behind the scenes, the NROTC unit was working the sideload. Now, he only got to take advantage...

One nuance is that you can reapply for the 4 year scholarship before setting foot at a university and starting to gather hours beyond 30. As soon as my son didn't get the 4 year scholarship the first round, he reapplied. He also enrolled as a college programmer, so that route was also open.