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    LREC Program and NROTC

    My son is entering his fourth year in NROTC and is part of the LREC program, which really just means that - like you - he was one of the 15% of scholarship recipients who does not have a Tier 1 major. It also means that you cannot change your major from China/Chinese without permission. The Navy...
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    Naval LREC majors?

    Yes, LREC majors need to complete one year of calculus and one year of physics in addition to the Naval Science requirements and their individual degree requirements. Add in required study abroad, and there just aren't enough hours in the day to fit it all in within 4 years. (Engineering...
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    Naval LREC majors?

    My son will be a junior with an LREC NROTC scholarship. His major is International Studies with an African Studies concentration. He will have French and history minors. On his NROTC application, my son put down an Asian studies major and Chinese minor, but had changed his mind during his...
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    Study Abroad?

    Three mids in my son's unit will be studying abroad next fall. All are International/Area Studies/Language majors in the LREC program. Study abroad is a requirement for their majors. All of these mids are sophomores and had to take an additional Naval Science (Engineering 1) last semester...
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    awarded nrotc scholarship, now what?

    Excellent points. My son is at a crosstown and travels to his unit (20 - 25 minutes each way) at least 5 days per week and needs to pay ($4-$6) for parking each time. Given how packed his schedule is, public transportation isn't an option (or even available at 5:00 am), so he needs to have a...
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    Scholarsihp Awarded, but no available allocations?

    Don't know which colleges on this list have a ROTC unit, but you might check it out. I also believe that colleges sometimes 'find room' for students that come with a ROTC scholarship in hand. My question is, how do you find out which units still have scholarship slots available...
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    Current ROTC - Mardi Gras Drill Meet

    My son is currently nearing the end of the long bus ride from the University of Minnesota to New Orleans drill meet. It's a whirlwind trip for his unit - 22 hours on the bus there, 27 hours in New Orleans, 22 hours on the bus home. Hope he gets some studying done on that bus ride!
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    Giving up a NROTC Scholarship

    Related to this topic: Does anyone know about how many mids on scholarship drop out of NROTC during their first year? I imagine that the retention rate varies quite a bit from unit to unit.
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    Giving up a NROTC Scholarship

    Thanks! I passed your reply on to the person who was asking on the navyformoms forum. She says "To whomever answered you 'Thank you so much for the explanation. I really appreciate it.'"
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    Giving up a NROTC Scholarship

    For those of you in the know - what is the difference between a student leaving NROTC as a 'Drop on Request' or being disenrolled by the NROTC unit during a student's freshman year? Are there financial implications of one over the other? Thanks!
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    NROTC Board Question

    Sounds like your son is all set. Congratulations to him!
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    NROTC Board Question

    Gaswimmom, my son received a NROTC Tier 3 scholarship late last February. His application was completed in October, so his application went through several boards before he was selected and we looked at that same message for months. Son did receive a couple of calls from a NROTC scholarship...
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    NROTC App

    You are not correct. Your application is looked at as soon as it is complete - all of your recommendations in, your interview complete, your test scores received, etc. Boards meet monthly, I believe. Your status with the schools you list has no bearing in the NROTC selection process. Your...
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    NROTC Scholarship

    Does your unit have any crosstown affliates? If so, would you be able to transfer there?
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    Maximum active duty after ROTC?

    OP and others, it may be helpful to know that 2012Cadet is a high school sophomore. Not that he doesn't have valuable information to share , but his approach is a little rough around the edges.
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