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    Will this mean I'm booted?

    I agree with Impulsive regarding reaching out to Tulane NROTC. They've worked with people at UNO before and will have a decent idea on how to help you. The Aviation Officer should be the freshman advisor, a quick google search gave this number: 504-247-1612. I would give them a call to see how...
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    Most absurd sea (or land) story?

    @Capt MJ , you are amazing. Thank you from all of the female JOs who never had to deal with that mandatory skirt nonsense.
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    Most absurd sea (or land) story?

    We had a guy who was less than a week away from picking up his 214; he decided to celebrate his discharge by going down to TJ, buying over 200 pills of various sorts, smuggling them back into the US, and taking at least 50 in his barracks. We originally thought it was a suicide attempt but turns...
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    Most absurd sea (or land) story?

    @UHBlackhawk , you buying the first round?
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    Most absurd sea (or land) story?

    Got inspired to ask when answering a different question. Mine below are copied from my previous answer. I have two regarding this CO: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/11/23/the-commander-of-this-navy-warship-walked-off-the-job/ - Navy ball (CRUDES heavy, we were Gator Navy so...
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    Fitz Navy Times Article

    None of us ever got all of the details but she honestly just didn't seem ready to be in command. We were behind on everything in the yards (~30% when we needed to be past 50%), which is not uncommon but her behavior towards us during this time was appalling. She blamed the wardroom for...
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    Fitz Navy Times Article

    "About three weeks after the ACX Crystal disaster, Fort’s investigators sprang a rules of the road pop quiz on Fitz’s officers. It didn’t go well. The 22 who took the test averaged a score of 59 percent, Fort wrote. “Only 3 of 22 Officers achieved a score over 80%,” he added, with seven officers...
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    Crosstown in Southern California

    I agree with SD trumping LA. SDSU is a host school for AFROTC, which will make DS's life a lot easier. Another pro for SD is that it is so military heavy so he will have many opportunities to experience the service (and benefit from the NEX, etc) before he commissions. If he's looking at Navy...
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    NROTC ACADEMIC PROBATION - HELP!!

    I'm concerned that you might end up in a situation where you are getting below a 2.5 every semester. One semester on Probation is fine, it happens, but a second may put you on LOA and potential disenrollment. Are you able to change majors? I'm familiar with the NROTC tier breakdown and I know it...
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    Question on ROTC classes

    I had a mandatory class every semester. This is definitely a cadre question (or potentially not a question at all)
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    Cyber Officer - Direct Commission - No Basic Training or OCS Required

    Is 1stLt a typo??? Don't tell me six weeks of training lets you skip ahead a full rank
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    Personal Statement - Any Thoughts?

    The biggest thing I noticed is that you don't discuss why you want to join the Navy. Second, you don't discuss why the NA is better for you than NROTC. You're already plugged in to ROTC, sounds like you're succeeding, why not stay there? (Not asking for my own curiosity and you don't have to...
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    How to balance AFROTC, college, and work?

    Our mantra was "D for Diploma, C for Commission." However, that was mostly said as a joke. That doesn't really fly anymore, especially if you are not on scholarship. I had under a 3.5 hs GPA, went in to ROTC as a college programmer, and worked my butt off freshman year to get a 3.9 GPA. That's...
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    Letter of Recommendation Question

    This is sort of a go-with-your-gut type thing, once you make sure you're meeting the requirements. The LORs are not the be-all end-all of your application. I've found that they just need to answer the questions on the list. E.g. Does the student have the ability to learn, does he have integrity...
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    Letter of Recommendation Question

    How long ago was your last English class? Two-ish years ago should still be fine. 5+ may be a different story. French is not humanities, but maybe that could be a supplementary letter? Online teachers can write letters based on your work. Did you impress any of them? Get good feedback? They...
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