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    Commissioning question: Subs vs NR

    Hi there. I was wondering if anyone can elaborate on the pros and cons of Commissioning into Subs vs NR. I'm asking because my DS just got upscreened for NR and has an interview scheduled for late November. (He was previously upscreened for subs, but held off on signing up for the interview...
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    Accepting AROTC scholarship

    Does anybody know how "binding" it is if you accept the AROTC scholarship? Is it like NROTC, where you can accept it but then if it turns out you want to do AFROTC or NROTC (or go to one of the MA's), you can back out? And what if you've already "accepted" an NROTC scholarship, can you also...
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    Likelihood of branching into an engineering-related field after AROTC

    Hi there. I was wondering if anyone can speak to the likelihood of an AROTC cadet branching into an engineering-related field upon graduation/Commissioning. My DS has a 4-year AROTC scholarship and he plans to study mechanical engineering and robotics. The college he plans to attend is highly...
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    Eczema DQ

    Hi, Does anyone have any experience getting a medical waiver for eczema? My DS has a 4-year Air Force ROTC and 4-year Naval ROTC scholarship (and we are waiting on the Army); however, he was just DQ'd by DodMERB for eczema! I am shocked, because the two times he's had eczema were so minor...
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    NROTC scholarship tuition payment question

    Does anyone know how the 4-year NROTC scholarship tuition payment works? My son is an incoming freshman with a four-year NROTC scholarship, and the fall tuition payment at his school is due August 15th, but he doesn't report to the NROTC Unit for orientation week until August 18th. I assume...
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    New member

    Hi everyone, I am a new member, wanted to introduce myself. My oldest son is applying to the three military academies and Navy and Army ROTC. He was just awarded the 4-year Navy ROTC scholarship to Georgia Tech, his first choice school, we are thrilled about that. My son went to the...
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    Accepting more than one ROTC scholarship offer?

    Does anyone know if it is okay for a scholarship applicant to accept more than one ROTC scholarship offer? My son applied for both Navy and Army ROTC scholarships, and he was just awarded the Navy ROTC scholarship last week (to his first choice school, Georgia Tech -- yeah!). We haven't heard...
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