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My AFROTC Detachment recently had an LLAB that myself and some other cadets were not sure was appropriate by military standards. The topic was diversity--more specifically racism--and the lab consisted of a guest lecturer followed by group discussions about race. The guest speaker played a...

I am an AS100 on a four-year scholarship and have been looking at some alternative options besides just going ADAF after graduation. While I am totally willing to serve on active duty, if there is a way I could serve in the guard or reserves and avoid putting my private sector career on hold for...

I have a four year non tech type 2 AFROTC scholarship and will be attending an in state public university this fall. I recently received my tuition and housing bill for the semester and can't figure out how to apply the scholarship to it. No one I've spoken with so far from either the university...

What is the application process like for AFROTC cadets trying to become Special Tactics Officers? All I know is you have to submit an application packet for a slot at selection sometime around sophomore or junior year. What are the criteria they're looking for? And what could an incoming...

http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/16/not-just-west-point-u-s-military-academies-become-disneyland-politicians/ Can anyone elaborate on this guy's complaints about the current state of the service academies? The article reads more like a rant than an honest look at the situation. Are there...

After filling out the medical history form on the DoDMETS site, I realized that I erroneously checked "yes" on two of the questions. I called Concorde and asked if there was a way to change them, and they told me to make the changes in pen once I had the form printed out. Is this an acceptable...

The first AFROTC scholarship board is meeting in September this year, and the deadline for everything--including the interview--is September 8. From the AFROTC site: "For the 2017-18 scholarship cycle, there will be an Early Scholarship Board in September 2017. In order to compete and be...

Does anyone know when the AFROTC selection board dates are this year? Last year, if I remember right, the first one was sometime in November and the last was in mid April. Also, if I'm trying to make the first board, when will I need to get my application submitted? A member of the cadre at my...

Between RC and some full scale flying, I've discovered that I'm not a good stick and rudder pilot at all. My hand eye coordination isn't good, and neither is my sense of balance or depth perception. Most kids grew up playing video games and ball sports, but I didn't, so that might be why I fell...

For various reasons, I have decided against studying engineering in college, which was my original plan. It came down to grades, the likelihood of finishing in 4 years, and some other factors. So now I need to figure out what I'm going to do instead. The only non-engineering tech major I have...

I visited an AFROTC det recently, and a member of the cadre told me that the vast majority of engineering majors in the unit take five years to graduate. Which isn't surprising considering that many engineers--in ROTC or not--do take five years... but scholarships are only four. This doesn't...

On Friday I'm visiting the AFROTC detachment at a state university as part of a campus tour. It was arranged through admissions so I haven't had any contact with the unit yet and don't really know what to expect. Is there anything I should look for during the visit to help get a picture of what...

This is probably gonna be kind of like the "Your son goes where?" thread. Whenever I mention applying to USAFA to friends or family, their reactions are usually something like "Oh you're definitely gonna get in, you're smart and athletic and big into aviation and..." They're always really...

I recently read on OU's AFROTC det website that a law has been passed in Oklahoma that guarantees in-state tuition to all ROTC cadets who come from out of state. Do laws like this exist in any other states? And are there some schools who choose to do this, or something similar, individually?

This is a bit of an odd question, so here's some background. I recently turned 17, the legal age to earn a pilot's license. I grew up flying with my dad in our family's airplane and picked up a lot of flying ability over the years. For a long time I figured I would follow the traditional flight...

One of my counselors has been telling my class that taking the SAT is generally not important "unless you're applying to one of the Ivies on the east coast" (to paraphrase). Most of the juniors and seniors at my high school haven't taken it or don't plan to. I remember reading on this forum that...

Lately I've been thinking about whether or not my own personality traits would allow me to succeed in the military. Since I'm still getting a feel for what exactly those are, are there any in particular that would be vital if I want to serve? Or any that would be detrimental? You hear stuff...

As the school year drags on I'm finding less and less motivation to give my classes my best effort. I find most of my work dull and uninteresting, and I have trouble focusing on it, both in class and on homework. There's always that "Why am I even doing this?" question, and I just lose more...

I'm in AP Euro History this year and can't decide if I really need to take the actual test. As far as I know a 4 or 5 on it wouldn't validate any college courses (but I will have to look into that further), so dropping close to a hundred bucks on it isn't sounding like a great idea. In my school...

I was looking through some USAFA XC and track results recently and saw some pretty surprising performances from Academy runners, especially at home meets. 2:00 800m's, 2:50 1k's, 4:40 miles...not even close to what you'd usually expect from a Division 1 school! I can remember reading elsewhere...