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It doesn't seem that long ago. Pat Tillman, his mom and the 20-year torment of a friendly fire death

Most nurses come from ROTC and have an undergrad degree in Nursing. That would be your best bet to be a nurse in the AF.

The type of experience he wants from college is really important. And I would add what type of college atmosphere does he want? UCLA is in LA, a great city with many things to do and beaches nearby. Princeton is in a cool small town, but a train ride from NYC. He needs to visit as many as he can...

It’s not USAFA but my daughter navigated MIT engineering with an Apple with no problems.

My son went to BU and did AFROTC. It’s a great school in the best college town in the country. Boston is an excellent city to experience college. But you should visit both and see where you feel more comfortable. It really comes down to whether you’re really seeking the regular college...

Ask your squadron commander for the details as he'll have the most up to date info. I forget what the status is called exactly. As for health care, my son had a basic Tri Care which meant he had to go to a base for health care needs. My son ended up working for a couple of months and then...

From what I've read it looks like the current commandant is the one who went against established principles and changed up traditions. In any event, I don't think Olds would have liked cadets anonymously complaining about orders on a discussion board.

Sorry to hear about the problems this year. I finished my final kid's FAFSA last year and I found them to be a breeze the last 4-5 years. Once they started allowing direct transfer of tax info from the IRS site, they took about 15 minutes.

I can guess one thing Olds would agree with @a400831 primary gist - that the cadets should follow orders, be quiet, and stay away from anonymous posts.

I understand what you're saying. Making oneself heard above the din of the battlefield definitely sounds relevant, especially for the Army. But this was Air Force Field Training. Outside of places with loud background noises, I feel a confident voice delivering orders is more effective than a...

Some of this reminds me of one of my kid's experiences in AFROTC Field Training - was told they had good leadership characteristics but just didn't yell loud enough. I'm guessing some who yelled loud enough but didn't fulfill the other characteristics got the high marks. This was from a college...

Exactly. The cadet we sponsor and her friends are fine with their experience.

From the memo: "These goals are aspirational, aligning resources to invest in our long-term objectives and will not be used in any manner that undermines our merit-based processes. You are directed to develop a diversity and inclusion outreach plan aimed at achieving these goals no later than 30...

What did he do during his time off?

While working like half a month. The poster should tell mom about the family flight benefits.

As a Catholic I would add that Jesus most likely understands when circumstances might cause you to stray slightly. He’ll look more at the big picture of abiding in Him and how you treat others, especially the less fortunate.

Will the timing work? With early decision or admission aren’t you down to maybe two or three boards to meet?

In your first paragraph, it sounds like you have the AFROTC scholarship in hand. But the second paragraph sounds like you're waiting for board results. Do you have an AFROTC scholarship right now or are you waiting for board results?

Anyone's children get notice of when their AFROTC flight training might start?

We alerted him to this question because a college kid doesn't think of these issues. He (a college senior, not a 2nd Lt) is going to talk to his commander to find out details while we are waiting to find out the answer to see if we need to add him to our coverage somehow, thus the collective use...