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DS just notified he received Submariner selection. Very happy to be heading to Charleston upon graduation. His 1st choice was pilot but I guess the nukes wanted him more. Three of nine mids in his unit got subs. All with very high grades.

DS is getting closer to service select time and originally was going to put pilot as 1st choice. Now he is showing alot of interest in EOD. He has done very well in nrotc and will be competitive for the small number (18) EOD slots. My concern is how is the employment market post navy in this...

Its been quite the interesting 2 years around here. From turning down an appointment to the Naval Academy with a senatorial and congressional nomination to walking on as a college programmer to see if DS really did like the military and finally today recieving a 2 year scholarship. Maybe thats...

There will be zero 2 1/2 year scholarships for class of 2014- BUT- 175 2 year scholarships(up from 22). For class of 2015 there are 80/108 and class of 2016 80/121 3 year and 2 year scholarships. This info directly from the NSTC directives dated 12/23/2011. That certainly is odd with the...

DS is in 2nd semester and has applied for the 3 year scholarship but has heard they are almost non-existent for the upcommming year due to funding. If he doesn't get the scholarship he will continue the 2nd year as a college program NROTC. The question is- can he still get a comission if he...

DS is completing his 1st year as a college programmer NROTC at a top national university. He has applied for the scholarship for the remaining years but has been told there is very little money available for these. DS has the highest GPA in his unit and near the top with the PRT and a tier 2...

DS just started NROTC at a top national university and interested in becoming a pilot. After service assignment what is the sequence of events and what determines the type of aircraft he will be trained on. I have heard the SA grads do not have any advantage over NROTC - does that seem to be...

DS had an appointment to USNA but decided to go to a top public university in the NROTC. How much harder will it be to get one of the top service assignments to say aviation or SEALS from a top public school. I have heard after a year or two the two paths get close. Is that the consensus?

Just wondering if grades are on a bell curve or if you know the material you get what you deserve. What is considered an average GPA versus say a top 10%? I know this may be early, but what the he--.

When courses are validated by AP scores or validation tests, are credit hours given towards graduation or are you just able to start at a more advanced class. If the courses count towards graduation, is there any credit limit?

My son recently recieved his LOA and of course is elated. For my information-what is the approximate retention rate of officers from the academy after 5 years (minimal commitment) and what percent might be able to go at least 20 years.