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Yeah, might be biased because I'm his Dad, but I'm proud of him.
Yeah, might be biased because I'm his Dad, but I'm proud of him.
I'll be interested in seeing how things work out with DS, as he's a 3AD. Already know that in terms of uniform and gear he's all squared away (good thing they gave him a locker at the armory so that he has room in his dorm closet for clothes). First FTX this weekend, will see what that was like in terms of 4YS, non-scholarship, non-contracted and the rest.
The one thing I do know is that DS is doing this because it's the college he wants to be at, both in terms of getting an education and being a cadet in their AROTC battalion, and after commissoning serving the U.S. in whatever capacity they ask him to. Yeah, might be biased because I'm his Dad, but I'm proud of him.
The Army ROTC has four ADMs plus Nursing:
1: Engineering
2: Hard Science and Math
3: Social Sciences, Finance
4: Humanities
My son has his AROTC application ready to go for the first board. He thinks he wants to get his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and specialize in Critical Care/Trauma. Where does the nursing field fit in the STEM? Is it completely separate?
The Army ROTC has four ADMs plus Nursing:
1: Engineering
2: Hard Science and Math
3: Social Sciences, Finance
4: Humanities
My son has his AROTC application ready to go for the first board. He thinks he wants to get his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and specialize in Critical Care/Trauma. Where does the nursing field fit in the STEM? Is it completely separate?
Bop28: Nursing is the higherst priority, higher than Engineering. This past Year Group 2011 hit its Nursing target for 2nd LT for the first time in years, actually about 30 over the target. Nursing is of the highest priority in Army, Navy and AF ROTC programs.
The private sector can secure non-US citizen nurses from the Philippines and other locations, but the military does not have that luxury... they have to really push to hit those targets.
Nursing is essentially taken out of the general OML and nurses compete in their own OML. In addition, nursing scholarships come out of a different $$$ pool then line cadets. As JCleppe previously said, I am a senior nursing cadet and would be happy to answer any AROTC nursing related questions you have.
Did my son apply for the wrong scholarship- 4yr AROTC-? When you say the Nursing Scholarships come from a different pool, are you referring to the last 2 yrs of school when he would be a Junior entering the nursing clinicals program? Or, is there actually an AROTC Nursing 4 yr scholarship?