Navybrat98
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I have had all of my components to the NROTC application submitted except for the interview. Can I be reviewed by the board or do I need this submitted first?
DS was never interviewed by an officer for NROTC, done by CPO.
Sometimes they get bogged down scheduling the officer interview, especially this close to the deadline.
If you are also an USNA candidate, ask if they will allow your BGO to submit the NROTC interview.
(This will take some convincing and coordinating on your part, but it worked for my DS who is now 4-yr NROTC scholarship MIDN).
This statement is not accurate. Sorry.This is not recommended, unless your BGO is an active duty Navy or Marine officer, as they are the only individuals who are authorized to conduct the interviews.
This statement is not accurate. Sorry.
I wonder if this has been enforced more recently? Both my DD and DS interviewed with an NCO (fall 2013 and fall 2014), and both were awarded the NROTC scholarship.This is totally not allowed by the framework of the interview requirements, as it is an "officer" interview. Your son would have been completely justified in requesting to reschedule the interview when an officer was available, or even reaching out to an NROTC unit to request scheduling one. Seeing "Chief So and So" at the top of the interview form would be a red flag for the scholarship board members.
It may be in black and white. But my DS was faced with a similar situation, and asked if he could substitute his BGO interview, and he was told yes. So he did. And was awarded the scholarship. No believing required. Sometimes the candidate is served best by asking for an exception to the rule.Well, Naval Service Training Command and Officer Development would disagree with you. It's on paper in black and white. But feel free to go on believing what you'd like.
I've been an NROTC instructor for the past two years. During that time I've conducted over 40 officer interviews and submitted dozens of applicants for NROTC scholarships.
Have CPOs done interviews on rare occasions and then gotten their LT to submit it for them? Yep, it's happened. It's definitely not supposed to.
To the aspiring students out there, the NROTC officer interview is with an officer, preferably an NROTC staff officer. This is what the program, the scholarship board members, and the Admiral himself are expecting and requiring.
I wonder if this has been enforced more recently? Both my DD and DS interviewed with an NCO (fall 2013 and fall 2014), and both were awarded the NROTC scholarship.
I wonder if this has been enforced more recently? Both my DD and DS interviewed with an NCO (fall 2013 and fall 2014), and both were awarded the NROTC scholarship.
Navynola, totally agree interview should have been done by an officer instead of an NCO. Unfortunately there are probably only 10 naval officers in all of Colorado at any given time. The whole NROTC application process was a CF from the get go from a local personal standpoint. All ended well for DS.