+1 kinnem.
NROTC is not like AFROTC and AROTC where the publish their dates. NROTC holds those dates close to their vest.
~ It actually makes sense why they keep it silent. ROTC scholarship boards are composed of AD Officers.
NROTC again is not like AFROTC and AROTC because they meet much more frequently than their sister services. The other 2 meet only @4 times, whereas, NROTC meets probably 3x as much. Now that being said, even though they meet more frequently, it also may be that since they meet more frequently their scholarship drops are more like a drip.
~ It is a First In First Out (FIFO) aspect, but you maybe sent to a reboard because in the beginning they want to see a bigger pool before they commit the scholarship. Whereas, for the other 2 their 1st board is a larger pool to start with for them to get a picture of the candidates for that year group.
~~ I don't know how many days NROTC boards convene, but AFROTC is @ 4 days. If they only convene for 1 day every 2-3 weeks, and they do FIFO, than it could be several boards before you are up to bat from a queue perspective.
The thing you will find is that this forum usually lights up like a xmas tree the minute the 1st poster finds out that they received a scholarship. I would say don't look for any answer until Oct., and that is if you are lucky enough to receive one from one of the 1st boards.
~ This is also true for AROTC and AFROTC candidates.
If you start to get antsy, resist the temptation to start a thread "Has anyone heard yet from NROTC scholarship?"
~ See above statements. Starting a thread like that usually answers with a lot of NOPE answers and many rumors of : well, so and so told me that they met X date and we should hear by Y date. In turn one of two things happen. That date comes and goes and still nothing, which will in turn revive the thread. Or two: that date comes and the forum lights up like a xmas tree. Hence, see the above statement regarding that you will know very quickly.
Best of luck, and my best advice for any NROTC candidate is to make sure you look at your college choice list. You don't want it to be all reaches. Also if you have a powerhouse on that list beware they fill up quickly. Powerhouse means to me a college like Notre Dame, where they have a reputation for being an amazing college and great ROTC programs.
~ Nobody flame me on picking Notre Dame, I know there are many colleges that have amazing NROTC programs, such as USC where kinnems DS attended.