NROTC under waiver review

[Tx5Smith]

My son was award the 4 year national scholarship on January 16, 2024. He has been under waiver review for awhile now and I am wondering if he will be able to attend NSI this summer if the status doesn't change soon.

If the waiver makes it so he cannot attend NSI, will that void his scholarship?

 

[Ihavenoidea]

My son was award the 4 year national scholarship on January 16, 2024. He has been under waiver review for awhile now and I am wondering if he will be able to attend NSI this summer if the status doesn't change soon.

If the waiver makes it so he cannot attend NSI, will that void his scholarship?

He can check with his unit to confirm, but I am pretty sure he can just complete a "physical" for NSI to attend. It is like a more indepth sport physical with medical history and then a doctor visit. My DS did it last year for NSI as he was a CPer. The waiver does not need to be granted for NSI as long as it is not related to a injury. If he had some recent injury that would not let him go to NSI as a example. He also has almost two months until the first NSI interation. He has some time to get the waiver.

Not completing NSI will void a scholarship, but I don't see him not being able to go.

 

[Impulsive]

If he cannot go as a "Scholarship Recipient", I believe the decision rests with his PMS as it will likely be on a space available basis. The fully qualified scholarship entrants get first shot, any vacancies can be filled by Programmers (non-scholarship midn). Unless it has changed in the past three years NSI is NOT mandatory for participation, they can sometimes do the "indoc" at the Unit. Or at least they used to be able to. Check with your unit.

 

[Ihavenoidea]

If he cannot go as a "Scholarship Recipient", I believe the decision rests with his PMS as it will likely be on a space available basis. The fully qualified scholarship entrants get first shot, any vacancies can be filled by Programmers (non-scholarship midn). Unless it has changed in the past three years NSI is NOT mandatory for participation, they can sometimes do the "indoc" at the Unit. Or at least they used to be able to. Check with your unit.

OP's DS has already been awarded a scholarship though. Yes he is waiting for a waiver, but I have read stories on here of Mids attending NSI even while waiting on a waiver.

NSI is mandatory now before a scholarship can be activated. No NSI, no scholarship since last year.

 

[Impulsive]

OP's DS has already been awarded a scholarship though. Yes he is waiting for a waiver, but I have read stories on here of Mids attending NSI even while waiting on a waiver.

NSI is mandatory now before a scholarship can be activated. No NSI, no scholarship since last year.

NSI has been mandatory for scholarship activation I think since 2022? But it is not mandatory for participation in NROTC that I have heard, a Unit can do the Indoc. But you are correct, no scholarship until an entrant is fully qualified, physically, academically, and medically. But there is a non-scholarship route that still leads to Commission. I have not heard that NSI is "required" to Commission, just to activate a "National" scholarship. One may be able to get a two or three year "Sideload" from his unit upon getting a waiver?

 

[Ihavenoidea]

NSI has been mandatory for scholarship activation I think since 2022? But it is not mandatory for participation in NROTC that I have heard, a Unit can do the Indoc. But you are correct, no scholarship until an entrant is fully qualified, physically, academically, and medically. But there is a non-scholarship route that still leads to Commission. I have not heard that NSI is "required" to Commission, just to activate a "National" scholarship. One may be able to get a two or three year "Sideload" from his unit upon getting a waiver?

Mids who get side loads have to go to NSI also. It doesn't have to be just a "national" scholarship. Now I am not sure about advanced standing having to do NSI or not. I'm sure a waiver to avoid NSI is possible, but I beleive the Navy wants all NROTC Mids to get through NSI before commission. Is it specifically "required" in writing? I don't know for sure, but if it is required for a scholarship. It sounds like it is pretty close.