For those of you in the know - what is the difference between a student leaving NROTC as a 'Drop on Request' or being disenrolled by the NROTC unit during a student's freshman year? Are there financial implications of one over the other? Thanks!
Not necessarily. It is going to depend on the reason for the separation. This applies to SA's as well.Financial implication aside, if the student ever wants to join the Navy as an officer in the future he should definitely choose to "drop on request" to keep that option available.
True. However, if given a choice, then "drop on request" would usually be preferable.It is going to depend on the reason for the separation.
Is this an assumption or do you know this from personal experience?True. However, if given a choice, then "drop on request" would usually be preferable.
I did say definitely and that is what I meant. If the student ever wants to join the Navy as an officer in the future he should definitely choose to "drop on request" to keep that option available. Notice I also said choose? While it may be possible to be disenrolled from ROTC and still become an officer, the circumstances that would allow that to happen are limited and would IMHO require a much more involved explanation than voluntarily choosing to "drop on request".Not to nitpick but you didn't say preferable, in your above post. You said "definitely".
As I understand it, she did not go back to ROTC as a non-scholarship mid. She instead managed to improve her grades (perhaps without the time demands of NROTC) and then applied for a Navy commission after graduating.Q - did she go back to ROTC as a non-scholarship mid or commission through OCS?