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Vegas casinos have used hair testing as part of pre-employment screening for years.

At Norwich there is a tradition to creating "Rookie stoves". Basically a homemade holder so you can use your iron as a hot plate. Whole world of possibilities. The "Rookie fridge" is your subzero Vermont windowsill

There are bonus academic points for difficult majors but not for individual schools.

Just found out Norwich will allow those sophomores pursuing ROTC scholarships to remain on campus along with the contracted Cadets

I have to wonder what this does to sophomore Cadets pursuing an on campus scholarship or contract. That scenario has proved to be a successful plan B for those that maybe did not have the GPA or SAT required to be awarded a national scholarship. Many 2.5 year on campus scholarships are awarded...

Not sure you can accept a place in an ROTC program without taking the money. I know you can be offered a contract with no scholarship. I have never heard of anyone not taking the money offered ( and still enrolling in the program). Anyone?

Most merit awards contain fine print regarding other scholarships and their impact. Say you receive 50% scholarship for tuition and fees from the school. Then you receive a ROTC scholarship for 100% tuition and fees. The school will know (they get paid directly by Cadet Command). They will keep...

It is more like 20/80. Roughly 2500 students total Each Corps class is roughly 500 2000 in the Corps, 500 civilian, roughly

my son's Norwich health services fee was paid as part of his AROTC The fee is to cover on campus infirmary and is not medical insurance per se. he waived the school policy as he was covered on my plan.

At Norwich, members of the Corps live on campus all for years, not sure what you mean.

https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/cuomo-travelers-to-face-random-checks-to-ensure-quarantining/

My 2nd Lt. son's 529 in now a log cabin in the woods. The amounts allowable for withdrawal are equal to box 5 on the 1098-Q. We simply withdrew less than that amount each year until we used it all up. So far, no IRS notice saying we did it wrong.

Very common waiver. My son got one, he had surgery to repair a torn labrum. Wait for DoDMERB to ask for specific information. Only send what they ask for.

When I was in the Navy we called them... Wait, perhaps we have all been duped. Perhaps there is a vast conspiracy to shame service members into keeping their hands out of their pockets, and at the same time cast some shade on the other services. How could we have fallen for that for so long?

*for Air Force. And how do you throw a chair with your hands in your pockets?