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Hi! I am a current high school senior. I applied for an AFROTC scholarship this year and am still awaiting word-I will know this week. Does this affect my chance of receiving a scholarship?

This is the way I see it. Let me know what you think. Pros of VMI: All military school (better prepped for a military career and everyone is the same), know more people at VMI (4) Cons of VMI: Less quality education (Applied Mathematics instead of Engineering), militaristic (more strict, less...

I submitted my application on Jan the 9th and still awaiting word. I received a nom from my Rep and also one from my AJROTC instructor so I'm very hopeful. I should hear back about an AFROTC scholarship in the next to days as I'm looking at VMI and Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets as a plan B. I am...

I believe Nike now has a boot that fits with some military regulation manual.

Hi! Saw you were from VA like me and was wondering who you received your congressional nomination from. Thanks!

Awesome!! Thanks for the heads up!

Hi! Saw you were from VA like me and I was wondering where you got your congressional nom from. I'm still waiting to hear back.

Hey Sherriff I saw you on the USAFA 2025 list. I'm from VA too and still waiting on an appointment. Just wondering who you got your congressional nom from?

I submitted in January. Still waiting to hear back. It just depends on how competitive your application is.

I am still waiting to hear back from USAFA. Can anyone tell me how they find out whether they were appointed? I just want to ensure that I wasn't emailed or something and the email got sent to spam or such. If in the portal, does the candidate status change to "appointed"

Was he allowed to wear the chain during summer training?

I too applied to 3 SA, 4 nominating sources, only 2 colleges, two ROTC scholarships, and other scholarship sources. If you think you are someone who can handle attending a service academy, this should be a breeze.