Recent content by eljay60

What makes you think you would be in charge of an infantry platoon? There are platoons of tank mechanics, cryptographers and cooks. If you like ROTC and the Army isn't flipping the tuition bill, use another year to decide, stay in your ROTC class, and see if your opinion changes. You are...

No clue as to the NROTC, but AFROTC is given to you and is not connected with any school. You can use it at a college you listed on your application or at a cross-town community college in Hawaii. I'm surprised ChemE isn't considered a Tech scholarship in AFROTC - contact the recruiting...

We live in a rural area; for NROTC a petty officer came up from downstate and gave the PFT, then he was interviewed in his workout clothes via Skype on the petty officer's phone. This was not for the Marines. The new thing in interviews is to ask for examples - so if your child says they are...

Hi - tried to PM you but you don't have enough messages. You might not want to identify your detachment - people try to stay anonymous on the board, and depending on the size of the detachment it makes you easy to identify.

If you can I'd apply for both: 1.) Either way you end up an active duty Naval officer. Whether you will be working as a Chemical Engineer for the Navy depends on the needs of the service. I'm not sure what the knowledge turnover is in chemical engineering, but will anything you learned in your...

I would be surprised if any service would waiver a current asthma diagnosis. I was told they became more stringent during the first Gulf war, when people who had no symptoms since childhood had debilitating flare-ups in the Kuwaiti desert from the dust and unfamiliar allergens. It's hard to...

There is a regulation for this - my kid is in the process of doing it. Be transparent with both detachments; you need permission and a recommendation from the losing unit to do this, and permission and acceptance from the CO of the receiving unit. Also, you need your new school to confirm you...

You need to read, period. I'm not talking about study related, or AR reading, or any assigned reading whatsoever. Read novels, short stories, biographies, whatever floats your boat (or flies your plane, in this case). Read the Player's handbook for Dungeons and Dragons or Rommel's...

I'm not sure if they can have their own requirements, but when DS interviewed with the AROTC, they had him redo the PFT at that time (he had already taken it before he arrived). Seniors are allowed 'college days' to research campuses - we took his interview day as one of those.

In my son's school the office sent me (computer generated) bills but when I called I was told to ignore them. Eventually the cadre sent a list to the registrar and the scholarship was applied. However, check with your college!! Only the registrar's office at your college can tell you the...

I think they are using the wikipedia definition: "A lock of hair is a piece or pieces of hair that has been cut from, or remains singly on, a human head, most commonly bunched or tied together in some way. " So it is just regulations regarding braids and ponytails. For thick, straight hair, a...

So I wonder if they'll let guys have a small ponytail? Historical precedent says yes....

Yep, people are more likely to pay for your meal when you aren't near a base - because it isn't a daily occurrence to see the uniform. As a reservist I had people pay for cinnamon twists for our table at Taco Bell; 10 bucks of gas in my car; and on one memorable occasion, our entire table's...

Does anyone know if a 4 year ROTC recipient decides to enlist after Freshman year and not continue college, are they eligible to earn the GI Bill? I know if they fail to meet the conditions of the ROTC contract they are not, but if they did meet the conditions Freshman year but decide to delay...

If your hair is straight, look at a layered pixie cut with long sideburns. The length in front helps you get used to the lack of hair behind. Something like this worked for me.