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And even things on the prohibited list are cadre dependent. I brought allergy meds, dayquil, advil,, all in sealed packages and was allowed to keep them.

There is a list of prohibited items... hair dryers, food, nonprescript meds, dietary supplements, etc. Other than that, there is not a "no more and no less" rule. I took 20 tan t's, 20 pairs of socks, and extra stuff I thought I would need to LDAC, and I'm glad I took what I did (they lost a LOT...

A big difference between Basic Training and LTC at Knox and LDAC was the Basic/LTC cadets go back to the barracks at night. The first few regiments at LDAC spent 21 days living outdoors, both day and night. I went first regt. and we were allowed and 'highly encouraged' to go out and PT on our...

two 6bde schools got orders today for all AD

At least for 6th BDE. Good luck!

also, not sure if this is true for any other brigade, but 6th bde has their competition on January. Much longer training periods than the past, when the competition was in October or November for us.

Honestly, it might be best to consider your end goal here. If your ultimate goal is to get a Navy scholarship while in school and commission as a naval officer, there are some schools that are easier to get scholarships at. Searching for the absolute top ROTC program will often make earning that...

Gotcha. I'm having trouble accessing my AKO email.

@medic25, did you get an email through AKO?

Woooops, didn't read the reserve part. Apologies :)

Just keep in mind that now Army ROTC is taking into account major more than ever before-- When it comes time for them to decide where to put you in the army when you commission, they'll put all cadets competing on a list based on several factors (GPA, PT score, test scores, etc). The list will...

@ConsulSeneca , you really need to shoot for the absolute best you can. Every cadet I know who got MI without branch detail had a 3.65 or better GPA, 300 APFT, E at LDAC, DMG, and very involved in their ROTC program as well as extracurriculars. The three people from my LDAC platoon who received...

I'm honestly just not sure what the ROTC policies are supposed to be on this.... can an Army cadet wear his or her uniform to a fraternity formal event? A cadet wore his to another university's formal event, and it just seems a little ridiculous...

CCIMS goes down all the time... it's a thoroughly useless system.

USN16x, you (or your son/daughter) will still be paid even though it's under 3o days. Summer training cadets (formerly LDAC) were always paid, even though training was 28 days. It's not a whole ton of money, but certainly nice to come back to a non-empty bank account. As for travel, the army...