Recent content by GrilledCheese94

Each commissioning program has independent waiver granting authority. One program may request information that another doesn't based upon their interest in pursuing a waiver. The nice thing is that once you provide AMI or complete an outside consultation, that information is shared between the...

I have a friend who's DD did a year at Mass Maritime as a volleyball player self-prepping for USCGA. She's currently finishing Swab Year and did extremely well at USCGA.

Norwich is phenomenal with additional ROTC aid for room and board as well as traditional academic merit scholarships. Their NROTC Unit is top notch, too. Company mate of mine from USNA retired last summer, his last assignment was PNS. One of the few NROTC Units where the PNS is a USMC Colonel...

Son had a same day decision on his request to transfer NROTC Scholarship schools. He emailed it and sent it overnight as well just to be on the safe side.

My USNA class was tarnished by the EE (electrical engineering) cheating scandal. I think about it every single time I read another SA cheating episode. We will never have that monkey off of our collective backs.

1) AzCanidate/DD/Nov30,2023/Accepted/AZ-Con/Direct Appointment/recruited for soccer 2) C17Chaggy/DS/Dec2,2023/Accepted/DE/Direct Appointment 3) Eaglehurst/DS/Dec27,2023/Declined/OH/Direct Appointment 4) BearlyMilitary/DS/Dec31,2023/Accepted/SC-Rep/Direct Appointment 5)...

The NETFOCUS Help Desk is (833)637-3669. If they call back, the number should be a Pensacola FL number. I’m a semi-paranoid planner…lol…I want make sure nothing falls through the cracks! Son requested to move his scholarship and wanted to verify that what they emailed us was in fact approved...

Son finally got his NETFOCUS issue resolved. It was a transposed digit in his SSN. IT tech in Pensacola had it sorted out in less than a minute via telephone call. Hardest part was navigating the phone options when he called the help desk. On to NSI Iteration 2 😎

Congratulations, Shipmate! I was you back in ‘89. Best phone call I ever got in the duty hut. Never forget where you came from and always take care of your Sailors! Best of luck to you as you begin the next step in your journey. Semper Fidelis & Beat Army!

Son isn’t holding his breath. He committed to Harvard & his NROTC Scholarship has been moved. Attended their accepted student program last weekend.

Son hasn’t seen the NSI Visitor Access Form for 2024 posted yet on the NROTC Homepage.

My single culinary specialty! I am the Grilled Cheese Master according to my son who gave me that nickname a long time ago.

I’m a lazy MIDN at heart, I simply chose my class crest. Actually, I chose my class crest because that’s how we visually identify ourselves to each other.

Disregard this post, we found our answer. Sorry for the confusion.

I’ll offer a little about how our son approached the college, SA, & ROTC process. The framework was constructed based on our experience as parents who had a non-traditional path to earning our college degrees. For context, both my wife & I are first generation college graduates from blue...