Recent content by koko

I have a friend who met the minimum scores 23 ACT, but she was athletic (Capt. of softball, basketball, volleyball teams for two years), and commander of her JROTC unit. She got selected on the first board before I did for NROTC. I think if you do not have exceptional test scores, you can make...

Pima gave you some excellent pointers, the one question that caught me off-guard was the one about other service ROTC units and whether or not I've applied for others. Be ready to answer specifics concerning your physical conditioning. Be ready to answer questions of why you have not...

Received a NROTC scholly in January, did not hear from my recruiter until a week ago, when he asked could he come to awards day and presented the big check for 180k. It was cool, and half my class asked how could they have gotten one. I think ROTC scholly is a relative well kept secret. My...

NROTC....Univ. of Memphis (Hopefully we will win the National Championship) March Madness is the best.

Thanks for all the info, its good to know that there are other nurse option candidate. We definitely seem to be in the minority in most detachments. I cannot wait until my to go on a cruise.

ND88TN, You have helped tremendously. I want nothing worse than to be a Nurse, but was a little cloudy on how to balance college courses along with my Naval responsibilities. Just a few questions that you or some of your nurse options may answer. 1. When you say a few weeks on a ship...

I was looking at being a college programmer in the Air Force and was told by my JROTC instructor to go to the college of your choice and sign up for ROTC courses as an elective. You have to find oout what are the entry level courses for the branc of your choosing. To be safe, I would call the...

Thank you very much, this puts me at ease.

Just took my physical for NROTC scholarship and the examining doctor put down abnormal for ears. I am a female and only have one normal piercing in each ear. Is this something too worry about. I am just being a little jittery, but this is a life long dream. The doctor told me he checks that...

Well guys, I received the same message but I applied for Navy also and received a nursing scholarship. Which I am in the process of accepting. Did you apply for any other ROTC scholly? My father is retired AF and warned me that the AF was really looking for engineering types for the scholly...

I received a Navy ROTC scholarship with the nurse option. My recruiter told me that it's a little different from Marine and traditional Navy ROTC. He could not tell me any differences besides their are fewer Naval Science course to take. Are their any cadets out there to help explain the...

My name is Koko and I am a 18 year old senior from Tennessee and ready to begin my studies as a nurse.