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    I can't see myself in a sub.

    I believe that's exactly what happened. The kids who put subs as their #5 choice still "chose" to be considered for subs even if they really did not want to. The 1/C who didn't put subs or nuc SWO anywhere on their sheet remained safe from the sub draft
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    I can't see myself in a sub.

    My NROTC unit just had a big sub draft this year. Only 2 people wanted it and I think 7 total 1/C were told that the needs of the Navy overruled their preference... So to answer your question, the sub draft does still exist today!
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    Sea Trials for Rising 1/C?

    Hi all, I was supposed to go to Sea Trials last summer as a rising 2/C, but that was obviously canceled. Will my class have to go this summer to make up for it? I know most other cruises are not going to be made up (CORTRAMID & NSI), so I'm wondering if Sea Trials is the same. Thanks for the intel!
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    Grad School after NROTC

    I’ve been looking at trying to go to grad school right after I graduate NROTC with my B.A.. I would prefer going straight to grad school over waiting for my shore tour in a few years. I’ve heard of other newly commissioned Ensigns doing this, and there have been at least a few from my unit...
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    NSI Fitness

    Most likely lots of personalized attention from the Midshipmen Instructors. Do yourself a huge favor and shoot to get below a 13:15. It’ll make your life a whole lot easier if you can get an 11:30, but with 3 weeks left that might not be doable. I think the reason for the cutoff is that most...
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    New Student Indoctrination (Summer 2019)

    The graduation was nothing special. Just a bunch of hurry up and wait and eventually a handshake from the Admiral. To all the parents, unless you are driving to pick your kid up from Great Lakes, don’t waste the time or money
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    NROTC Indoc Question

    I got told by some of the Midshipmen Instructors who were Marine Options that it was supposed to imitate and be on caliber with OCS and Plebe Summer. Just through observation, it seemed to me that the PT we were doing was harder than what the enlisted were doing in boot camp
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    NROTC Indoc Question

    No, we all do the exact PT. Females are held to the male standards and Navy are held to the same standards as Marines. The only time PT is different is when you’re taking the PFA
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    NROTC Indoc Question

    You will do much worse than expected your first day. No sleep, lots of nerves, no time to warm up. You might not even pass the standard. That happened last year to quite a lot of midshipmen. But fear not, you only have to pass it by the end of Indoc (that was the case last year). And after just...
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    Was Awarded 4 year, Cannot Start at Accepted College Until Spring

    Tell your admissions department that you received a scholarship and they might be able to make something happen. I was in the exact same situation but I contacted admissions and I got in for the fall semester. The same thing happened to about 10 or 11 midshipman and cadets at my school
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    Can you get into the military with Hoshimotos disease?

    I was taking both Synthroid and Methimazole and after about 8 months I was able to ween off both. 3 years later my labs are still normal
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    Anyone hear of NROTC summer cruise dates yet? I know its early!

    Here are the official dates for 2019 summer training Phase 0: 02 May – 24 May Phase 0 USNA: 10 May-24 May Phase 1: 28 May - 21June Phase 2: 24 June - 19 July Phase 3: 22 July - 14 August CORTRAMID West: 22 May – 22 June (Staff 14 May/19 May) CORTRAMID East: 10 July – 10 August...
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    Project Go and Summer Training

    I’m applying for a Project Go Scholarship to study abroad for 8 weeks but I was curious about how it works with summer training. I’m a 4/C NROTC midshipman and supposed to go to CORTRAMID for 4 weeks at the end of May, do any of you know how it all fits into one summer?
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    Can't Stop Thinking About USNA

    Thanks for your advice, I think I’m going to go for it and see what happens. Looks like I’ve got a lot of essays to write this weekend!
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    Can't Stop Thinking About USNA

    I'm currently a 4/C NROTC Midshipman on scholarship but I can't stop wondering on whether I should reapply to USNA. On one hand, I like the freedoms that I have as a half-normal college student, but I really don't mind the NROTC commitments. I was dead set on USNA for a number of years and it...
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