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    NROTC Board dates

    A and B Boards I only listed the C Board etc because the first two boards have already occured. A prior poster is right - you need to give it two weeks AFTER the board meets to hear anything officially (although there have been some postings that indicate that NROTC battalion reps have been...
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    Geting Started- NROTC

    Being properly chastized, I have the following suggestions: 1. Do NOT rush your essays in your NROTC application - whether it is submitted this week or next, you have many boards in the future to consider your app (I put the list of boards on another thread yesterday - only two have already...
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    Geting Started- NROTC

    Doing one's homework I have resisted responding like this on several occasions before, but whether it is that I had a difficult job at work or whatever, I can no longer resist responding to inquiries like this one where a high school senior - despite the wealth of information available on the...
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    NROTC Board dates

    NROTC Boards are scheduled as follows: FY09C 10/14/09 D 11/3 E 11/17 F 12/8 G 1/12/2010 H 1/26 I 2/9 J 3/2 K 3/16 L 4/6-2010 And that's all she wrote!
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    Room and Board

    Elgible? or it it a lock In looking at some of the websites, they hedge the R&B as "those with ROTC scholarships are eligible for R&B" rather than stating that they "will receive" R&B scholarships. Are their schools (not based on major, like GWU) which award R&B scholarships to SOME but not...
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    ROTC give boost in College Acceptance?

    Yes, no, maybe I think the previous poster stated it correctly - it depends upon the school. When my daughter and I visited several NROTC battalions this summer, the rep stated at one that they had a "connection" at the Admissions Office and that they formally gave them a list of those with...
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    Multiple ROTCs apps - how viewed?

    Just a question. In filling out her NROTC app, D saw the question re: Are you applying to the academies and other branch ROTCs? Although I understand the academy question, the other makes me uneasy. If an applicant were to indicate that he/she is applying to more than one branch (say NROTC...
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    Room and Board

    It depends The answer is NOT an unqualified "Yes." Some schools make you decide which scholarship you want to accept (see, e.g., Tulane). Some make it clear that it is applicable to R&B while others restrict the application to tuition/fees only. The best answer is to contact the school after...
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    Question about addressing rank

    1. There are actually several good handbooks at various NROTC sites (which is what my D is interested in) which address "customs and courtesies" and which the new mids are required to know/memorize during their week-long indoctrination. I would assume the other branches have similar guides...
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    NROTC increase in minimum service requirement- 5 years active duty

    It does not apply to your child. The new Order is applicable to those who are ENTERING college in 8/10, not those who are already in college on NROTC scholarships but who will sign the letter of commitment after their first summer cruise upon returning to school as sophs. The date of...
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    NROTC increase in minimum service requirement- 5 years active duty

    A crock is not a ship even though they both displace water The news release states: "This brings the (NROTC) program in line with the Naval Academy, so everyone has to stay (on active duty) the same amount of time," said Cathy Kempf, a former Navy commander who now heads the selection and...
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    NROTC increase in minimum service requirement- 5 years active duty

    Another issue In addition to the six issues previous cited which makes this order a poor one, there are two more: 7. Starting in September and for the following four years (taking into account five year Engineering students), there will be battalion members shoulder-to-shoulder with...
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    NROTC increase in minimum service requirement- 5 years active duty

    Shortsighted change Unlike the previous poster, I think that this is a very shortsighted and inconsistent change which is being implemented because the Navy can. My conclusion is based upon: 1. While it is true that some of the schools' tuitions are pricey, others are not (just price...
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    NROTC Board dates

    One can find the dates of previous year scholarship Boards, but despite a diligent search I have been unable to find the 2009-10 Boards. Elsewhere it has been stated that one's package needs to be complete about two weeks before the Board convenes; that being said, does anyone know the dates of...
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    ROTC vs PLC

    Ask the Battalion Commander When my daughter and I met with three different NROTC units this summer, they were very forthcoming about the MOSs that their grads were being placed in. Every one stated (admittedly talking about Navy option mids) that if one wanted aviation and was physically...
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