Recent content by Overwhelmed

Get a large calendar or white board and write down the deadlines for every SA/ROTC application. Write down what's required for each of them and check off each task once complete. Place it in a location where you see it everyday.

DS had a very similar experience with asthma. We decided to be proactive and found a pulmonologist who was able to perform the MCCT. He passed with no issues and the pulmonologist wrote a letter stating that he no longer had asthma. USNA and AROTC gave him a waiver. USAFA, USMA, and AFROTC...

I sent you a PM Cuz.

This really just boils down to the age old question of ROTC vs. SA. It doesn't matter where you attend college. You need to decide how important a regular college experience is. Is more military worth giving up that experience? For some it is, for others it isn't.

My son struggled with the same situation 4 years ago. He didn't realize he picked the best decision for him, Ivy ROTC, until he spent a few weeks at West Point training with their cadets and comparing experiences. Ivy ROTC units are typically small. At my son's university, Army, Air Force...

DS and his battalion went to Normandy for spring break to study the D-Day invasion. They were able to watch their team win from a restaurant in Paris!

Geez, I didn't realize ROTC cadets qualified. Especially since DS didn't have PX privileges when he wanted to purchase a computer.

Just remember these schools count your scholarship against your financial aid package.

This past summer I spoke with the local Army recruiter at our county fair. He said 11 of his 12 recruits were rejected for one reason or another.

Project Go isn't offered after commissioning while Sapper school still is.

You can go to Sapper after you commission but you only have the opportunity for Project Go as a cadet.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, my son's AROTC unit hosted a branching ceremony for their 7 seniors. It was a great event attended by family and friends. He is branching Engineers with an Infantry detail his #1 choice.

I don't remember the exact circumstances. The economy collapsed and he didn't want to be a landlord thousands of miles away. He probably couldn't get enough rent to pay his mortgage either. He bought the house towards the top of the market. It all worked out in the end. He retired as an...

He tried to delay his reassignment until his house was sold.

My buddy bought a house in Annapolis when he was stationed in the area. Everything was fine until he was reassigned to Italy in 2008. The housing market collapsed and he couldn't sell his house for what he owed. He ended up doing a short-sale which destroyed his credit. The Navy didn't care...