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Very well said! I'm sharing all of this with my DS.....

Oh wow, very interesting, I'll have to mention EDO to my DS, that sounds great. Thanks to both of you for this very useful information!

Capt MJ, thank you so much, that is very very helpful, exactly the information I was looking for. My DS is having a difficult time deciding what he thinks will fit best. I sort of feel like there is no right answer for him, or no wrong one, I think both seem like great opportunities. I wish he...

Hi there. I was wondering if anyone can elaborate on the pros and cons of Commissioning into Subs vs NR. I'm asking because my DS just got upscreened for NR and has an interview scheduled for late November. (He was previously upscreened for subs, but held off on signing up for the interview...

CSMAX I'm so sorry I'm only seeing this now, if you'd still like to talk can you send me a private message (pm)?

His name was Dr. Maggio at Renewal Dermatology. They have an office in Reston, VA, and Gainesville, VA. Definitely worth the trip from Baltimore. You can ask him to write a letter that you can submit to DODMERB, recommending that you be given a medical waiver -- assuming he agrees that you...

I did a Google search for "dermatologist" and "military" or "Army" or "Navy" or "Air Force." It was pretty easy to find a dermatologist who had spent the first part of his career as an Army dermatologist. Luckily, he was located very near our home town in Reston, Virginia. So try doing some...

I think the Mullen post is old, AROTCDAD said he wrote it in 2008. . Not sure he is at DODMERB anymore, though I really don't know.

Just to close the loop on this older post -- my DS FINALLY received a medical waiver from Army ROTC for his mild eczema on June 29th -- took the Army a lot longer to give him the same waiver than the Navy or Air Force. HUGE relief!!

So my DS FINALLY received his medical waiver from Army ROTC for his mild eczema (he received it on June 29th). HUGE relief!!

Thanks, makes sense. (Didn't realize his post was that old!)

Question about what you say re: AROTC -- that applicants to AROTC (but not NROTC and AFROTC) need to write a letter specifically requesting a waiver -- are you sure that is correct? I ask because My DS got a DQ letter from DODMERB for his AROTC 4-year national scholarship (for mild eczema), and...

My DS also has an AROTC 4 year scholarship @ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology! We're almost 100% sure that is where he'll go. (He also has a 4-year NROTC scholarship to RPI, but he's leaning heavily to Rose-Hulman with AROTC.)

Very helpful, thanks.

Very good to know, especially since AROTC (and AFROTC and NROTC) seem to favor STEM degrees -- good to know that the skills will be utilized, at least to some extent. A big part of what attracted both my DS's to ROTC is that they were/are both very involved in robotics and took a heavy STEM...