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    Dealing With SA Regret

    I see it a lot in the posts on this site, and I can say that I have been there myself... "I regret not going to a service academy". I spent most of high school a good application. I about as close to an appointment as you can get, the letter was sitting on the liaison officer's desk in...
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    Exactly how does a college freshman apply for an Army ROTC 3 year scholarship?

    From what I know from helping underclassmen apply for scholarships. - You can only apply for national scholarships (3-4 years to top five schools of choice) during high school. - Once in college, the equivalent scholarship option is to apply for a campus-based scholarship (2-3 years), which...
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    Civilian Internships While in AFROTC?

    I am a junior civil engineering student in AROTC. I have had an internship at the Army Corps of Engineers for a little over a year now. I know that isn't the branch you will commission into, but my USACE district actually does more work on Air Force installations than Army posts. Most of the...
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    AROTC Summer Camp Options

    Sorry for replying so late, I do not check this website often. There is a Corps of Engineers district office in the city that I go to school at (it's actually only a couple blocks from my host school for ROTC). I applied for the Pathways Internship, which is open to any sophomore-senior civilian...
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    AROTC Summer Camp Options

    As many have heard, the AROTC accessions process if changing... again. I am currently an MS3 (Class of 2021) that is going to Advanced Camp this coming summer, but will be accessing with the MS2 (Class of 2022) because my engineering degree will take an extra semester to complete. My goal is to...
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    AROTC Commissioning Options

    I am going to be a MS3 in AROTC. In a year from now, I will be at summer training deciding which direction I want to go after commissioning. My scholarship offers a lot of options. I can choose Active Duty, Reserves, or National Guard. I understand there are a lot of factors that play into OML...
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    2nd try after 3 years?

    I was trying to keep my message short, but I realize that it sounds disrespectful the way that I phrased the part about the disagreements I have had with my cadre. The "disagreements" have been discussed have all been handled respectfully, but not to the outcome that they should have. I realize...
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    2nd try after 3 years?

    Hey everyone! Here's a quick background of what has happened since the last time I applied during senior year... I attended a community college during my first semester. I ran D1 jr. college cross country, began studying civil engineering, and began training at an AROTC program 30 minutes away...
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    AROTC vs. Academies

    I posted about this same dilemma about a year ago, and I have to start with a summary before I get down to the questions. Attending any of the academies was the only thing that I wanted to do the entirety of high school. I had a very competitive application built up, but ended up moving high...
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    Boots to Ruck

    Hello all, I'm a AROTC MS2. Last year I purchased some off-brand combat boots at my local outdoors store. They were actually pretty great, but my battalion does a lot of rucking and they fell apart in less than a year. Since there is no-where near me that I can purchase a new pair, I have to...
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    Military Discipline at USNA

    @TerragTheGreat I have the same question. Not that I expected AROTC to be very strict, but I still wish there was more discipline. Discipline is definitely a reason why I like the academies and am considering reapplying.
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    ROTC and sports - Big man

    I started off my freshman year running cross country at the jr. college level (believe it or not, it is the same time commitment as the top 4-year running programs). I also started AROTC right away in the fall (non-scholarship). My cadre told me I was required to come to lab, class, and as many...
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    AROTC (3-year) or service academy

    So I guess I am just now figuring out that room/board is decided by the individual AROTC programs, but mine is a relatively small program. I am guessing that they just include it for the majority because they can afford to. Since the first day I discussed my scholarship, I had been told I was...
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    AROTC (3-year) or service academy

    For my 2022 application, I was only applying to USMA and since I am in AROTC, they were helping me to submit my application because I needed instructor recommendations and the CFA. They didn't want to submit my scholarship if there was a chance I would decline because someone else from my class...
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    NASS Advice

    NASS was one of my favorite things I did during my high school summers. There were so many great candidates there, so you learn what it takes to be truly competitive. You take the CFA the day after you arrive, so you are still fresh. As soon as it is over, you get so overwhelmed by all the...
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