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Some colleges/universities give you a merit scholarship if you get a 4-yr scholarship. My son received the Navy 4-yr scholarship and applied to several coll/univ in Florida. The University of Jacksonville and University of Tampa will give ALL 4-yr scholarship winners free housing and meal...

My son applied to several NROTC colleges/universities in Florida. He wanted to be a drivable distance away from home. We also looked at the colleges/universities that gave partial/full housing and meals. When the family does not have any college expenses, that is a massive relief. He...

There are religious services for the NSI mids. Have your mid get with the Chaplain to see if they can baptize.

If you retake your SAT and only improve 10 points, I would suggest hiring a "professional" SAT Tutor. That is the one thing I regret not doing for my son. He kept getting the same score even though he studied a lot. Several of his friends hired tutors and improved their scores by over 50...

USF is a great choice. The ROTC building is impressive. Most of the ROTC students (all branches) live in Maple Hall. It is walking distance from the ROTC building. If you do get accepted to USF and choose to go there, get with the Battalion on how to best use the scholarship, Bright Futures...

My son is in NROTC at Univ of Tampa (UT), which is a crosstown of Univ of South Florida (USF). He was awarded the 4yr scholarship to USF, but he did not get accepted to USF Tampa. USF accepted him to the St Petersburg campus. That would not work for him to commute multiple times each week to...

There are several ways to improve the run/PFT. Having done dozens during my 20 years in the USMC, I recommend wathing this video. Very simle and effective.

Tom Cruise with a LOT of duct-tape, sounds like a box office blockbuster

You will get yelled at. Dont take it personal. Fix your mistake and move on. My son was in shape from playing hockey, so he breezed through the physical aspects of NSI. Show improvement from your previous PRTs. He said that the instructors look for teamwork and motivation. Those that have...

My son is attending Univ of Tampa which is a crosstown of Univ of South Florida. Freshmen at UT are not allowed vehicles if living on campus. He was an exception because he is in NROTC. Check with your son's college to see if there is a waiver for ROTC students. My son had to submit a letter...

If your DD/DS is thinking about applying to a College/Univ in Florida, I know of two universities that will give you a merit scholarship if you are a ROTC scholarship recipient. Univ of Tampa and Jacksonville Univ will give you a merit scholarship to cover housing and a meal plan. My son who...

My son is a freshman and plays hockey. I told him up front, your priorities are Grades and NRTOC. Hockey is a very very distant third place. I told him that if you have any class that falls to a C, you need to stop hockey for a while until it gets back up to an A or B grade. So far he is...

Looks great so far. With regard to the SAT, if you dont improve by much, get yourself a hired tutor. That is the one mistake I made with my son. He kept getting similar scores each time he took the SAT. Keep shooting for 1300+

My son applied to his top 5 (actually top 8) colleges at the same time he was applying to NROTC. It took my son about 2 months to get his NROTC application complete, but a glitch in the systems kept saying something was missing. He missed two "looks" because of the glitch. We waited almost 3...

Recommend researching the Colleges/Universities that have NROTC. Look for those that have good mechanical engineering programs. Also look into colleges/universities that give you free or reduced costs for housing/meals. Housing costs at colleges are sometimes more than the tuition. Then look...