Recent content by Theodicious

Three quick questions: 1. My DS did his PFA yesterday and his administrator emailed the result form to Cadet Command yesterday. Does anyone know approximately how long it generally takes them to then reflect that in the system such that my DS' file will be complete (Boarded)? I ask because...

Thanks very much for these helpful responses. All duly noted. Yes, it does matter because I've been told that active duty is more competitive in ROTC than reserves and so if my child ended up in Reserves, we would want to know the likelihood of possibly getting a deployment. On the other...

I read with interest a thread about the role of a 17A. I have a few related (and unrelated) questions: 1. In brief, layperson terms, what is the difference between these. I read what is posted on the US Army website but it was not that clear how the roles differ. 2. I have the sense that...

Many thanks for the kind reply.

I have a separate question: I know the average SAT score of ROTC Scholarship winners is around a 1,320/1,600. Is there an added benefit to having a score many points higher than that average or is it the kind of thing where anything above a certain ceiling (say, 1,400) doesn't count for extra...