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You could see that removal coming, along with the creation of a "diversity" office, and the new "focus on gender." The leftists will not be denied until all bow the knee in submission to their demands! General Peay was the final obstacle standing in their way. Now, it's on to the re-writing of...

My West Point son (Class of 2018 in Mechanical Engineering) was homeschooled from K - 12 and was far enough ahead academically that he did his entire HS senior year at community college earning dual credits. He had no problem finding leadership opportunities in high school, and in fact, had...

Cadet35: I am a father of 4 adult kids and I have a much more pragmatic approach to this kind of decision. I would almost always choose the "all expenses paid" route when that is an option. I am also a financial planner by profession, so I am very sensitive to the idea of young people...

THmom, My son was already DODMERB Qualified for his USMA application before receiving word of being awarded his AROTC Scholarship after the 2nd Board in 2019. His letter from DODMERB telling him that he was Qualified for AROTC was dated 13 February 2019. If this year's timeline is similar to...

Believe it or not, the minimum GPA required to maintain an Army ROTC Scholarship is 2.0 per semester AND cumulative. This information is contained in the Cadet Command Pamphlet 145-4: Enrollment, Retention and Disenrollment Criteria, Policy and Procedures. You google up a PDF of this pamphlet...

Good luck, AROTC scholarship applicants! As a point of reference on looking for Portal updates, my son received his AROTC Scholarship last year after the 2nd Board, and his notification letter is dated Friday, January 25, 2019. As I recall, his portal updated to show "Winner" that same day, but...

WishfulThinking, here's another consideration for you... Given your profile photo, are you a competitive rifle shooter? If so, have you considered shooting on a college rifle team? Since Rifle is an NCAA sport, there are additional scholarship opportunities available, ESPECIALLY for females...

I don't know if "like" is really the right word to use in describing the experience of a Rat at VMI or a Plebe at West Point. My West Point son never ever used the words "like" or "enjoy" regarding his experience at WP, but he is definitely proud to be a WP grad. My Rat son is confident that...

My youngest son is currently a Rat at VMI on a national 4-year Army ROTC Scholarship (Class 2020+3). My oldest son is a Class of 2018 grad of the USMA at West Point, so my wife and I have twice-experienced this application and decision-making process. Attending VMI was "Plan B" for my youngest...

My son is currently a Rat at VMI on 4-year Army ROTC scholarship. He met the early application deadline for VMI in 2018, and his Letter of Acceptance was dated 7 December 2018.

Good advice from the above comments. In addition, I might suggest something that my son did last year when he went to his PMS interview. He took along a notebook that he left with the PMS that included color copies of the following items: professional photo of himself with his name, Eagle...

Falcon A, I agree with your description. We enjoyed the entire Matriculation weekend (ROTC contracting day on Friday, and M-Day on Saturday) and everything went well for my VMI son and for our family. A very emotional event for my wife and I, since this is our youngest child of 4, and we are...

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My daughter's pathway to Army ROTC was a little less typical, but ended up being successful for her, nonetheless. She currently attends her university on a 3-year Army ROTC Nurse scholarship obtained through her university. She decided late in her senior year of high school that she wanted to...

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