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My AFROTC Detachment recently had an LLAB that myself and some other cadets were not sure was appropriate by military standards. The topic was diversity--more specifically racism--and the lab consisted of a guest lecturer followed by group discussions about race. The guest speaker played a...

I am an AS100 on a four-year scholarship and have been looking at some alternative options besides just going ADAF after graduation. While I am totally willing to serve on active duty, if there is a way I could serve in the guard or reserves and avoid putting my private sector career on hold for...

Update, I found out the det is responsible for notifying the bursar's office, who will then place a hold on the applicable charges until the scholarship is activated, so @Pima was right (as usual). Thanks for the help guys

I have a four year non tech type 2 AFROTC scholarship and will be attending an in state public university this fall. I recently received my tuition and housing bill for the semester and can't figure out how to apply the scholarship to it. No one I've spoken with so far from either the university...

I went to KSBS last year and had a great time. It's an awesome week. Feel free to send me a DM if you have any questions about what it's like.

No, they don't care about AP. Can't speak for the other services but the AF didn't.

It seems obvious that if you're undergoing surgeries or hormone treatments to try to switch genders, then you shouldn't be eligible to serve. DoDMERB DQs people for just about every condition imaginable, so it wouldn't make sense if they didn't DQ people who are damaging their bodies in an...

What is the application process like for AFROTC cadets trying to become Special Tactics Officers? All I know is you have to submit an application packet for a slot at selection sometime around sophomore or junior year. What are the criteria they're looking for? And what could an incoming...

@classical774 from what I understand it shouldn't be a problem. Tech to tech or nontech to nontech is supposed to be easy. The problems come up when you try to switch from tech to nontech.

I got a four-year Type 2 non-tech back in September, here are my stats: GPA: 3.7 UW/4.5 W ACT: 33 Sports: XC, track, swimming (no letters unfortunately) ECs: NHS, marching and concert bands, Eagle Scout, summer job PFA: 57 pushups, 58 situps, 9:14 mile and half

I received a four-year Type 2 for "any approved major," meaning non-tech. My local detachment said last year's numbers were 78% of scholarships going to tech majors and 22% non-tech and language, if I remember correctly. So it's far from impossible.

Are left-handed rifles ever issued in the military? I've got the same thing --right handed, left eye dominant-- and always get gas and shell casings ejected into my face when shooting right-handed guns.

How did you get your exam results from DoDMERB? Are they available on the portal somewhere?

You don't really need to run more than three or four times a week to build a pretty solid aerobic base. A split that I like using is lifting Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday/Sunday and running Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Start out with easy runs of 3-4 miles and later on throw in some harder workouts...

http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/16/not-just-west-point-u-s-military-academies-become-disneyland-politicians/ Can anyone elaborate on this guy's complaints about the current state of the service academies? The article reads more like a rant than an honest look at the situation. Are there...