Quietlylurking
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AROTC perspective 1 year in: (READ AND FOLLOW THE ADVICE ON THIS BOARD)
I am writing this to some perspective to those who have received an advanced designation scholarship or are still waiting and hoping on the third board results.
Last year at this our DS was down in the dumps. He had a significant orthopedic injury that required surgery the year before and as a result a less than stellar PT score. His grades where very good, but lacked the spectacular standardized tests quoted by some.
At the 3rd board he was awarded a 3 year scholarship. As he was unsure about a medical waiver, he selected a state school with reasonable prices and a solid AROTC and academic program. The waiver was granted, but not until October after he had demonstrated near perfect PT scores.
As it turns out the State school could not have been a better selection. They offered an additional ROTC scholarship that combined with his academic scholarship turned out to have better financial benefits than a straight 4 year scholarship.
Many simply showed up and signed up for the MS course without going through the 3 and 4 year application. Scholarships have been handed out to that group particularly if they are pursing a nursing or other medically related degree.
He is constantly impressed by the quality of the AROTC program he is in. Half the program is made up of SMP cadets. There are several Green-To-Gold members. They have been a great source of information and skill training.
His perspective is that after getting into the program no one cares how you got there. What matters is your performance going forward.
DS recently received his counseling session with cadre and was ranked as one of the top cadets in his cohort. The reasons are simple:
1. Kept his grades up
2. Attended everything he was assigned to and some extra events
3. Scored well on PT
4. Did well on field training exercises
5. Was noted as assisting others on skills
DS has also seen others receive negative counseling up to and including disenrollment. Some of these include people who had advanced designation scholarships. Reasons include:
1. Failing grades
2. Poor PT
3. Lack of attendance
4. Perceived as not being a team player
Congratulations to those the received scholarships. To those waiting, keep up the faith and look at all options. However please remember this is only the first step in many.
Good luck to all.
I am writing this to some perspective to those who have received an advanced designation scholarship or are still waiting and hoping on the third board results.
Last year at this our DS was down in the dumps. He had a significant orthopedic injury that required surgery the year before and as a result a less than stellar PT score. His grades where very good, but lacked the spectacular standardized tests quoted by some.
At the 3rd board he was awarded a 3 year scholarship. As he was unsure about a medical waiver, he selected a state school with reasonable prices and a solid AROTC and academic program. The waiver was granted, but not until October after he had demonstrated near perfect PT scores.
As it turns out the State school could not have been a better selection. They offered an additional ROTC scholarship that combined with his academic scholarship turned out to have better financial benefits than a straight 4 year scholarship.
Many simply showed up and signed up for the MS course without going through the 3 and 4 year application. Scholarships have been handed out to that group particularly if they are pursing a nursing or other medically related degree.
He is constantly impressed by the quality of the AROTC program he is in. Half the program is made up of SMP cadets. There are several Green-To-Gold members. They have been a great source of information and skill training.
His perspective is that after getting into the program no one cares how you got there. What matters is your performance going forward.
DS recently received his counseling session with cadre and was ranked as one of the top cadets in his cohort. The reasons are simple:
1. Kept his grades up
2. Attended everything he was assigned to and some extra events
3. Scored well on PT
4. Did well on field training exercises
5. Was noted as assisting others on skills
DS has also seen others receive negative counseling up to and including disenrollment. Some of these include people who had advanced designation scholarships. Reasons include:
1. Failing grades
2. Poor PT
3. Lack of attendance
4. Perceived as not being a team player
Congratulations to those the received scholarships. To those waiting, keep up the faith and look at all options. However please remember this is only the first step in many.
Good luck to all.