He won’t have to do the complete DODMERB process again. His medical info will be reviewed again by each source of commissioning though. My son did DODMERB for West Point and was medically qualified. Then when he got his naval rotc scholarship he got another email from DODMERB saying he was medically qualified for navy rotc as well. Different branches have different qualification standards.
I think CC needs some more winners to study IT at their college choice.
That's really good info. Thanks for sharing.
No. My DS never communicated with the ROO of the school he chose to attend. Once he got scholarship he chose school and then he reached out to let them know he was attending. Only then did he start getting group e-mails from ROO with info on upcoming year and when to report.
Question about boards. Are they ONLY selecting on the March 18-22 date, or is it possible to get selected earlier.. say a random date in February? I'm just confused about if they're rolling or if it's definitive. I got CAP'd by UT Austin (bummer but we push forward lol) and their appeal deadline is March 15, I wish I started ROTC scholarship app earlier so I would potentially have the scholarship to help me get in but at least it's not too late for UMich's RD.
The submission time for the January board was up a while ago. You have until early March to submit an application, which then will be reviewed by the board from the 18th-22nd, and you’ll receive a decision *probably* within a week of that. Unfortunately, it’s not rolling.
Imperator gave you the info you need but there's one additional piece.
True. It was the same way for NROTC when I went through two decades back. We had guys going through their freshman year that had not picked up a scholarship nationally. They were awarded a scholarship by the Primary Military Instructor starting their sophomore year.
@SpongeBob Make sure you have plans B and C in place. ... Options you can afford without the scholarship and options that are not UT Austin or UMich you can attend with the AROTC scholarship. You might surprise yourself and show up at a plan B or C school and 'fit right in' academically, socially, and with ROTC. If you have a resume that would get you into UMichigan from Texas, or anywhere else, you likely could get into a number of other great schools - large, small, public, or private.
Second this - there are a very good amount of ROTC programs that get a ton of support from their hosting universities. My kid's ROO has said repeatedly that she has a good chance at the national scholarship and to pursue that diligently but if it doesn't work out, they have funds available for her at the university level. Keep that in mind everyone if things don't shake out for this avenue - plenty of routes to take!
My bet is Tuesday at 11 am central.This week's odds* for January board results. As you can see, my faith in the Army's IT department is immense.
MONDAY: 1,000,000:1
TUESDAY: 500,000:1
WEDNESDAY: 250,000:1
THURSDAY: 200,000:1
FRIDAY: 100,000:1
*For entertainment purposes only.
Well, if you want to lay some cold, hard cash on that, you could make a bundle at half a million to one!