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Despite what people try to tell you, you do not need to be the ultimate stud cadet of the universe in order to get Active Duty. If you have a good GPA and PT score the rest will come with it. I was freaked out about making AD and ended up WAY over the AD cutoff. It still was a good way into...

You probably would be treated the same as a prior service Army person in my opinion.

In order to get the full GI Bill benefit (and with it the Yellow Ribbon Program) you must complete your service obligation (4 years in your case) then 3 years after that. This would be a total of 7 years in your case.

Yes you can. You put it in a lot while you're there and can't touch it until you leave.

Somebody in my ROTC class who commissioned two weeks ago just found out yesterday (22 DEC) at 1400 that he needs to report to BOLC on 26 DEC. He had no prior knowledge of orders before this.

It likely has something to do with the talent management assessment that was done by cadets starting with this class.

Only do SMP if you are 100% okay with completing your National Guard/Reserve enlistment if commissioning doesn't work out for you in any way (there are many things that can come up and end the process for you). In my opinion, only do SMP if you are unable to secure an ROTC Scholarship towards...

I know that in Army ROTC you specifically cannot apply for Ed Delay as a nurse.

^What he said. Keep your 4-year scholarship (Congratulations btw). SMP will not be worth your time.

My advice is to not listen to what society says is hard. Too many people think engineering degrees should take 5 years, as well as insisting easier degrees should take 4 years. I am on track to finish my undergrad in a hard science field this semester in less than 2.5 years, while having a...

I am sorry that I am a blunt person. Jcleppe has interpreted my intent the best. SMP does not make somebody "prior service" by any means. Also, it is very much a grab bag on whether or not your unit will give you any real training. In many cases, the best "real" training a RC unit can give...

Cav, I am pretty sure you do not have experience with the reserve component and active duty if you are saying that.

If you want to do ROTC with the goal of becoming an Active Duty Officer, I would strongly suggest you skip joining the NG/Reserves and go straight for an ROTC scholarship. You honestly will not learn anything useful (most likely just bad habits instead) from being in a Reserve Component Unit...

That must be amazing news for you to hear!

Thank you. Yes, I have pored over AR 601-25 multiple times, and was seeing if anybody had information on another reg that directly addressed this. It seems that on an educational delay you really are not "in the military" yet you still maintain rank. Graduate school subsidized healthcare...

Hello everybody, I just wanted to ask if anybody had any idea, particularly a regulation, that details any medical benefits a cadet is eligible for while commissioned but on an educational delay. I would like to know if cadets in this situation are eligible to purchase Tricare benefits for...

I just wanted to put this out there in case anybody in the future is in this situation. My cadre said that this is not an issue at all. I would just need to change my major after I graduate.

Sorry it took me so long to respond. Anyways, no, I am not on scholarship, I am SMP. I am prior active duty so am using my gi bill benefits as well. It behooves me to finish as fast as possible in order to preserve as much of my GI Bill as I can. Anyways, if I end up not getting ed delay I...

Yes it does.

Okay, this is a very odd question. I am currently a second semester MS3. I plan on attending graduate school through Ed delay (I should be very competitive) for a Master's program. Anyways, after looking at my courses, it is possible for me to take a course in the summer (does not conflict...