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I think he was attracted by the pay. He has to stay on campus to keep his Room and Board from the school for being ROTC cadet. His ROTC nonscholarship buddies are all looking at moving off campus year 2 and he thought he could pay for it himself by doing guard and getting paid. I told him if...

I am sure his buddies without a 4 year told him about the extra pay. I told him I was pretty sure he can't have both. Recruiter not giving him full story. I have seen schools say they can do Guard and ROTC together,.

My DS is a 4 year winner and a MS-1. One of his buddies I think non scholarship cadet set up a meeting with recruiter for guard today and son got the sales pitch. Is it possible for him to join the guard while a 4 Year winner? Any benefit to that?

Do you see an advantage to submitting to the 1st board? There are numerous advantages to not submit until 2nd board.

LOL we get some unique "living on your own" questions from him. It is good to see the influence ROTC has had. He was always organized, intelligent and honest like superman....ROTC has really instilled leadership and confidence.

I just posted last week about Week 1 for my youngest as an MS-1 and how gratifying it is to see him embracing the start of his Army ROTC journey. I just got a call from my middle son who is a MS3. He was letting me know he was named Platoon Leader. He seemed to take it all in stride. But I...

It doesn't hurt. When you fill out the app you get 1 point for being a member and either 2 or 3 for being an officer or captain. The subjective part of if you come across as padding your resume would only come into play in interview. So if you don't stress that you were treasurer of German Club...

I have 2 DS on scholarships. Room & Board schools were the focus of their search. I have a giant spreadsheet of school stats and facts. My oldest is a MS3 at Univ of San Diego. His $58K annual in tuition is covered by Army. USD gives scholarships for merit and not need. If you have the merit...

I have spent so much time here posting about the process of applying and winning scholarships for AROTC. I thought would share a little about what comes next as well. We made the 15 hour drive last weekend to drop off my DS at Ole Miss. The students arrive about a week before classes start...

I am not a fan of submitting for 1st board. The wait for boards 2 and 3 tortures kids annually. Submit when you have maxed out your score.

I have 2 sons on 4 year. I would not pay anything and wait for reimbursement. Both of their schools are different. But get ahead of it. I ask the Bursar how they handle it and if they have my sons name as a ROTC scholarship recipient. I ask admissions, I ask Financial aid. Ask everyone how they...

I am less familiar with with AF ROTC....if awarded do you need to select school/accept scholarship within 30 days. There are a lot of schools that release admissions decisions late in Spring.

My sons both ran sub 6:30 for ROTC PT. Both got on a tread mill to train and set speed/mph to the time they wanted to hit and then tried not to fall off! You quickly find out the pace you need and if you have the level of fitness to keep up. Also tons of info on here about not submitting too...

You have a good start. What do you want to do in the Army as a career. The Career obligation prompt is an opportunity to discuss a bigger viewpoint past the minimum commitment. It is a chance to say hey if cadet command pays for 4 years of education they may get a leader of great potential for a...

My son is AROTC at USD and they provide transportation to cross town with SDSU. I think they are the host for NROTC. SD is a good option with lots of schools. UCSD, is also part of the AROTC Battalion.

That info is here if you search for it. I would take a picture and post it but I loaned my ROTC Scholarship guidebooks to a friend. For a female I think Min. was....13 Push ups, 30 curl ups and 10 min. mile run. There is a scale for points. 6.28 mile is outstanding and would max her out on the...

I would echo the advice you have received about honest conversations with your parents. You may want to also let your parents know how incredibly competitive ROTC scholarships are and the caliber of young men and women that are awarded them. It is not an easy application to pull together and put...

My son scored a 1090 on first attempt as Soph. He ended up taking ACT as a junior and doing better so her re-took ACT and ended up with a 26 which is comparable to a 1260 SAT. He won a 3 year and was upgraded on 3rd board to a 4 year.

The 100K payback is just a possible figure. If you receive a scholarship from ROTC and attend and then do not commission you could be required to pay back what they have paid for you in tuition. That could be $9,360 for 1 year at WVU and if you drop out after Freshman year you would owe...

That is an accurate description above. There is a Facebook page for HPSP information with a lot of information. My son is an MS2 BioChem major. He is planning to take MCATs on Christmas Break of Junior year. He did research his Sophomore year and this summer between MS2 and MS3. It is a heavy...