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    USNA CLASS OF 2024 Update-List-Yourself APPOINTMENTS

    1) SSSam42 / Self / LOA / 17-Oct-19 / Accepted / IL / USNA Superintendent / Direct Appointment 2) 2024USNA2024 / DS / LOA / 29-Oct-19 / Accepted / NY / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) Proud2024Dad / DS / LOA / 14-Nov-19 / Accepted / IN / Senatorial / Direct Appointment 4) NickMomSince1997 /...
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    USMA Class of 2024 Appointment Thread

    1) leephi / DS / LOA / 12-Nov-2019 / Accepted / KS / Senatorial / Direct Appointment 2) Spartan19 / Self / LOA / 12-Dec-2019 / Accepted / IL / Congressional, Service Connected / Direct Appointment 3) wanlime / Self / LOA / 11-Dec-2019 / Accepted / NJ / Congressional / Direct Appointment 4)...
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    NROTC FCB Questions

    JMHO but I think a call to Howard University admissions on Monday is in order. If you're taking any Dual Enrollment courses, you might be able to angle it as a "transfer application"...(30 Apr deadline). Explain your situation. As you know, Howard is a part of the GWU NROTC orbit. I'd start...
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    NROTC - Quit to Enlist & then come back to Officer

    The path to my commissioning in the Marine Corps was unusual but not unique, as I’ve known other very successful officers who have done it successfully. I fell short of USNA in high school but earned an NROTC-MO scholarship. After 18 months, I dropped my scholarship (back then you became...
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    NROTC Marine Scholarship - Am I competitive?

    DS won an NROTC-MO scholarship this year, 46 years after his dad. Look into the Presidential Volunteer Service Award program, SLCDA, Boys' State. Be a Captain of a sport. Seek public speaking opportunities such as the VFW's Voice of Democracy contest. Seek out leadership opportunities. Be...
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    2024 USMMA Appointment DIY Thread

    1) gjayp / DS / 19-Nov-19 / Undecided / OK / Senatorial / Direct Appointment / LOA 2) fforlines / DS / 25-Nov-19 / Undecided / GA / Senatorial / Direct Appointment 3) RowingMom / DS / 03-Dec-19 / Accepted / FL / Congressional / Direct Appointment / LOA 4) KPC2024 / Self / 06-Dec-19 / Accepted /...
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    NROTC MO chances

    Maj. Misty Posey can teach anyone how to do pullups. Get started
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    For all you Leathernecks, Jarheads and Devil Dogs

    As someone who has served in both 1stTkBn in the early '80s and 2ndTkBn during Desert Storm, the M1 is vastly superior. I'd take a platoon of M1's over a Battalion of M60s.
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    For all you Leathernecks, Jarheads and Devil Dogs

    Good thing the Chinese don't have artillery or tanks.
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    Stuck in CPR?

    It's my view that we are still in the 7th inning of the admissions game. Last year 162 admissions were reported on the forum. We've recorded 119 as of today. No rain on the horizon. Batter up!
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    Kings Point Overview

    The KP bloggers sure don't sugar coat their disdain. Visiting the campus was central to my DS acceptance decision. Recommend you visit and arrange to attend a couple of classes with a current MIDN. Eye-opening. IMO it's a great program but you need to get a taste of the academy before diving in.
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    Enlistment to OCS, PLC, or College?

    Recommend you consult with your regional OSO (Officer Selection Office) first. You may be more suited to PLC-Combined, given your situation. You'll have to be at least 20 years old to gain a commission.
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    USMA Class of 2024 Appointment Thread

    1) leephi / DS / LOA / 12-Nov-2019 / Accepted / KS / Senatorial / Direct Appointment 2) Spartan19 / Self / LOA / 12-Dec-2019 / Accepted / IL / Congressional, Service Connected / Direct Appointment 3) wanlime / Self / LOA / 11-Dec-2019 / Accepted / NJ / Congressional / Direct Appointment 4)...
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    NROTC MO Questions

    Congratulations! Your RS-XO will email you correspondence in the next few days. That correspondence, among other things, describes the process of changing schools.
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    Navy ROTC Class of 2024

    1. Holden 100/DS/Oct. 30, 2019/Vanderbilt/N/Tier 2/TN/Navy 2. Aztec Tiger/DS/Oct 30, 2019/Oregon State University/Y/Navy/NM (NROTC is Plan B) 3. Heatherg21/DS/Oct 30, 2019/Norwich/Y/Tier1/AZ/Navy 4. sc5/DS/Oct 17, 2019/UWashington/N/Tier2/CA/Navy 5. rsw1177/DS/Oct 30, 2019/VMI/N/Tier 1/MD/Navy...
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    Reserve to OCS

    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost The path to my commissioning in the Marine Corps was unusual but not unique, as I’ve known other...
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    NROTC instructor problem

    The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war...
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    Top Navy SEAL commander to resign after apparent disagreements with Trump

    Indeed. Not really resigning, I think he's taking his hefty retirement earlier than he was planning. No promotion in the cards for him. Perhaps he forgot his oath of office- you know Article II of the Constitution thingy-the President as the Commander in Chief... oh- and that true faith and...
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    How does the service commitment work?

    The three years in the Reserves after the initial active duty tour is generally duty in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). That equates to showing up for an annual muster- usually one day at most.
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    2024 USMMA Appointment DIY Thread

    DS attended a candidate visit and was (surprise) presented the appointment certificate personally by the Supe. Indicative of senior leadership involvement at USMMA and seemed to be the nature of what midshipmen would experience at USMMA. BZ!
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