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Work on the Physical Fitness... Get those scores as high as you can, take as hard of a load as you can handle while keeping your GPA up, and keep loading on the extracurriculars. Give them the best overall package you can while in college. What state are you planning on going to school and is...

Deja Vu! Wow vamom....we are going through the exact same thing! DS has been awarded a Type 2 scholarship beginning this fall and he is scheduled to have his wisdom teeth removed in June. (To show you how weird it is, DS also scored a 98 last fall....he scored a 100 just a couple of weeks ago...

Just an update DS did ace his physical this semester and is doing great in his classes. He was offered a 3 year scholarship through the detachment and is waiting for the paperwork to go through. The scholarship also includes a monthly living expense allowance. The big question I have is as...

Well... DS has made the decision that he is enjoying ROTC so much that he will forgo reapplying to the academy. He is doing great in his mechanical engineering prep classes. He scored a 98.8 on his physical fitness test (he is a bit miffed over it and is working to ace it next year) and got...

My son had his physical last year for the academy application process. He got a QNV letter and enrolled in a local state college and joined the local ROTC detachment. How does he go about having his physical forwarded? They (those at the detachment) told him he would have to request to have...

DS was asked to supply his college transcripts with the form provided through the portal. The problem is that he will not have his transcripts available until after the semester is over. Should he send his class list in the meantime or wait until the semester is over?

Give them a bit of time between calls and emails. You may want to call the ALO to see if they can help.

DS did not use an essay format. Instead, he highlighted and expanded upon the accomplishments listed in the rest of the form and included others that were not listed.

Thanks for the info. DS said that they would make determinations at the beginning of October (after the PFT). He had to pay for the first installment and was told that if he received one, he would be reimbursed for the payment. I also heard some stories that there wasn't funding, but that may...

Thanks for checking in TWA! DS is negotiating the application process again and should be just about wrapped up and waiting by the mailbox by the beginning of October. Best of luck to yours! -ERF

My understanding this is a program within Illinois state schools. His detachment is comprised of several schools in Illinois and Missouri, but the school he attends is the only one that qualifies since the others are either in Missouri, private schools, or community colleges. As to the rest...

He met the CoC already and has talked to one of the instructors who is a Captain that graduated from the academy. I didn't know if the PFT came into account with the ROTC slates (but based on the numbers you mentioned, my guess is that the PFT scores would likely be perfect or near perfect)...

I know DS will find out in October, but I was wondering if anyone here knows about availability of funds for the Illinois AFROTC Tuition Waiver. With the financial condition of the state and cutbacks in military budgets, I was wondering if anyone knew to what degree it will affect the...

DS is already in ROTC, this was just his PFA for the detachment (he is reapplying after receiving a QNV last year). I know it will be used for ROTC consideration, but I thought someone had mentioned that the academy also takes that score into account when someone in ROTC is applying. I know I...

DS just did a preliminary PFA for his ROTC detachment and scored a 98. He is now trying to increase his pushups (he was just a few shy of maxing out) and his 1.5 mile run should get better before the test (at the end of this month). I can't remember, but does his PFA score get submitted in...

A fitting quotation for today.....note the date What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea coasts, the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and disciplined army. These are not our reliance against a...

Plus they use the school's program information in the mix as well. A 4.0 at one school does not equal a 4.0 at another.

Just curious, Line...are there plans to move ships like the Eagle out to sea?

I'm surprised there wasn't more damage than that to various buildings and monuments. They were not built to withstand quakes like the west coast. Plus, many of these structures are over 150 years old and don't have the interior steel skeleton of modern buildings.

This has been making the news.... It turns out the US Geological Survey has identified a new fault line deep below Washington DC. In keeping with local tradition, they decided to name it after the last outgoing President. It is now known as Bush's Fault....:rolleyes: