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I'm not sure why you keep conflating appointment as a commissioned officer and accession on active duty. If you graduate from college and complete ROTC you will receive a commission. To get active duty you also need the recommendation of the PMS. Again - these are two different things.

I'm not sure what point you are actually trying to make. There is no "invitation" to complete ROTC. Either they are eligible or they are not. Pursuant to AR 145-1, paragraph 3-43a(6), they will be disenrolled from the program if they do not maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA. The PMS does not set...

I disagree. It will get you a commission - it just may not be on active duty. Graduation from college and completion of ROTC ensures appointment as an officer.

While I agree that all cadets should do the best they can in all facets of their training, I think your comment is misplaced. First, a student that graduates with a 2.2 most definitely get a commission (at least in the Army). The question is whether they would be recommended for AD, and that...

The statute is 10 USC 2111a(e)(1). Here is the text of the statute: "The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that a graduate of a senior military college who desires to serve as a commissioned officer on active duty upon graduation from the college, who is medically and physically qualified for...

I don't know about the other services, but many of the lightweight Army boots are not authorized. Installations have been cracking down on Soldiers wearing AR 670-1 noncompliant boots. Buying some of these hi tech boots may be a waste of money.

I doubt that you will get a definitive answer since no one has had to endure 4 years at each of the SMCs. My guess is that VMI and the Citadel may be slightly more challenging than the others due to the nature of the schools. However, I doubt any of them are easy. Don't let yourself "be that...

Like Max, I can tell you how it works on the Army side but I suspect the Navy does things a little differently. The Army would grant an educational delay after completing a bachelors degree. This allows sufficient time to obtain a law degree. However, the Ed delay does not guarantee...

If you take in a copy of your appointment orders to the local CAC office they should be able to issue a new ID. However, the existing CAC credentials should continue to be valid and allow access to enterprise email until a new card is issued. While accessing AKO without a CAC is possible, the...

Active duty Soldiers do not pay any premiums for health insurance. If you are on post, you will be assigned a PCM at one of the clinics. If you are more than 50 miles from an installation, you use Tricare Prime Remote, again there is no payment by the Soldier. Reserve personnel can receive...

Ghaz, I will correct you. I don't post often and generally do not provide personal information on a public forum. However, since you have questioned my credentials to make a statement regarding the USAR and ARNG I will provide a very limited bio. I have over 20 years of commissioned service...

I completely disagree with Ghaz. There is a lot to be learned by enlisting prior to commissioning. I have no idea what "bad habits" Ghaz is referring to. Over the last 14 years, The reserve component has been deploying and fighting with the active component. I thought this stereotyping died...

I don't know if applying early is helpful, but they do have rolling admissions. DS applied in July and and got an admission decision by early September. If your son wants to go there it certainly couldn't hurt to apply early, unless he thinks he will have additional grades on the transcript...

Since most of the folks on this forum are military leaders or want to be military leaders, I will point out an issue that you as leaders will need to think about. Although the initiative may be well intentioned it may be an ethical violation. The Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) limits support to...

In the old days, Army ROTC grads got a Reserve commission while USMA grads got a Regular Army commission. This provided extra protections against separation for USMA grads. ROTC grads did not get an RA commission until making major. They had a Reserve commission but were on the active duty...

DS is from NC going to VMI. What do you mean that you are waiting for "in-state tuition approval?"

I think you are right. The regular decisions were supposed to be wrapped up by the end of March. The paperwork to reserve a spot is due by 1 May. I believe they start pulling from the waitlist after that.

Unfortunately, "chancing" someone is pointless. There are so many variables. It's really impossible to compare one student to another (unless you are an admissions officer). I will tell you that students have been accepted with your GPA, but you have to consider the difficulty of the school...

I spoke too soon. DS got offer of appointment today. Good luck to other applicants.

DS was deferred from ED and still has not heard anything. He has contacted Admissions a couple of times when submitting documents which were acknowledged but nothing else. His deferral letter stated that he should be notified by the end of March (tomorrow). I don't know how many other...