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    Academic Suspension

    suspension isn't the end of the line. This too can be overcome with dedication and hard work. In the end, this will be just another hurdle you have to get over to complete the road you have chosen. there will be more along the road to success, and you will get over those as well.
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    THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT

    Thanks to all who have provided information through the years of my DS applying for, and making it through AFROTC. My DS just graduated and commissioned, and I was the proud recipient of his first salute. There was a lot of hard work on his part and challenges to overcome, but all those things...
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    AMA: VMI Rat

    the Rat Line is very structured and there is a lot of oversight. There is a great deal of care by the staff at VMI, as well as the cadet cadre, to ensure that no one over steps the framework of the Rat Line. There is a great deal of pride in the process and no one wants to be the cause of it...
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    Change AFROTC Major after winning

    As eljay60 stated, check with the cadre. There is some flexibility for changes in majors, but it does depend on from what, to what.
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    VMI to Westpoint

    General Patton attended VMI for one year (1903-1904) as a member of the Class of 1907; he then was appointed to the United States Military Academy in the spring of 1904 and entered West Point in June.
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    Advance Math Class, Drop or Fail, For VMI and USNA

    this may be an issue of knowing your limitations. It sounds like Calc is a must for USNA. If he wants that, or any STEM major, he has to be able to do Calc. My DS took AP Calc in high school, then took Calc 1 his first year in college. He stated AP calc was a joke compared to college calc 1...
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    LEAD

    DS finally completed AFROTC LEAD. This has been a saga. He is an Electronical and Computer Engineering major. His freshman semester was great and ended with a 3.5 gpa. He looked at the remaining schedule of 21 credit hours per semester for the next 3 years and requested, and was granted, a...
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    Engineering/ extending scholarship

    DS requested, and was approved for, anextention to 4.5 years on his AFROTC at the end of his first year. As an ECE major, he is very happy he did it.
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    AFROTC LEAD Questions

    LEAD has been significantly condensed this year, almost by half. That means the "free time" time they may have had last year is now obsorbed by "mission requirements". As the others have stated, they are working hard and spending what time they have either studying, cleaning, polishing, or...
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    VMI Barracks Room Storage

    there is also a trunk room available for storage of their trunk. This room has hours of operation where the cadets are able to obtain "long term storage" items in their trunk.
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    VMI Packing List

    Any electrical and computer engineering students will not be able to use the laptops recommended by VMI. They don't have enough power to run the software that they will be required to have. You can discuss with computer stores the fact that the computer will be required to run CAD programs such...
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    Summer Transition Program (STP) @ VMI

    DS did STP with great impact. He took Calculus and was able to focus on that course and do exceedingly well and reduce the credit hour load during the first semester.
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    VMI ROTC

    On the VMI website, there are contact numbers for the Admin Offices as well as the ROTC Detachments.
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    AFROTC Commissioning 2LT to AF or Reserve?

    Capt MJ, thank you very much!
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    Grades

    Has he completed his AS300 year, or is he going to start his AS300 year this fall? If he has already completed his AS300 year, then he's in a much better situation as his Field Training is already completed. If he hasn't attended his Field Training yet, he will be informed that he has lost his...
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    Stressing about ROTC Eligibility

    the only concern I have with your post is the fact that you state that you need the 4 year scholarship. A plan B is needed even if you get the 4 year scholarship incase things happen and you are no longer under scholarship. Will you have to leave the college your enrolled in because you can't...
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    Class attendance during school year

    DS states that at his AFROTC detachment, they simply follow the 20% rule, which means you can't miss more that 20% of the classes for any reason
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    AFROTC Commissioning 2LT to AF or Reserve?

    are they eligible for TRICARE when they are in this status in the USAF? By that i mean, do they have health insurance between the time they commission and the time they report to their first duty station? In some cases, this can be over 500 days
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    AFROTC LEAD MAX Dates

    someone had posted these dates a while ago stating they had gotten them from their detachment. I have no direct information. I also have no idea when assignments will be given out. 17 May-5 June 30 May-18 June 11 June-30 June 24 June-13 July 7 July-26 July 19 July-7 August 1 August-20 August
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    2017 AFROTC LEAD Info

    what is the usual timeframe that the MAX assignments will be released?
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