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Thank you for your response. Yes he is Army and waiting for his OD- BOLC dates.

DS will commission this spring from a SMC. We are not a military family and have appreciated these forums to help educate and inform us along the way. With the upcoming transition to AD can anyone recommend other sites that family can join and/or monitor that will help us in this next phase...

The percentage of Combat Arms Branch Allocations given to WP seems high but I do not have any historical perspective.

More news from Norwich per DS: It seems that all but 2 of the Engineering Students Branched OD. DS had OD - EOD as second choice (was pre-qualified at Ad. Camp), Branched OD. Does anyone know if they get the chance to compete for EOD spots after BOLC? Congratulations and Good Luck to all.

Tuesday was Branch Night at USMA any news from SMC's?

Our DS loves MCW. Good luck and enjoy the ride.

We were in your shoes last year and DS is now thriving at a SMC and while many things have changed his desire to serve has not. Initially there was disappointment and a questioning of fairness in the process. We have accepted that in our DS case his SAT/ACT was borderline and therefore did not...

Just returned from Norwich to visit our Rook for Parents Weekend and trust me it is in no way "civilian". They are still squaring corners - early morning PT- no access to cell phones or social media/tv and in uniform 7 days a week plus many more restrictions too numerous to mention. This...

While I would not pretend to be an expert our DS has ordered some base layer thermal wear. I have attached the link below that shows the type/color he ordered. He has also mentioned that when it is really cold that he would be wearing another layer on top of this base layer. I do not know...

Pima, Thanks for the feedback but I have another question re: your comment. His goal is definitely to go AD. While I know the needs of the service change and that drawdowns are in effect but will it be difficult for an AROTC Scholarship winner at a SMC to earn an AD Commission?

His first choice was USNA but was fully prepared to attend USMA and serve his career in the Army had that happened but once he was found QNS his plan B was SMC and NROTC-MO.

DS just received 3 yr AROTC Scholarship to a SMC where he is enrolled and planning to attend. DS had applied to USNA and USMA unsuccessfully and had decided he would go the SMC route enroll in NROTC with goal of USMC Commission. Now the AROTC arrives and while we are grateful and very excited...

Our son is also attending a SMC this fall with the hopes of earning an AD commission as an officer in the Marine Corps and while we hope he earns a side load scholarship we are equally concerned about his ability to get AD. We have heard conflicting information re: the chances of AD for SMC...

He will be attending Norwich as well and yes intends to join NROTC-MO. We were wondering if he should reach out to NROTC prior to arrival... He will be in a winter sport so he will have a little time to adjust but he is a Engineering major so the work load could be substantial. We just...

He applied for NROTC - MO and did not receive one. He did not apply for AROTC and in hindsight probably should have but since his goal has always been USMC he stuck with NROTC MO. He has not decided if he will re-apply to USNA/USMA. His chances seem to be better at USMA but since Marines are...

Long time reader of these forums but this is my first post. Our family has no military experience and have used this forum extensively over the past year and a half. Our son was unsuccessful in his application to USNA and USMA, he was QNS at USMA. Plan B is a SMC where he will also be a...