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Thanks for the input. Yes, he's looking into it. Just found out this week that his expected deployment of Oct. will now not be until May. He asked us about it because my spouse is retired Marine and had GI Bill benefits. Unless things have changed dramatically in recent years, GI Bill-related...

A somewhat related GI Bill question. My DS was also NROTC-MO. He will complete his 4 years ADSO next July. His unit will be deployed at that time and will not return until in the fall. So even if he gets out to return to school after his initial commitment, he will have 4 years plus 3-4 months...

Congrats. You say you've visited both schools already but if you are going back for admitted students day one add'l suggestion I have is to actually participate in an a.m. workout with the ROTC unit if possible. My DS' choice came down to AROTC at Harvard or NROTC at Yale. Actually...

Rather than focusing on any potential, impossible to predict, impact on a down the road career, your son should be focusing on what he wants for the next four years. When my son was fortunate enough to have the choice between SAs and NROTC/AROTC at Ivies, my only input on the ultimate choice...

My sons are 4 years apart and applied to some of the same Ivies. It appears how much any school factors an ROTC scholarship into any admission decision changes over time (probably dependent upon who is in University or Admissions leadership positions and/or who is in the Battalion leadership...

Thanks for the input! Spouse did a career in the Marines so we are very familiar with the fact that nothing is guaranteed in the military so realize any decision will be based on assumptions that might not work out. DS got 4 yr. on the 1st board in non-tech major cat so he is well-situated to be...

Thanks for the info; it is really appreciated! Agreed that he may end up in calc/physics regardless, but it's nice to have the flexibility of not being required to do so for a full year each as he is contemplating a double major and will have a lot of other classes to fit in and still graduate...

We are in a very fortunate position because my spouse transferred his GI Bill benefits to our 2 sons. However, DS#1 has a 4 yr. ROTC scholarship and did not use his transferred benefits. DS#2 who is graduating hs also received a 4 yr. NROTC scholarship. We were thinking they could use the...

Marine Option. That was always his goal. But the Marines don't give an inch when it comes to the PFT! Despite being accepted to every college he applied (including the SAs and multiple Ivies), he initially did not get a MO scholarship because his PFT score was too low. A lot of his reps did...

Your child does need to think through the school list. My son got an Army ROTC scholarship on what was probably the first board--it was before he had even applied to any colleges--and he was given a choice of his top 3 schools. When he sent the scholarship form back he had to pick a school so...

Mine lost 13 pounds but got his first perfect PFT so I guess the weight loss didn't hurt! He sounded happy to be so close to the end.

My son was definitely sick last weekend when we talked and sounded pretty bad; today he sounded better so hopefully whatever it is you son will feel better quickly. Mentioned the chafing as well and said he was surprised he was sore today -- I think from that leadership exercise. But excited...

I think my son had said that at the end of week 3 they should be able to make a phone call. So, at this point, that's right around the corner!

We got the FB invite as well. I was glad to see it all lined up with what we were planning. Well, we found my son's letter caught in some other mail. We can't read the postmark so don't know when we likely received it. As you said, it is Lima Company so our mail should reach him. He sounds...

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Thanks! Okay, so it's clear we are officially clueless...my son just finished jr. year of college on ROTC scholarship and reported to Quantico on 5/27 for 'OCS'; what is that program called --PLC? Jr.? Srs.? The ironic thing is husband is retired Marine (he went the SA route, not ROTC). I...

If you could post the mailing address I'd appreciate it--we have not heard a word from DS since 5/27 when we received a text that he had arrived at the airport.

It's also possible that the poster is planning to participate in ROTC at his top choice school, if accepted, even if he does not get an ROTC scholarship...

Army ROTC. At some point during the process, he came to the conclusion that his preference was for a civilian college experience.