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My DD's AROTC unit was just notified by her PMS that any cadet that had not completed their APFT for the Spring Term was going to lose their scholarship for this term. The treasurer has already reversed the payment from the Army and we owe for the Spring 2020 term. My DD is stuck in this...

As we approach the branching assignment release date for this year, I wanted to share an article that I just read in the latest Quad A Publication "Army Aviation." In the "Briefings" section, there was a short blurb about WP Branch Assignment changes for the Class of 2020 using something called...

My DD was going to get a head start and apply for a CULP mission this coming summer. She went to the Cadet portal and found this notice: CULP Deployment [-] Due to budget constraints, over competing requirements and global Defense priorities the Program is suspending operations indefinitely. We...

I have a question that is really, really deep in the weeds. I realize that this is something that my daughter will need to take up with the folks in her battalion, but she wants to be prepared before she takes the issue to them. My DD is a 4 yr contracted cadet with Army ROTC at The Citadel...

My DD is finishing her freshman year as a 4 year schaloarship Army ROTC Cadet. She is considering the possibility of having corrective eye surgery to avoid having to continue to wear glasses and/or contact lenses. Her desire for the surgery is two fold: 1. She would really prefer to not have...

First, I want to thank everyone on this forum for being such a great help. I joined as my DD started her application process for the Army ROTC Scholarship and I have had several opportunities to ask lots of questions. A LOT has changed since I was doing this stuff in the 80s! I now have more...

Hello all! I realize that this question will have to be formally addressed by our CPA, but I wanted to see if anyone on this forum had any experience with this situation. My DD has about $2,500 of income earned from her Summer 2018 lifeguard job. She also was very kindly provided with a coupe...

The deadline for CULP applications was 31 October. Based on the folks that posted on this forum last year about CULP Assignments, it appears that many Cadets may be hearing isn’t he next few days. Folks last year were notified on 6 November but it wasn’t clear how they were being notified...

Hello all! DD is a freshman and a 4 year scholarship winner. She JUST contracted last week because of a backlog and computer issues. She is interested in doing all the summer training she can fit in, but she has apparently already missed the deadline for CULP Application due to the backlog...

My DD’s high school is planning to “recognize” her award of the AROTC Four Year Scholarship during a school assembly for “Honors Day.” We are in Georgia and she has accepted for The Citadel when she was posted as a “winner” after the first Board last fall. Although I understand that AROTC has...

I have some confusion about the various summer training requirements for AROTC. I understand that Advanced Camp between the junior and senior years is required. But is "Basic" camp required as well if the student has been in ROTC for their freshman and sophomore years? In some places, the Basic...

My daughter received her winner letter dated November 9, 2017. She did not accept the scholarship (and choose her school) until the first week of December. The Application site "additional information" tab states that if you have not heard from DODMERB within 30 days of your winner letter, you...

Hello all, Before I go into my post, I want to thank all of you on the forum. This has been an exceptional source of information. I have been lurking for several months and have finally decided to engage as a participant. I know opinions vary here and a search for the site reveals a number of...

Hello all, This site has been very informative over the last few months as my daughter navigated the AROTC Scholarship program. Many thanks to all that post here!!!! For those of you still waiting to hear and for those of you considering the process, it is clear that the awards are truly based...