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Hello folks. My DS graduated and commissioned into the Navy last week and his first assignment (not sure what you call it) is at the Nuclear Power Command school in Charleston, SC. I was never in the military so I know nothing about this. Can anyone give or point me to any advice on that would...

Hello, I realize this question has been asked here before and I’ve read a bunch of old threads, but I haven’t been able to definitively find what’s the most traditional gifts I can get my DS. Also can someone either explain or point me to an explanation of the coins and swords? Are they...

Hi everyone, been a while since I’ve been here. Anyway my son just took this test for the 1st time. Does anyone know the selection criteria for flight school? This , GPA anything else? If there’s a better forum for this question, please point me in the right direction.

Hi, I just finished reading Admiral McRavens “Sea Stories” and came across this article. I think some of it’s common sense, but still good to remind ourselves. A lot of it would also translate into the business world or really any career too. Thought I’d share...

Just curious, does anyone know what they are evaluated on there?

just an FYI, my DS got his travel info last night. Leaves 7/10.

Does anyone know when they send the travel tickets out ?

Birthday gift... Leatherman MUT multi tool Good idea? (I’d love to have this for myself)

Just stumbled across this one. Good read.... http://www.bcgavel.com/2016/11/10/students-learn-leadership-and-discipline-in-rotc/

Hello, I read this morning that Trump authorized a 2.4% increase in military pay as part of the new spending bill. It made me think, does the ROTC stipend amount ever change?

This is probably premature seeing that my DS is a 1st year NROTC Cadet, but I was just reading about NPS. I know he has aspirations of getting an advanced degree(s) in Physics and is really committed to serving. So does anyone know what happens when he gets his BS? Does he have to fulfill his...

Hello, I found out today the Boston NROTC Consortium has a Facebook page. They posted a few pics from this week. It’s nice to at least get a glimpse of our DS’s and DD’s. The firefighting drill looks way too real! Yikes! Just search “Boston Consortium Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps”...

Hello, My son just started his NROTC orientation today. One question I’ve had for quite sometime is: Outside of list of majors in Tier I & II being different, are there any significant differences between the two? I.e scholarship amount, service commitment etc...? I’ve been looking for this...