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My DS just got back from NSI Session 2. His feet arent in great shape. He has blisters that never really got a chance to heal because the boots he was issued didnt fit right. He has 2 weeks until he reports to his school, so hopefully that will give his feet a chance to heal. The midshipmen...

I guess your DS was part of the pilot program last year? It will be interesting to see how the NSI program evolves. By the time the Class of 2023 are 1/C, every kid in NROTC will have been through indoc. Not that this qualifies you to be an instructor because you went through indoc, but at...

My class started with approximately 280. We graduated 199 and that included approximately 50 setbacks from the previous class. Calc is a killer!

My DS is currently at NROTC NSI Session 2 at Great Lakes. For the uninformed, NSI is New Student Indoctrination. It's a brand new program (1st year) where they send all NROTC kids to a 3 week indoc at the Great Lakes training facility. As a salty KP grad who went through my own indoc 33...

I would respectfully disagree with your statement that all of these midshipmen instructors went through a similar program with their own programs as freshman. My DS was accepted to 3 schools and spoke at length with midshipmen at all of the schools. They all said their NSO was basically a...

Let me add though that the stress created through this type of environment was definitely a positive. I realized that I had to learn how to work under pressure and that in the middle of the ocean, there is no fire department to fight your fires and there is no cavalry to come over the hill to...

I dont mind the idea of NSI. I like that all of the midshipmen will start their 4/C year with the same basic training and skills. I think my issue with it is the implementation. These types of programs, like the plebe summers run at the service academies, are traditionally run by the...

My wife is in the Facebook group for NROTC and NROTC Parents. There is some info related to attrition at NSI through medical or drop on request. I guess some kids are putting it in their letters home. It sounded a lot higher than I had expected. Over 10%. I think last year the Naval Academy...

My DS never received anything like that. He just emailed his unit to follow up on this. Likely won't hear anything until Monday. Thanks for the intel.

I've seen posts about the kids needing to bring 5 copies of their orders with them to NSI. I asked my DS if he has his orders and he said he only has a travel itinerary and E ticket from Sato Travel. He contacted the admin assistant for his unit and she stated that she does not believe they...

My DS got an email with the travel itinerary from Sato and some instructions of what to bring. He inquired about travel orders and the administrative assistant from his unit stated that she does not believe students get actual orders to NSI. He was told to bring his physical, shot records, any...

I saw pics put up on the NROTC Facebook page. Is there info up there as well from people who got letters or calls?

My DS was told that he is to arrive with a haircut that complies with Navy regulations and was sent a copy of the Navy regs. However it now seems that they shaved all of the male 4/c. I realize it's only hair, but that's probably something these kids should have been told. I went to a service...

Was the Q&A after the oath ceremony and how long was it? Just trying to figure out booking my flight out of Chicago. Thanks!

So much for telling the kids to report with hair within appropriate Navy grooming standards. Those kids heads are shaved and I'm pretty sure they didnt all report like that.

Are khaki shorts and collared shirt appropriate to report in for NSI?

The OIC for the 4/C in my DS's unit had a webinar last week to talk about what to expect at NSI. Unfortunately he didn't really have much information since this is a new program. He wasnt sure what happened after check in at the USO for those who come in the day before, and he also thought...

I wonder if the kids who fly in the day before end up getting an unexpected extra day of indoc? The fact that kids have gone radio silent leads me to believe that it's likely not a relaxed environment. I went through indoc over 30 years ago and I didn't want any more time than I had to do.

My son is attending session 2, so I'm really curious to hear how session 1 goes. For the kids who flew in yesterday, did they take their phones? Will they have any access to a phone or email during the 3 weeks? I am planning to attend the oath ceremony and I heard it will take about an...

My DS has been awarded a 4 year NROTC scholarship and has been accepted to his 1st choice school. By the end of this year, he will have either 32 or 34 credits from AP classes that the school will accept towards his undergrad degree. Since that basically knocks almost a year off, can he take...