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    Dyke advice

    AnonMa....My son is a 2nd year at VMI so he just came off the rat line. I can offer this advice and perspective as it seems your son is in a tough spot. I wouldn't reccomend that you son does nothing and just endures the rat line with no support from only other rats. As others have said, he...
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    SAT Sites in NJ/ PA/ DE

    Does anyone know of places that weren't cancelled in this area? We live in NJ (outside of Philadelphia) and my DS has had all of his test dates cancelled so far. Looking for places in our area that didn't get cancelled and are still testing.
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    VMI Army branching question

    My DS is a RAT at VMI. His dyke is receiving his Army branch detail next week. He is under the impression that Rats give their dykes a gift for this process. Does anyone have any experience with this and if so, what would be an appropriate gift? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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    VMI hopeful looking for brutally honest feedback/opinions on Admissions chances

    My DS is currently a RAT at VMI and I would say that your academics look solid. Based on what I have experienced with my son so far is that academics are only 1/3 of what will determine success at VMI. Physical fitness and mental toughness are the other 2 factors. Physical fitness can be...
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    DODMERB changed from waiver approved back to pending waiver approval

    Hi everyone, My DS was approved for an ARMY ROTC waiver a couple of months ago. He also applied for an NROTC scholarship, but needed some AMI submitted for the waiver. We just submitted the information to DODMERB and now the ARMY ROTC waiver is back to pending as opposed to approved. Trying...
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    Items to bring to VMI

    Thank you all for the feedback. I have read the handbook and understand what is needed. My questions about socks centered around particular brand that people would recommend, particularly for the combat boot socks.
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    Items to bring to VMI

    Hello everyone, My son will be a Rat at VMI in August. Does anyone who has experience in this have any recommendations for the following: Hydration backpack - brand, how many ounces, etc? Socks - I know they need athletic socks, combat boot socks and dress socks...all with no logos. Any...
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    Accepting 2 ROTC Scholarships

    I apologize if I am asking this question if the answer is somewhere else on the forum, I just have not been able to find it. MY DS was awarded and accepted an AROTC scholarship about a month ago. His first choice was a NROTC scholarship, but results were not out yet. On Friday, he was...
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    VMI: Hotel is booked for Matriculation, Oath, and Family Weekend

    Are Oath, Matriculation and Family weekend all days that parents should try to attend? My DS will be a rat for the upcoming year so I am new to the important dates. Are these dates published yet as I want to book my hotel room if it is a problem reserving one. Thanks!
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    VMI - Questions from a 1st year parent

    Hello everyone, My DS will be attending VMI in the fall and I just have a few questions: Money and banking - how do most of the Rats deal with money? I assume they don't really spend that much given their limited access to off campus activities. I am looking at opening up an account for him...
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    If DS is waiting for medical waiver will he still hear something by the 15th?

    My DS is still waiting for a Dodmerb waiver, will he still hear something directly from the USNA if he is accepted/ not accepted or does the Dodmerb disqualification act as his official notification on his status? Thanks!
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    AROTC and Dodmerb waiver

    My son received a 3 year AROTC scholarship, but was recently disqualified through Dodmerb because of a stress fracture he had in late 2017/ early 2018. A few questions: AROTC will start the waiver process because he has already been awarded a scholarship, correct? Did he get DQ'd because they...
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    VMI and ROTC Scholarships

    My DS was awarded a 3 year AROTC scholarship. His #1 school besides a SA is VMI. Just learned that VMI doesn't give any discount to ROTC scholars. Being OOS, even with the scholarship, it's going to cost $90k to attend VMI. Ouch!!!!
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    How much running at VMI and the USNA

    Thank you for the insight. He did visit VMI and loved it!
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    How much running at VMI and the USNA

    My DS was accepted at VMI. How much running do the rats do there on a daily or weekly basis? Is a 5k (3 miles)a normal run there or is it longer than that? He has had some stress fracture issues from running XC and track (about 30 miles/ week) and is worried about too much running at the...
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    DodMerb Disqualification

    Hi Everyone, Do my son was notified of a single disqualification today on the Dodmerb site. The code was D224.41...stress fractures. A few questions: There is no remedial code for this. Does that mean that a waiver cannot be given for it? If a waiver can be given, how is it initiated? He is...
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    NROTC Question about major

    I am not familiar with LREC. What is that?
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    NROTC Question about major

    My son applied for the USNA as well as AROTC and NROTC. On the NROTC application, he did not choose a STEM major, which automatically dropped him from 85% of the scholarships available. Does anyone have any insight on how those remaining 15% are handed out and is it really an 85/15 split...
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    DODMETS - Complete and on hold

    I just called, his "sitting height" was incorrect on the exam form. Thanks for giving me the push to call. I'll take the same approach in the future!
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    DODMETS - Complete and on hold

    I just saw this on my son's file: Our Concorde case managers have identified some errors in your examination records. We are working to resolve these issues with your Providers. No additional action is required on your behalf His file was update on Jan 12th. Anyone know what this means and...
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