AFROTC Board Results

[babzielliamom]

@TEXCHRIS96 - check your spam folder. We found out through the portal also, but in speaking with HQ, they said they had some notification issues and had resent notifications. Both had gone to Spam folder; the original notification had been deleted b/c it was more than 30 days old. She forwarded the original email notification while I was on the phone. There's a link in the email notification that you need to access to accept your scholarship. At least there was for Air Force.

 

[EDelahanty]

My DS was awarded Type 7 AFROTC scholarship. He was accepted at in-state public, in-state private, and out-of-state public and private schools. The Type 7 can only be used at a PUBLIC IN-STATE school or an out-of-state public school that will give you their in-state rate. None of his OOS schools offer IS rates to OOS students. To use at a private institution, even in-state, he has to convert to 3yr Type 2.

In addition to the out-of-state limitation, HQ told me on the phone that they will apply the Type7 (govt) funds AFTER all other merit scholarships and other govt funds have been applied. Also, since DS received additional merit scholarships with conditions (i.e., maintain 3.0 GPA), the AFROTC funding would not pay anything. HQ said to accept non-ROTC merit scholarships and still be able to use ROTC funds, DS should either 1) ask the school to rewrite the merit scholarship award letters to omit any conditions or 2) convert to Type 2. HQ stated that there is not a conflict between Type 2 and other merit scholarships. However, the fine print on the Type 2 also has the same language about how they may apply the funds, so I'm going to request something in writing. I know policies differ by school; some schools work with you, but some don't.

There are a lot of costs at college - more than tuition, R&B and books/supplies. AFROTC scholarship funds apply to tuition only "and some fees." Stipend is considered to cover R&B, and AFROTC cut their book allowance to $600/year. I did a lot of research on this because there is a financial upside and downside to converting a 4yr Type 7 to a 3yr Type 2. In some instances the 4-year bill is lower; however, if you have govt grants and aid, you will most likely lose it when the ROTC funds are applied. Call the school and discuss it with them. If they tell you that they don't know until they apply the funds, push them to guestimate and review the policy with you. Also, if you have other merit scholarships, find out if those funds can be used to cover non-tuition costs, such as R&B, transportation, dry cleaning (your uniforms), etc..

BTW, I didn't bother asking the school to remove conditions on the scholarships b/c I can't imagine a school or entity negating any conditions of their sponsored scholarship.

Most people don't know that ROTC funds will negate non-ROTC govt funds and private grants that cut into your EFC. Know all the details before you convert. Make a spreadsheet and compare the costs by scholarship type AND by school. If you have questions, call HQ for your branch, your prospective detachment, and the financial aid counselor at each school. One size does not fit all.

After reading the above, I realized there should be a new type of degree, the MFBA - Master of Family Business Administration. I might apply for it myself, but only if I can get the instate tuition rate.

Funny that some folks around here argue that 17 or 18-year olds should figure this out for themselves.

 

[babzielliamom]

Experience is the teacher. When I was in school, I got a scholarship my junior year. I was so proud that NOW me, myself and I could cover all my education costs for the year and not my parents. When they applied the $5K scholarship, they took away my $5K grant. Net result: parents still had to cough up another $5K.

 

[MSFaygo]

After reading the above, I realized there should be a new type of degree, the MFBA - Master of Family Business Administration. I might apply for it myself, but only if I can get the instate tuition rate.

Funny that some folks around here argue that 17 or 18-year olds should figure this out for themselves.

+1

 

[texchris96]

@babzielliamom thank you for the information about the spam, but sadly I was not selected for a scholarship. So I dont expect there to be anything good in my spam folder.

And as a general question. Although I did not recieve a scholarshop, I am very sure that I want to go into the air force to try to become a pilot. Can I sign the contract now even if I did not win a scholarship?

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[Non Ducor Duco]

@babzielliamom thank you for the information about the spam, but sadly I was not selected for a scholarship. So I dont expect there to be anything good in my spam folder.

And as a general question. Although I did not recieve a scholarshop, I am very sure that I want to go into the air force to try to become a pilot. Can I sign the contract now even if I did not win a scholarship?

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No, you cannot. If you're non scholarship you contract after your 2nd year and then start receiving a stipend. The only way you contract before then for AFROTC is if you earn an In College scholarship. But do not think that you will be at a disadvantage for getting a pilot slot for not being on scholarship. Remember, only about 20% of AFROTC cadets are on scholarship, and being on scholarship doesn't help when it comes time for Enrollment Allocations to Field Training(we had about 3 former-scholarship cadets last year not get EAs who were subsequently disenrolled) or for rated slots. Those are based solely on what you do in college, your GPA, major, AFOQT, TBAS and a bunch of other acronyms related to getting a pilot slot that Pima could probably name off the top of her head.

If you're sure you want to be a pilot just focus on going to whatever AFROTC det attached to your college in the fall and working your butt off. Generally cadets go up before the rated board and find out if they're getting a slot or not the year before they graduate. But if the new EA boards have their own rated component like they said they might, you could be gaurteed a rated slot (pilot, CSO, RPA, ABM) as early as your 2nd year. You still wouldn't know until the year after which type of rated slot you're going to get, but if you know for sure you want to go rated in some capacity, going up for the rated EA board is what you'll want to do.

 

[babzielliamom]

I'm sorry to hear that you were not selected, TexChris96. NonDD is right. You do not need a scholarship or contract to participate. If you want to reapply for In College, then participate and work hard and file the paperwork early. Even those on scholarship are not guaranteed EA. If you don"t make EA and go to field training, then you can"t advance to POC and you lose the scholarship. That's how multiple DETs explained it to me.

Note: Criteria for EA nomination varies by detachment. One I spoke with said THEY do consider some HS credentials like dual credit grades and college board scores. Call the detachment and ask. Also, ask their success rate for selection for the past 5 years. Good luck to you.

 

[SecretRusski]

I was also one of the folks who didn't get selected, though the Captain at my school of choice saved my rear with telling me about the State Tuition Waiver system Illinois has for ROTC cadets. Definitely a must to go see the cadre at the schools you're applying to.

I remember reading up about in-school scholarship opportunities, but I've not been able to find where one could even begin to apply. Does anyone here know what's going on with those for the Air Force?

 

[Pima]

If you are talking about ICSP than you have to wait.

IC of ICSP= In College.

There have been years where the money flowed and years where the board did not ever meet. Again, you must wait until you are in college because the IC inICSP represents what? In College!