NOTE to ALL candidates
We generally talk about bubble wrapping after receiving a scholarship, but not the other things that can hurt you regarding keeping the scholarship between now and 4 yrs from now.
This is senioritis time. This is Prom season. Soon it will be graduation Parties, followed with a "last hurrah" summer.
DON'T BE STUPID!
Unfortunately on the AFA thread there is a candidate with an AFROTC scholarship in hand awaiting AFA appointments and he did something stupid. Not our business to ask what, but the fact is in all likelihood he will lose that scholarship and most likely not show up for I-DAY if appointed. Worse yet, if it falls out the way he thinks, he can kiss ever being an officer in the AF goodbye! A few minute action may have changed the course of his life, leaving him only with the WHAT IFS!
Maybe the grace of G*d will be on his side, and this will be a learning lesson, maybe not. However, for the unforeseen future this will be the weight on his shoulders.
~We all get the sr. pranks. My favorite story is how they let loose 3 pigs in the hs numbered, 1,2, and 4. However, instead of being one of the students that did that, be 1 of them that laughs at it.
~We all get sr. prom, and somebody may have a cocktail party where alcohol is served. DON'T be stupid...NOT ONE SIP.
Remember your the FB generation where you feel you need to tell and show the entire world your every minute of existence. You also belong to more groups than anyone could ever imagine, but WE, as parents before FB also knew the games HS kids play. You don't want a picture of your drinking from champagne with a tag line of my 1st glass of alcohol and it was great! Det CCs belong to FB too, and you just officially informed them you are an underage drinker.
~ Same with graduation parties and standing by the keg of Beer!
~ Summer is also a time of fun, and stupid things like deciding to jump the fence and swim in the county pool after it closes, which will result into being charged with trespassing.
Or deciding to all hang out somewhere public late at night being so loud the police are called.
Time to be that old fart or the uncool friend and remember this is not only about the scholarship money, it is about your career. Your friends may also have scholarships and use that as why they are doing it and why you should too. Just tell them: "True, but if I get even a misdemeanor I could lose not only the scholarship, but my dream of serving in the military"
If they don't get that, than honestly, they aren't your friends. Friends want you to have your dream and they will say: "Yeah, I get it, but, we're still going to do it, so I'll call you later to hook up, no problem Bud"
In the end it is your decision whether you want to sit at the kids table or the adults table!