afrotc22,
You really should talk to your PMS for guidance. You are not the 1st tech scholarship cadet that has tried to switch to non-tech, nor will you be the last. Your det will be able to tell you why they failed to gain permission, and IF any that did get the permission they will know why also.
Personally, as I said on your other thread.
https://www.serviceacademyforums.co...tech-to-non-tech-on-afrotc-scholarship.65874/ Your chances are slim to nil, just like your det told you when you approached them earlier.
There has been nobody here on this forum that I have ever seen given that ability to switch.
@Tbpxece has also reiterated from 2nd hand experience he knows nobody that was approved for the switch. Hence, I doubt you will get many replies from 1st hand experience to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. Those posters either decided to stick it out with their tech major or leave AFROTC.
I will add that you should talk to your academic advisor at your university. Switching from one major to another may delay your graduation date. It will not help your case if the university says your new intended major will delay your graduation by a semester or you will need to take summer courses (your dime) to graduate by May 2022.
~A Dec graduation would not be FY2022, but FY2023. HQ AFROTC has you on the books right now for FY22.
You also have stated you want to be a pilot and your current gpa is @3.3/3.4 as a tech major.
1. Hard to build a case when the avg gpa for a tech major regarding SFT and pilot is 3.0/3.1
~ Obviously you can successfully handle the course material, and now you are saying to them my needs matter more than the AF
2. Think long term.
~Tech/rated for SFT gets the biggest edge when it comes to selection. You need SFT to commission
~~ Your other posts have stated that as of right now they are opposed to you even submitting the paperwork from a visual aspect for your cadet career. This begs the question that if they deny your request, how will this impact your rack and stack from the CoC for SFT? Will they slip you down a slot compared to another cadet that has a 3.1 compared to your higher cgpa, but has barreled down and moved on bc for that cadet, they are placing AFROTC above their own wants. I am not saying that is how the cadre will view it, but as someone that is management, I place that in my decision too. Believe it or not the AF is a business, and the leadership will always place AF 1st when they make decisions.
~ Same can be said for rated selection. My DS was a non-tech scholarship recipient. He got UPT, but again tech gets the edge. He had the same gpa as you as a non-tech. However, he also had flight hrs too. He was just short of his PPL, solo'd prior to leaving for college. His Xmas, Bday gifts were flight hrs. He had just under 100 when he went for the rated board. IMPO those flight hrs were the reason he got pilot as a non-tech. Do you have flight hrs? Non-tech, no flight hrs and you are leaving points on the table for UPT selection.
My suggestion is you need to get on this now. If your school yr ends in May, than within a few short weeks you will be registering for your fall semester classes. How can you register for the new major classes without knowing the answer from HQ AFROTC? You stated you need this scholarship to attend the school. If that is the case, than you will need the answer ASAP regarding their decision.
~ Think about it. A new major means new pre-req classes that you might have yet to take. They will fill up when the class of 2023 arrives during the summer for orientation as you await HQ's answer. If it goes your way and the decision comes down 2 weeks prior to the start of the school yr than you may find issues regarding your fall semester class schedule, in turn see above with graduating on time.
I do wish you the best, but with everything you have posted I cannot see any case you can build that will satisfy HQ AFROTC when it comes to allowing you to switch to non-tech. Your uphill battle is your cgpa as I have stated multiple times, HQ AFROTC will see it as my wants, my needs, my desires, because to them you are not failing anything. Your cgpa is higher than the avg tech major.