My DS was accepted into Purdue engineering, VA Tech engineering, and NC State engineering. He wants to be a pilot. Was looking for some guidance about the strength of the AFROTC programs at these schools? Where would he have best shot at a pilot slot? Do any help with Room/Board or have extra scholarships for cadets?
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Pilot slots are a national competition for ROTC.
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Here’s a link to the detachments website. Seems like they may have a lot to offer that many others don’t. As for room and board allowances I would suggest called the detail.
polytechnic.purdue.edu
Detachment History - Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Air Force ROTC at Purdue University
VA Tech has one of the best engineering schools in the country. Also, VT also has Corps of Cadets, this is offered at only two schools, Texas A&M and VT. The Corps of cadets is basically a service academy at a public college. I would seriously look at VA Tech Corps of Cadets. Good luck.
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Actually there are 6 Senior Military Colleges that have a Corps of Cadets:
Norwich University, in Northfield, Vermont.
Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas.
The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Virginia Military Institute, in Lexington, Virginia.
Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia.
University of North Georgia, in Dahlonega, Georgia.
AFOQT scores and flight hours play a major role in whether you're given a pilot slot.
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The flight hour portion seems a bit unfair since a lot of cadets probably can't afford the charge for getting flight hours. Maybe some detachments offer money for this?
I completely agree. Many AFROTC detachments are offering interested cadets the "You Can Fly Scholarship" (I was one of them), which pays to get a bunch of flight hours under your belt, or even obtain a PPL. IMO however you have a far better chance of getting a pilot slot attending USAF than going through AFROTC.
Oh, Ok. He received a letter stating that he had been accepted into the Corps of Cadets and we were not sure what that meant? Thanks for the additional insight.
Yep.....just waiting
It’s definitely important to research that and carefully consider the implications. It will
Be a drastically different experience than a traditional college + ROTC. It’s great for the right type of person, but can be stifling for others.
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I hadn't heard of the "You Can Fly Scholarship." That's good to offer.
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Also, I encourage anyone who wants to fly to apply to the AOPA scholarships. It is an easy application that can be submitted over and over again without effort. My son received a 10,000 HS AOPA scholarship. He did apply about 3 times, but to our HUGE surprise, he won. He's almost finished his PPL now !
When talking about this, I do not include military schools such as VMI or The Citadel. I'm talking about Corps of Cadets at civil universities.
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Norwich, Texas A & M, Virginia Tech, and North Georgia all have a "Corps of Cadets at civil universities".
Agreed. I think the intention was “large land-grant universities.” Important distinction.
"University of North Georgia: Senior military college in Dahlonega, Georgia"
source: https://ung.edu/
"Norwich University: Military academy in Northfield, Vermont"
source: https://www.norwich.edu/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
listen source so we all have the facts.
source: https://ung.edu/
"Norwich University: Military academy in Northfield, Vermont"
source: https://www.norwich.edu/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
listen source so we all have the facts.
"University of North Georgia: Senior military college in Dahlonega, Georgia"
source: https://ung.edu/
"Norwich University: Military academy in Northfield, Vermont"
source: https://www.norwich.edu/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
listen source so we all have the facts.
All incoming freshman cadets at VT are automatically considered for the Emerging Leader Scholarship. The ELS is a merit-based award and is worth $12k/$8k over four years depending on out of/in state status. The ELS is funded by alumni and is only for cadets (not civilian students). There are also numerous additional scholarships only available to cadets that are sponsored by alumni. All are meant to be used with a 4-year ROTC scholarship if earned. As others have mentioned, VT's status as a Senior Military College also provides some level of benefit compared to other schools.