My son also was notified of a change on his board via email. He checked his ROTC acct and had been upgraded from a 3 to a 4 year scholarship. I am beyond happy, but have a few questions. Will any new paperwork come in the mail? Is the active duty service time the same for both scholarships.
Since the scholarship is now a 4 year your son will be able to contract the start of his freshman year. He will need to complete an array of paperwork from 1099 to direct deposit paperwork, the major one will be his 104R which lays out a schedule for the next 4 years, this is something he will need to work on with his advisor when he starts to register for classes and over the summer. Have your son start a conversation with his new battalion, see if he can get the paperwork ahead of time so he can get as much of it done as possible before he heads for school. This will help a lot in getting contracted sooner providing he passes his first APFT when he gets to school. The battalion should be able to get things going but don't be surprised if it takes some time, they are busy with graduation, summer training, making travel arrangements, it's a busy time in the battalion but still make contact with them.
Yes the service obligation is the same, for active it's 4 years AD and 4 years IRR, NG/Reserve is 8 years.
Congratulations to your son on the upgrade.....and your pocket book as well.
