Army ROTC AD?

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ShadowMist21

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Hi, just got the national scholarship and was just wondering how difficult it is to get active duty. Everything is based off OML, I already know this, but what percentage of cadets usually commission active duty? Is this any different for people on scholarship?
 
Welcome. Historically (as in the last 10 years) the majority (if not all) of those wanting AD got it. All based on the needs of the Army at the time. Make good grades, do well in the unit and stay fit and you should have no issue getting AD.
 
ShadowMist21 said:
Hi, just got the national scholarship and was just wondering how difficult it is to get active duty. Everything is based off OML, I already know this, but what percentage of cadets usually commission active duty? Is this any different for people on scholarship?
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Like @EEBTTF doing well in the unit, staying physically fit, and good grades will help you reach that goal. Welcome to the forum!
 
This year was anomaly due to COVID so OML criteria was adjusted with the GPA having a lower weight. This was to accommodate the virtual learning environment, as some do not do well. Assumption is that once COVID restrictions are lifted, is that the OML would be strongly weighted towards GPA again. If so, then having a GPA above 3.00 is a good way to ensure you get AD. Another criteria that will affect getting AD is that Cadet Command's commission mission is projected to down over the next few years.
 
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For 2020, 96.5% of those competing for active duty (Army ROTC) got active duty. Scholarship doesn’t make any difference.
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From those slides, there is a line item that says, "SMC Active Duty Not Recommended" - 215. And that is out of a total SMC mission of about 630. So I assume that the 215 includes cadets who did not request active duty?? Otherwise, the implication is that over 1/3 of SMC cadets are getting involuntarily placed in the USAR/NG. That can't be right, can it?

Edit: I found that for the next year the same percentages seemed to apply, i.e. 2/3 SMC went AD and 1/3 went USAR/NG (see p. 8 of linked slides), so unless all cadets from every SMC are asking for AD (and they're not), then that 215 number has to include cadets who didn't request AD.

 
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One other thing re SMC. The same slide that says "SMC Active Duty Not Recommended" also includes a note that 3 SMC cadets were not recommended for AD but nevertheless got AD based on OML. So from that I infer that even if a SMC cadet gets a negative recommendation from their PMS for AD, which by law occurs outside of the OML process, the cadet still gets a second bite at AD if his OML places him over the AD threshold. I guess that could be considered a SMC "perk," although it raises the question why a SMC PMS would not be recommending a cadet, whose OML otherwise puts him in AD category, for AD. I'm going to guess further that the flipside is that some SMC cadets whose OML would place them below the OML cut line nevertheless get AD based on PMS recommendation, which is all that federal law requires for SMC cadets.
 
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