Another VERY pertinent question. My understanding (And I am NOT Mr. Mullen) is that the DoDMERB Waivers for "attending" ROTC come in as processed and you can participate but cannot receive your scholarship funding till you get your Waiver. If it is your Commissioning Waiver, then I do not think you can actually Commission unless it is granted. Mr. Mullen can probably give you the inside scoop of what occurs if the Waiver is not granted either by graduation date or ever.
It is a medical waiver for getting admitted into AROTC as well as approval for AROTC scholarship funding.
So at least I know the Command Surgeon is aware of the cadets needing waivers; I thought we were sidelined a bit due to other factors.
To update you- we got an email last night that the three who needed waivers, received their waivers and are marked as "qualified" to contract. Cheers to Cadet Command Surgeon's Office and the folks at DODMERB.
