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My NROTC Scholarship coordinator told me that a parent could conduct the AFA. I have only ever heard of a coach being able to do it and was wondering if a parent doing it was something new.
It may be factual that due to COVID they now allow parents to administer but if you’re asking I would keep it clean and use one of these: “At the applicant's request, the test can be administered by any physical education instructor, athletics coach, an active duty officer, active duty E-7 or NJROTC instructor.”My NROTC Scholarship coordinator told me that a parent could conduct the AFA. I have only ever heard of a coach being able to do it and was wondering if a parent doing it was something new.
This is so maddening! So many honest young adults who could have had that coveted spot.It may be factual that due to COVID they now allow parents to administer but if you’re asking I would keep it clean and use one of these: “At the applicant's request, the test can be administered by any physical education instructor, athletics coach, an active duty officer, active duty E-7 or NJROTC instructor.”
Recently a couple of the Navy-NO national scholarship winners and one young lady NROTC-MO winner showed up at Great Lakes for NSI so intensely out of shape that they very very likely fudged their PFT or AFA or whatever it was called then. I mean big time and they stole scholarship spots. Such a waste of everyone’s time. *nearly all DOR’d. I bet a relative did their PT test, know what’m sayin? Just take it with the official channel so you’re above suspicion. Good luck!
So many equally tragic outcomes from this, if those AFA scores were "fudged" by family members (or the applicants, themselves).It may be factual that due to COVID they now allow parents to administer but if you’re asking I would keep it clean and use one of these: “At the applicant's request, the test can be administered by any physical education instructor, athletics coach, an active duty officer, active duty E-7 or NJROTC instructor.”
Recently a couple of the Navy-NO national scholarship winners and one young lady NROTC-MO winner showed up at Great Lakes for NSI so intensely out of shape that they very very likely fudged their PFT or AFA or whatever it was called then. I mean big time and they stole scholarship spots. Such a waste of everyone’s time. *nearly all DOR’d. I bet a relative did their PT test, know what’m sayin? Just take it with the official channel so you’re above suspicion. Good luck!
I think they allowed it during COVID, but it's not routinely allowed.My NROTC Scholarship coordinator told me that a parent could conduct the AFA. I have only ever heard of a coach being able to do it and was wondering if a parent doing it was something new.
We’ve all seen this behavior from parents. Not surprising. Sad, but not surprising.Let's assume that the applicant's fitness test scores were fudged. Did they not think that they would eventually "pay the piper" once they arrived at either NSI or their respective units? Either a total lack of self awareness on their part or plain ignorance on the part of the applicant and their parent. I'm sorry I don't have any sympathy but my DS busted his *** training for the fitness test and has continued training both on his own and with his unit. He didn't attend NSI as it was cancelled due to COVID last year but he was damn sure prepared. My youngest DS is applying for NROTC MO and is doing the same. To even think that a parent or applicant would fudge the physical fitness test is frankly unbelievable to me.
For the Army, it is not the preferred method, but was made allowable due to COVID. My assumption that is what the Navy and USAF are doing as well.My NROTC Scholarship coordinator told me that a parent could conduct the AFA. I have only ever heard of a coach being able to do it and was wondering if a parent doing it was something new.
While I am an ALO for USAFA primarily, we also service AFROTC candidates. I searched my emails and I didn't find anything about a parent being allowed to administer the assessment. The form used, and still available online says: "Test Administrator Information (ONLY high school officials may administer the Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) and certify results." I also know that ALO's are in that category as I've done more than a few of these for AFROTC scholarship applicants, along with SA assessments.For the Army, it is not the preferred method, but was made allowable due to COVID. My assumption that is what the Navy and USAF are doing as well.