I was a little surprised to see a bunch of “likes” appear out of no where. Thank you very much!
This thread reminds me of DS #2’s visit to the Vanderbilt NROTC unit many years ago. His #1 choice was U Mich and I was probably pushing a little for Vandy. In any event, we were back in Nashville, my hometown, for a wedding. So DS sat in on classes and arranged a visit to the NROTC unit. We walked in and the place was empty, except for the PMO and the recruiting officer who greeted us.
We walked in, introduced ourselves, and heard from another room, “I’ll be right out, doing a UA. You guys are welcome to do one.” That was the PMS. We demurred. Had a great meeting. He was dressed in PT’s. He did a wonderful job of selling the Navy to DS. We wee in there for at least an hour. I was ready to join.
Contrast that with U Mich, DS‘S first choice. We spent time and $ to make the visit to the unit. DS was informed ahead of time, that the PMS wouldn’t be available. We visited the unit anyway and the Asst. give us a tour and answered questions. Here’s the kicker: He was in his office in civies. IOW he was hiding. In our experience that was very typical of the U Mich attitude, at least in regard to OSS applicants.
It all ended up being a moot point when he was kicked in the eye with a soccer ball. He received the 4yr to U Mich but medically DQed.
He followed plan B and his eye is fine.
p.s.
@MullenLE answered my questions, which is why I [put him in the Pantheon