Concerning not being able to change
from a nursing scholarship to non nursing not being possible -
FYI - this is not true. A major transfer can occur and a nursing scholarship can be transferred to a line scholarship. It was actually my daughter’s brigade nursing adviser that walked her through the process and it actually is a thing. It is not guaranteed, heavily dependent on the recommendation of the PMS and it does have consequences. The consequences depend on what year the cadet is when the request is made and granted. The consequence even if it is approved is a one semester administrative suspension of tuition benefits. Stipend and book stipend are still provided during the suspension. Also, the cadet has to be able to show via a new 104R that they can still graduate at the original graduation date , no extensions will be approved. If the student is a junior or senior at the time of the major change, then the only option is to be a non scholarship cadet. This is all explained in the contract. It is spelled out very clearly. I am certain this is true because my daughter asked for and was approved for a major change from nursing to communication studies during her sophomore year, she was recommended by her PMS and approved by the brigade months later. It was a hard decision for her to even ask. I am certain that the only reason she had the support was because her performance and dedication up to that point was looked upon very positively. She also handled herself very professionally during the process, talking appropriately to the chain on command and acting upon everything she was told to do. It was also important that she was in good standing in the nursing program, if she was failing that would of been a different story.
I will say that the PMS always has the option to do exactly what
@brob explained, by denying the request and putting the cadet into the situation of having to compete for a campus based scholarship. By approving the transfer request the program “loses” the nursing scholarship. In some cases that simply would not be good for the program. In my daughter’s case, going into clinicals the following semester, and all other nurses in ROTC already having scholarships, it was unlikely that another nurse would be able to use that scholarship for that year anyway.
Also, the previous thread was for Air Force, I believe the OP of this thread is Army, but not 100% sure. My daughter is Army. It is not easy, but possible.