Entrance Process: Minuteman Scholarship vs. 3-year ROTC Scholarship

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armycryptid

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Hello, new to the ROTC program and the scholarships available, I have a few questions:
1. I already have a bachelor's degree, but want to join a DIFFERENT college and earn a DIFFERENT bachelor's degree there, as well as join the ROTC program at that particular college. Because of this, I do not qualify for a 4-year ROTC scholarship, only the 3-year. My question is, then: What steps will I need to go through to receive a 3-year ROTC scholarship? Please include board interviews, DODMERB, ASVAB, etc.
2. Pertaining to the question above, instead of getting a 3-year scholarship, I also qualify for the 4-year Minuteman scholarship. I am aware of the differences between the two in respect to Reserves, monthly drills, E5 pay, etc. However, I NEED to know what the process is like for receiving a 4-year Minuteman Scholarship? Include DODMERB, ASVAB, CASA letter, etc.
ANY answers will be much appreciated! Thank you guys!
 
My surmise is that it's no different than the high school application process, except you will obviously be dealing with college professors and transcripts. See here for a brief (?) description of the high school ROTC process: http://army.psu.edu/wp-content/uplo...al-Scholarship-Information-Packet-JAN16-3.pdf

ASVAB, which is not used for officer commissioning programs, is not required (although some services may accept it). Normally SAT/ACT scores are submitted.

I'll leave the Minuteman scholarship alone as I cannot claim to be familiar with it.
 
@armycryptid If I can offer a recommendation, sounds like you want to switch focus to a DIFFERENT area- if so a master's degree in a new field could be an advantage over a second bachelors degree. For Army ROTC (AROTC), if you have two years remaining in junior college or graduate school, you are still eligible to enroll in Army ROTC. Talk to the Army ROTC Enrollment Officer on your campus. Look at https://www.goarmy.com/rotc/ways-to-attend.html for more details.
Spending 3+ years on a second bachelors sounds like a lot of work without the same benefit. All just an opinion, shared here in case it may help you. Good luck in whatever you choose and I hope it works out that you serve.
 
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