DS (AROTC) has received his stipend and book money, but their battalion FTX was just cancelled. (It was scheduled for this weekend)
DS received stipend and has NG drill this weekend - its still a go. Perhaps since this unit deploys early Spring 2014 they are given a different priority? Or since this is a state guard and not national reserves?? No news on upcoming FTX or other AROTC training dates.
Wishing all the cadets/families impacted by the 13 closing BNs good luck! Tough choices and a path changer for sure....
DS (AROTC) has received his stipend and book money, but their battalion FTX was just cancelled. (It was scheduled for this weekend)
I think the discussed SA shutdowns is related to the fact that many of the instructors and staff are civilians. They are considered non-essential and are furloughed. For the time being the Army/AF/Navy personnel are picking up the load of their civilian counterparts. They can probably only do this for so long before they are unable to keep up.I see on the other forums where there is talk of cloing the SA's until the govt' shutdown is over. My questions is... Are the funds that are currently paying for stipends and books already budgeted for and somehow off the chopping block? Very thankful but it seems strange that our ROTC kids are still getting paid and even new ones contracted daily, (adding to the outlay of funds), while the option of closing SA's is on the table. Just trying to wrap my head around the whole picture. Thanks.
I think the discussed SA shutdowns is related to the fact that many of the instructors and staff are civilians. They are considered non-essential and are furloughed. For the time being the Army/AF/Navy personnel are picking up the load of their civilian counterparts. They can probably only do this for so long before they are unable to keep up.
Agreed as usual.
The Shutdown does not mean things like stipends and tuition is not paid, it just means that there may not be the personell to process the payments on time. Since the last round of stipends were paid before the shutdown only time will tell if the next payment will be made on time.
As far as some battalions having to cancel their FTX, I would assume that has to do with where they do the FTX. Some battalions will use Army facilities which may mean they have to cancel due to the civilian workers being sent home. My son's battalion does their FTX in the hills near school so the shutdown won't effect them as much.
My son did tell me that the MS1 class now has no instructor since he is a contractor not AD Military. My son is teaching the class next week, then they think one of the other instructors will step in. What a mess for everyone, military and civilians alike.
Tough times. Glad to see your son is stepping up!
Heavily armed with markers and a white board.
As a non teaching graduate student I was called upon to teach a few sessions of an instrumentation class. I had aced the class when I took it. I quickly realized that I did not understand the material well enough to convey it to someone else. I studied much more to teach a session than I ever did in that class and as a result of teaching those sessions I learned the material MUCH better.My son did tell me that the MS1 class now has no instructor since he is a contractor not AD Military. My son is teaching the class next week, then they think one of the other instructors will step in. What a mess for everyone, military and civilians alike.
Heavily armed with markers and a white board.
Article on Navy ROTC
This is interesting.
In addition to the guidelines about dealing with the press, Navy ROTC also received word Wednesday that all their community outreach events would be canceled or postponed until after the shutdown.
“This includes all external speaking engagements, color guard/ drill support (to include color guard participation at university and college sporting events), and command supported volunteer events,” Comer wrote Wednesday. “Even if events are at no cost to the government, or have already been approved, any external event where you or your students are official representatives of the Navy or Marine Corps shall be cancelled, declined or postponed until the end of the government shutdown.”
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/03/n...press-told-they-can-speak-to-on-camera-press/