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Do you have to commission directly after you graduate from VMI, Norwic, and The Citadel while doing NROTC or can you wait a year to commission while you get a graduate degree?
 
NROTC graduates are expected to join the Fleet and Corps and get on with their professional development as an officer and leader. That is the norm for most. A tiny fraction might be allowed to go to med school or other deferment such as Rhodes, Fulbright, etc. right after commissioning. These folks are super-nova achievers. But - if you do some searching here on SAF, there are many threads on the importance of a Master’s degree and post-grad education. Most JOs start work on it the first shore tour after initial operational tours. By the time the O-5 promotion board comes up, they should have a post-grad degree. There is full-time student duty at the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA, one of my all-time favorite tours) and other graduate schools. There is the Naval War College, National Defense University, and others. There is Tuition Assistance for remote and after-hours degree programs for approved fields of study at civilian schools. There are other graduate degree programs.

As always with the military, there can be a price to pay. If you are on the Navy’s dime (they pay tuition) or time (full-time student), you will owe additional obligated service. This may run concurrently with other obligated service you are discharging, or it may run consecutively, starting after any additional period of OBLISERV is done.

Eventually, when you separate after sufficient AD time or retire, you will be entitled to the Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefit, a generous program.

Have some fun researching these.
 
My son ( 4 year nrotc / citadel ) was briefed / questioned about his interest in perusing post grad education immediately after graduation next spring. He's not interested but the possibility exists.
 
CatDog99 said:
As a ROTC scholarship or SA commissioned officer, you are eligible for Post 9-11 GI Bill benefits after you've met the initial service obligation. That's pretty sweet and wasn't available under previous GI Bill iterations.

If I graduated from a Service Academy or had an ROTC scholarship can I still be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill?

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Important to note.... It takes 36 months to earn full GI Bill benefit after commissioning obligation is met.
 
CatDog99 said:
Important to note.... It takes 36 months to earn full GI Bill benefit after commissioning obligation is met.
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That’s been the requirement for some years
now, the 36 months additional service after original ADSO is satisfied. Partial benefit can also be earned if less than 36 months is done.

This link has the latest updates as well as the partial benefit breakdown for < 36 months.
benefits.va.gov

VA.gov | Veterans Affairs

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.
benefits.va.gov
 
At The Citadel of those graduates who do not commission about 10% go directly to graduate programs, the acceptance rate of those applying to medical school is 83% versus the national average of about 27%
 
conrack said:
At The Citadel of those graduates who do not commission about 10% go directly to graduate programs, the acceptance rate of those applying to medical school is 83% versus the national average of about 27%
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Within the Honors program is a program to help Cadets prepare for and gain entry to elite graduate programs.

I know the '19 1BatCo delayed Army active duty to participate in a super elite graduate program, oh par with Rhodes Scholar
 
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