Pima
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mentoring,
Listen to Jcleppe!
That is not only true, but fact!
Gojira's DS 12 months ago did not commission 6 weeks prior to commissioning because he was 8 lbs over the NROTC weight limit.
He was handed a 143K bill for his scholarship. They hired an attorney to fight the bill and lost.
This scholarship will be a weight on their shoulders financially until they commission.
Our DS's friend in AFROTC went to SFT (summer of rising jr yr in college) as a scholarship cadet. He graduated from SFT. Went to the det a month later and said I don't want to do this.
He got a 40K bill in September as a jr. in college.
This is a new era. We have yet to pass a budget in 4 yrs. We have kicked the debt ceiling down the road for quite some time. SOD Panetta has stated he wants from every branch how to make up the cuts if sequestration happens.
Do you actually think ROTC is not going to take a hit?
Think about it, ROTC is 4-5 yrs. regarding costs. OCS/OTS is months and they don't pay a dime for college education.
DOD has a budget, ROTC is in that budget. They have a choice...spend Active Duty (AD) or for kids in college that may or may not commission in 4 yrs?
How much does it cost to commission an OCS grad compared to the 4 yr ROTC scholarship? I am thinking maybe 1/3 of the cost.
Navy has to keep personnel numbers at the same time for Officers, but they have slash and burn their budget. Should they keep ROTC at the same rate. or should they use OCS?
Listen to Jcleppe!
That is not only true, but fact!
Gojira's DS 12 months ago did not commission 6 weeks prior to commissioning because he was 8 lbs over the NROTC weight limit.
He was handed a 143K bill for his scholarship. They hired an attorney to fight the bill and lost.
This scholarship will be a weight on their shoulders financially until they commission.
Our DS's friend in AFROTC went to SFT (summer of rising jr yr in college) as a scholarship cadet. He graduated from SFT. Went to the det a month later and said I don't want to do this.
He got a 40K bill in September as a jr. in college.
This is a new era. We have yet to pass a budget in 4 yrs. We have kicked the debt ceiling down the road for quite some time. SOD Panetta has stated he wants from every branch how to make up the cuts if sequestration happens.
Do you actually think ROTC is not going to take a hit?
Think about it, ROTC is 4-5 yrs. regarding costs. OCS/OTS is months and they don't pay a dime for college education.
DOD has a budget, ROTC is in that budget. They have a choice...spend Active Duty (AD) or for kids in college that may or may not commission in 4 yrs?
How much does it cost to commission an OCS grad compared to the 4 yr ROTC scholarship? I am thinking maybe 1/3 of the cost.
Navy has to keep personnel numbers at the same time for Officers, but they have slash and burn their budget. Should they keep ROTC at the same rate. or should they use OCS?