There was discussion of this on another thread. It's the usual reasons. Some folks decide NROTC is not for them. Some folks "fail to adapt". The reasons don't really matter. a 10% drop rate is fairly low compared to what I've seen at some units in the past. By the time they get to senior year I expect something around half of the remaining 490 to be gone. ROTC programs are not easy.
Well, heat exhaustion doesn't necessarily mean someone isn't fit. Also, I agree that certainly some were not physically fit but no one was dropped for that reason. If physical fitness was a problem it was more to do with not wanting to get physically fit than any failure on their part. I'm also sure some folks didn't like the discipline, or not being able to speak to anyone for a couple weeks, etc.
Some were either sick or passed out during PT, most DOR’d after about the first 3 days. NSI isn’t very “fun”, it’s a complete grind. You got Marine DIs yelling at you 24/7, you wake up at 4am, you stand all day, you can’t talk, etc. it’s not easy and quitting is the easy way out. A lot of people probably just came to the conclusion the military lifestyle is not for them. Graduating from NSI I mark as my greatest accomplishment of my life. Just know everything they do is for a reason and work hard. Everyone around you is going through the same stuff you are. Good luck on getting a scholarship.
Yes, and this has been pretty consistent for a number of years now with offers around 20 or less and actual enrollments at 12-15.
That would tell you incorrectly as there were also college programmers present. You can't deduce the number of scholarships from that, although it might give one a rough approximation if you can make a reasonable guess as to the number of college programmers.
