NROTC Marine Option Results

My DS was notified today that he was not selected to receive a NROTC-MO scholarship. (I think his SAT scores eliminated him.).

He will start at the University of South Florida in January and most likely apply to Marine PLC. He can also decide to do NROTC-MO as a college programmer next year if he chooses. But he seems to like the idea of PLC. He cannot start NROTC this year due to Spring Semester start date. I believe all things happen for a reason and it will work out for the best eventually.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
My DS was notified today that he was not selected to receive a NROTC-MO scholarship. (I think his SAT scores eliminated him.).

He will start at the University of South Florida in January and most likely apply to Marine PLC. He can also decide to do NROTC-MO as a college programmer next year if he chooses. But he seems to like the idea of PLC. He cannot start NROTC this year due to Spring Semester start date. I believe all things happen for a reason and it will work out for the best eventually.
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Based on your posts, I believe your son will get to USMC commission.
 
I just checked our new candidate report (called the "61 Report).

It shows 12 recently added Marine Options. Passed the info off to our Gunny and MOI. So, if you're lurking on here, and headed our way, we know who you are :cool::D

Edited because I forgot to count the last page. 4 more Devil Dogs in the mix. (Or maybe they are Devil Pups for now)
 
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So just did the quick counting on the last board. Just shy of about 300 selectees. And 3 selected for Harvard!! o_O

So, they can not only kill you from a great distance, but they can write an eloquent dissertation on just how they terminated you. No more crayon jokes I guess. ;)
 
GWU PNS said:
So just did the quick counting on the last board. Just shy of about 300 selectees. And 3 selected for Harvard!! o_O

So, they can not only kill you from a great distance, but they can write an eloquent dissertation on just how they terminated you. No more crayon jokes I guess. ;)
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I never heard of any famous Ivy League combat Marines. Please give me some names.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
I never heard of any famous Ivy League combat Marines. Please give me some names.
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I think if I put names out there it would break the code or forum rules. I am certain if the selectees or their parents want to be known they will put their hand in the air. And I want to give the OSO's the chance to do their notifications since they put in the work along with the applicants to make things happen.
 
GWU PNS said:
So just did the quick counting on the last board. Just shy of about 300 selectees. And 3 selected for Harvard!! o_O

So, they can not only kill you from a great distance, but they can write an eloquent dissertation on just how they terminated you. No more crayon jokes I guess. ;)
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Crayon jokes are unavoidable sir. I'm a doctor and I still get them. :confused::D
 
GWU PNS said:
I think if I put names out there it would break the code or forum rules. I am certain if the selectees or their parents want to be known they will put their hand in the air. And I want to give the OSO's the chance to do their notifications since they put in the work along with the applicants to make things happen.
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I mean names of Ivy League grads who later became famous combat Marines. Oviously, I’m not asking for the names of people who were just given scholarships.
 
We had 1 Harvard Marine in my TBS platoon. This was before ROTC was brought back there. She was sharp. We made her fire team buddy the West Point grad. We told him maybe some of her smartness would rub off on him.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
I never heard of any famous Ivy League combat Marines. Please give me some names.
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I don't know how you define famous, but these Ivy League Marines served:

The Honorable George Shultz served as a Marine during WWII. He graduated from Princeton and held cabinet level positions in the Nixon and served as Secretary of State Reagan Administrations.

Frederick W. Smith also served as a Marine doing two tours in Vietnam in the 1960’s and was awarded the Silver Star. He graduated from Yale. He is the founder of FedEx Corporation and is Chairman and CEO.

Author Nathaniel Fick served as a Marine from 1995-2004. He wrote One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer, a good read, by the way. He graduated from Dartmouth and has post graduate degrees from Harvard.

Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, Gene Hackman and Adam Driver were also Marines but didn't attend Ivy League schools.
 
More well known is Anton Meyer. He's a Harvard grad, combat Marine, and author. You can't read Once an Eagle and forget it.
 
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