NROTC-MO Interview Follow-up

[NJROTC-CC]

DS had his NROTC-MO Scholarship interview about a week ago. He interviewed with a Marine Captain and a Lt. Colonel. DS thinks it went well.

Today he just got a follow-up call. This is what DS reported to me:

“I got a call from the station commander at the office on ______ Dr. I’m going in on Monday to talk with him a little. He’s gonna show me around and give me a pull-up program to do and make sure my form is good.”

I am hoping that this telephone call is a sign that the Marines see potential in DS. But I am always suspicious that they are just grooming him to enlist if he doesn’t get a scholarship. Anyway, he won’t turn 18 until next March, so he can’t sign a binding contract until then. And, we can afford to send him to state college without a scholarship and he does want to go to college and commission.

 

[cs225]

Just tell your son to let them know respectfully but firmly that he is only interested in NROTC (if that's what he wants). My recruiters were a great support system during my application and I can't imagine what could've happened if I burned that bridge. If he wants to really be liked he can give his recruiter phone numbers of friends that could be interested in enlisting, I guarantee that recruiter will be happy.

 

[NJROTC-CC]

If he wants to really be liked he can give his recruiter phone numbers of friends that could be interested in enlisting, I guarantee that recruiter will be happy.

I think you might have hit the nail on the head. DS is the XO of his NJROTC unit, a past national championship unit that sends A LOT of recruits to Paris Island. My DS can be a useful connection for the recruiter. So it could be a mutually beneficial relationship.