NROTC Question about major

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caesarbc

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My son applied for the USNA as well as AROTC and NROTC. On the NROTC application, he did not choose a STEM major, which automatically dropped him from 85% of the scholarships available. Does anyone have any insight on how those remaining 15% are handed out and is it really an 85/15 split between STEM and non STEM majors?

I am asking because he just received a 3 year AROTC scholarship and is now in the 25 day acceptance period. He really wants the USNA or NROTC. I know the odds of the USNA are slim, but I was wondering about the NROTC. We are really hoping that we hear from NROTC before the 25 days are up.

Any insight into this would be helpful.

Thanks!
 
caesarbc said:
My son applied for the USNA as well as AROTC and NROTC. On the NROTC application, he did not choose a STEM major, which automatically dropped him from 85% of the scholarships available. Does anyone have any insight on how those remaining 15% are handed out and is it really an 85/15 split between STEM and non STEM majors?

I am asking because he just received a 3 year AROTC scholarship and is now in the 25 day acceptance period. He really wants the USNA or NROTC. I know the odds of the USNA are slim, but I was wondering about the NROTC. We are really hoping that we hear from NROTC before the 25 days are up.

Any insight into this would be helpful.

Thanks!
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First, go ahead and accept the AROTC scholarship. It is not binding. If Navy comes through later you can simply let AROTC know you will not be using the scholarship.

The 85/15 split is a real thing for Navy Option. Marine Option, if your son applied for that instead, doesn't care what your major is.
 
Yes, I believe it is really a 85/15 split, but think about it this way -- it means that 15% of national NROTC scholarships are reserved for non-STEM majors (who make up the minority of the applicant pool). Did your son indicate an interest in LREC? That might help in earning one of those scholarships in the 15%.
 
If your DS really wants Navy, he could join NROTC as a college programmer if he is not awarded a 4 year scholarship. Go in, work hard and apply again for the 4 year as a freshman. If he still does not get that, then apply for the 3 year, then 2 year or Advanced Standing if he doesn't gt the 3 year. He would need to weigh all his options. Would he be happy as an Army officer? Can he/you afford the college without the scholarship? The Army scholarship is a 3 year bird in hand; NROTC would be an unknown. Of course there is still the possibility of USNA or NROTC at this point Good Luck. But like @kinnem said, accept the Army scholarship for now. There is no reason not to.
 
Also, you can always transfer from the Army to the Navy. It's not uncommon or particularly hard as long as he doesn't have an obscure degree or is assigned a very Army-specific MOS. There is a lot of crossover in career fields at the officer level, and a commission is a commission- good for all seven uniformed services.

There is always the possibility of transfer between ROTC branches too, and even the occasional commission into a branch other than the one in which you attended ROTC (at least for AFROTC).

Not saying any one of those are the "ideal" route to a naval position, but don't get so focused on the specifics of the end result before you even begin. Tunnel vision is very career-limiting, and everything is moving toward joint ops anyway.

You got options, even with AROTC. :)
 
caesarbc said:
I am not familiar with LREC. What is that?
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I think there is a box you can check on the NROTC application to indicate if you are interested in being considered for LREC or not. My son is a Tier 3 major. He checked the box and was awarded a national scholarship during his freshman year in college.
 
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