ProudDad17
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Have you heard anything yet? Still waiting here.Hey that's AWESOME! My DD is a TAMU-NROTC hopeful, as well (no word yet, crossing fingers!) Perhaps they'll be there together!DS checked his portal today and discovered NROTC scholarship was awarded for TAMU.
Not to contradict @Oldsalt who is very wise, but just so you go in with your eyes wide open, do not count on getting that masters on their dime. I would speak with the officers in the unit when you arrive. They'll steer you straight and will know if NROTC will cover that particular program. In any case it won't make a difference in which classes you take during your freshman year, so you have time to sort it out.
If the program is you get a BS then in a year, you get your MS, you could ask to delay your commissioning.
If it is a combined, both at the same time, you can take a "gap" year.
I have seen both options, as well as the Navy picking up the whole tab.
I have also seen being told No.
OS
If you stay in the Navy, you will have plenty of opportunities to get one or more advanced degrees.
One of my closest friends was commissioned without a degree. He has a BS and two masters today. All on the Navy. Both masters are from top 25 schools.
OS
Still don't understand why you would need broken service to get a grad degree. There are numerous opportunities to get them on active duty while getting paid. My friend finished his BS on the Navy at a University with no other commitments. He continued to get paid, his tuition was free. His second Masters was similar. That's better than normal in my book.
A "normal" life. That made me smile.
My wife wanted a "normal" life.
There is no normal in the military, but I would argue, neither is there a normal in life in the civilian world.
Let's look at extremes. Pima's number of moves is an outlier, but as I remember it was in the teens. After training I did 8 years on the same base. Had I stayed in, I would have likely done 8-12 more at the same base. A peer's first move was when he made O-7. He did 24 years at one base.
Try doing that making it to the executive suite of a Fortune 500. Been there done that, can't be done.
"I won't travel as much in the civilian world."
Climbing the corporate ladder, most jobs leading people require 60-80% travel.
I will be away from my family. Try taking 3 months off from a civilian job. I did that when one of my children was ill. Not my choice, I was ordered to. "Don't come in until your child is home. Just check in with me once a week."
There are hard times in the military. But the acquired "family" that comes with it is hard to explain to those that haven't lived it.
You are planning for your future, looking past next week. That is awesome. Continue to focus on delivering results, you will always have options.
OS
Back to the simple answer, is it possible? yes. Is it normal? no.
OS
Like OS said, there are many opportunities to earn advanced degrees while on active duty and on the Navy's dime. Not sure who is paying for them but I think at every NROTC unit my DS and I visited, there was at least one active duty staff member working on a Master's degree.Back to the simple answer, is it possible? yes. Is it normal? no.
OS
Thanks for the help, it’s funny because I’m making all these plans as if I were going to stay at the college I’m planning on attending, but I plan on reapplying to the Academy until I’m 23 (which I believe is the oldest you can be). Hopefully it won’t take that long but I’ll do whatever it takes to end up where I believe I am supposed to end up.
People get degrees while on active duty all the time. It's required for promotion at some levels. Getting a Masters or PhD is part of the job. One way people do it is to take a post at an NROTC university. They teach and work with the unit while obtaining their upper level degree. Others do it attending online Universities. Some are detached and get paid while attending a college to get a degree. Trust me, you won't accidentally start a normal civilian life. If you do it, it will be your decision to do so.But was he still in Active Duty while obtaining those degrees, like I said I’m afraid of “taking a break” to get a degree and then accidentally starting a normal life, making it harder for me to go back into the Navy
I don't know the answer to that, but you have about 2 weeks before you need to lock in plan B. Patience.Has the final NROTC board been completed for this spring?