NROTC - Wait List

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Momof3inVA

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Son came off the Wait List at Virginia Tech last week and has accepted. Upon requesting transfer of his NROTC scholarship to VT, he was notified he was automatically placed on the waitlist. VT had been on his original top 5 list for NROTC, but not #1 school (that he did not get accepted to). He will be in the Corps of Cadets either way, but I'm just wondering if anyone has had success coming off the waitlist or if he will end up having to wait until next year? This whole process is new territory for us... so any guidance is appreciated!
 
If i read it correctly, he was waitlisted at VT and then was accepted to the school. Then he transferred his rotc scholarship to VT and that too was waitlisted. Or I am completely wrong
 
Humey said:
If i read it correctly, he was waitlisted at VT and then was accepted to the school. Then he transferred his rotc scholarship to VT and that too was waitlisted. Or I am completely wrong
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No, you are absolutely right. One wait list to another! Now its the Scholarship that is waitlisted.
 
Each NROTC unit only has a certain number of slots for mids on scholarship. When you request a transfer, it should be granted as long as the school you request the transfer to has not filled its number of scholarship slots. It the scholarship slots are full, you can be placed on the waitlist. I believe if that happens, the scholarship remains assigned to the original unit unless a slot at the other school opens up. At least this was my understanding last year when we were looking at this. I'd suggest carefully reading all the corrospondance from NSTC, as well as contacting the NROTC unit at VT to confirm his status. I don't know that he can attend VT this year with his scholarship on the waitlist then use it there starting next year.
 
Hey guys, I’m a freshman VT NROTC student, rising sophomore. The RDML, RDML Bernachi, of NSTC came down and said that he removed the “cap” of the amount of students allotted into the unit. Meaning, he took off the limit of Midshipmen wanting to come into the unit. There shouldn’t be any problems accepting him into the unit. Hope this helps.
 
Wcyeung123 said:
Hey guys, I’m a freshman VT NROTC student, rising sophomore. The RDML, RDML Bernachi, of NSTC came down and said that he removed the “cap” of the amount of students allotted into the unit. Meaning, he took off the limit of Midshipmen wanting to come into the unit. There shouldn’t be any problems accepting him into the unit. Hope this helps.
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@Wcyeung123 Thank you for this info. We will certainly keep following up. But that is good news.
 
Wcyeung123 said:
Hey guys, I’m a freshman VT NROTC student, rising sophomore. The RDML, RDML Bernachi, of NSTC came down and said that he removed the “cap” of the amount of students allotted into the unit. Meaning, he took off the limit of Midshipmen wanting to come into the unit. There shouldn’t be any problems accepting him into the unit. Hope this helps.
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The number of midshipman allowed in the unit is different than the number of scholarship winners who are allowed in the unit. So students interested in joining the unit without a scholarship could then still do so, but they may still be maxed out on the scholarship slots. At my DD's school, one midshipman who was on the NROTC scholarship wait list found out only a week before school started that he got a slot. It was because one of the midshipman who had the slot had gone to USNA and that meant another slot opened up.
 
So, its hard to say - the head of NROTC Recruiting Command gave a verbal a few weeks ago telling the PNS that our NROTC Scholarship cap was going to be lifted - which should mean that students should be able to move their scholarships to Virginia Tech since there would not be a waitlist for an NROTC Scholarship spot to open up.
However, it was a verbal...maybe it won't take effect until the next scholarship year.
That being said, I wouldn't worry too much - we see a lot of churn this time of year with students asking to move their scholarships around - our scholarship cap had been 35 scholarships - and we would typically see as many as 10 students ask to move their scholarships to other schools. I know its hard, but if your student is sure they want to be at Virginia Tech, patience is the name of the game as things settle out. Hopefully, a slot will open up. As long as your student has paid their matriculation fee at both schools, the schools shouldn't remove him from their system until June 1st at the earliest - or whenever their deadline is to complete their housing agreement. So, i would say give it a week or two to settle down.
Good luck!
 
VTCC said:
... which should mean that students should be able to move their scholarships to Virginia Tech since there would not be a waitlist for an NROTC Scholarship spot to open up.
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I expect you're correct. Just needed to point out the math error. If the number of people on the waitlist exceeds the new NROTC scholarship cap then one might not make the cut. But then, I state the obvious.
 
@VTCC - Oh! He's definitely going to Tech! Patience seems to be the name of the game for us these days. One wait list to another...but he will be there either way and is excited. Newbie and unexperienced question here - If his scholarship does not kick in as planned until next year, can he still be NROTC this year?? Just without the scholarship? I realize he will be Corps of Cadets in either circumstance, just trying to figure out the Navy ROTC part.
 
He can enroll in NROTC without the scholarship. The mere fact that he will be enrolled in the Corps of Cadets requires him to enroll in some ROTC program. I'm not at all sure that if the scholarship doesn't kick in this year, that it will kick in next year. He might be required to reapply. I'm just surmising though so that's something you should investigate and confirm. I'm sure someone involved in NROTC at VT could answer that.
 
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kinnem said:
The mere fact that he will be enrolled in the Corps of Cadets requires him to enroll in some ROTC program.
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Not at VT - cadets not in one of the ROTC programs have their own, separate civilian leadership program called VPI Battalion. It is a separate program with its own academic classes, leadership structure, PT standards, etc. Having said that, if his goal is to be a naval officer participating in NROTC as a non-scholarship college programmer is probably better. He can always move to VPI (or another ROTC program) if his goals change.
 
Thanks hokiesfan, I always thought even folks in the leadership program participated in a ROTC program their first 2 years, but evidently I stand corrected.
 
I believe VMI does that, but at VT it's separate all four years. While it is more common for cadets to move from ROTC to VPI (often because of a dq preventing them from commissioning), some do move from VPI to ROTC. I've been very impressed at how they've developed the civilian track under the current commandant and it's much more effective and intensive now.
 
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