Herman_Snerd
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General guidance passed to my son from others on how to get off to a good start as he started his ROTC journey, that I'll pass to you here - when given an order, make it a priority to deliver the result as directed. Be brilliant in this basic.When is the sickle cell test due. All appointments are booked out in my area for at least a week plus it seems like it take 3 day to get results back. I already mailed the rest of my NSI info in.
NSI is a gauntlet of opportunities to fall short and call attention to yourself- where possible, don't. Were you advised this is a requirement in your packet? Sounds like yes. And was that need clarified by a subject matter expert? yes. It almost comes across like you want someone to say it's OK not to do what you were directed to do, because it's inconvenient or hard - why even mention you already mailed the rest of the packet? Get off to a good start - if you need to take a 2 hour drive or whatever, make the sacrifice. You got this.
The NSI process tends to decimate or literally weed out approx. 10% of the national scholarship winners who ring the bell/ drop on request before NSI is over for various reasons, which honestly is great as it saves a lot of time for all involved. My blunt warning observation aligns with prior poster guidance, which is that if you show up without your medical paperwork but instead an excuse, you're going to call attention to yourself, and succeeding (which is defined here as completing) NSI will be a steeper uphill climb than it needs to be.
Results not excuses - good luck.