Offered Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program AROTC Scholarship

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MichaelAZ

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My DS was offered the Ike Skelton ECP ROTC. We need to know urgently:
Does anyone know if we can "move" the funding to another college? He has already been accepted in the Honors College of a State University he REALLY wants to attend.
If we cannot "move" the funding, we will have to refuse it. If we do so, can we still be given the opportunity for a different ROTC Scholarship? Obviously, the 19 March was the last board for this year, so would his name go back into that same "pot"?
THANKS!!!!!
 
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If he was offered the Ike Skelton thru the 3rd board it can only be used at one of the military junior colleges. You cannot transfer or convert it to a regular college.
Being as how this was the last board, there is no more pot.
If he does not want to accept the scholarship and attend a military junior college, he can attend the college of his choice and compete for a campus based ROTC scholarship, usually 2.5 or 3 year (there might be some 3.5 years, not sure). Which means he would have to be outstanding enough for his cadre to notice him and offer it to him.
 
Thanks QA1517. He will have to decline the ECP then! Thanks for the information about a campus based ROTC scholarship -- Didn't know.
 
If I accept the ECP scholarship will I be able to reapply to a service academy during the next application cycle?
 
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Thanks QA1517. He will have to decline the ECP then! Thanks for the information about a campus based ROTC scholarship -- Didn't know.
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There are quite a few parents on the board whose child is close to commissioning or who have commissioned that did not receive a national scholarship, but was given one once gotten to the university of their choice. A bit of advice on that, your DS might want to contact the school he plans on attending, contact the ROO and let him or her know that he is planning on attending the school, did not receive a scholarship and will be enrolling in ROTC. This lets them know he is coming. Some schools (a few my daughter talked to) will offer scholarships even early fall freshman year, knowing he is committed to ROTC and the school will start getting his name out there. Good things can happen.
 
Thanks Dckc!
We are now exploring the Army National Guard. They have a great program. Additionally, by also joining the ROTC, my DS is "NOT Deployable", which means that even if his company gets activated, he wouldn't deploy. So he would be able to continue with college.
Also, we were told that he can apply for AROTC scholarships as well, probably after his first semester. It would be nice not to have to get a loan!!
 
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Remember that if he joins the guard he is only non deployable once he gets contracted. Without a scholarship he cannot get contracted until his sophomore year, with few exceptions. Make sure you are talking to the ROO at your school of choice about the guard. There are some potential drawbacks.
 
Thanks Clarksonarmy! Can you tell me what the potential drawbacks are? Sorry, what is an ROO?
 
At the Army ROTC program...

Drawbacks include being offered a GRFD/Minuteman Scholarship that would eliminate the opportunity to earn an active duty commission. A non contracted Guardsman would be deployable. He could be pulled from school to go Guard the boarder and the ROTC program would have little that could do to help. If, for some reason you son is not eligible to contract he would still have a guard obligation. Having to drill once a month doesn’t sound like a lot, but having to miss classes or ask for accommodations from a professor to make up work sometimes happens. The Guard can be a good option, but there are risks, and you should ask your gaining unit if they work well with the Guard or have issues.
 
Thanks! I need further explanations, if you don't mind -- What is a non-contracted Guardsman?
Yes, we have been following the potential deployment of NG troops to the boarder; it is really very concerning! Not so much (at this moment) for our DS, but there are many other kids facing this potential deployment and thus, having to drop out of college. That said, what do you think is the best approach? Since our DS is not going to accept the Ike Skelton ECP ROTC scholarship, what other options are there to be able to afford college? Thanks!
 
OK ... I reviewed your comments and I realized you talked about "non-contracted guardsman" in an earlier post. You said: "Remember that if he joins the guard he is only non deployable once he gets contracted. Without a scholarship he cannot get contracted until his sophomore year, with few exceptions. ...". I got it now! But I have to ask -- What are those "few exceptions"?
 
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