Official Change re AFROTC Scholarships

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franknd

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Any idea how difficult will it be to get into field training now for non STEM majors.
 
sasmc said:
Any idea how difficult will it be to get into field training now for non STEM majors.
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I don't see why this would change anything in that regard. In fact, if anything, I would guess that this might signal a move away from trying to make AFROTC so tech-major heavy. That was a feature of the HSSP, and this change in scholarship allocations suggests that might not have been working out too well for their needs. I'm just guessing though.
 
Agree This should not increase bias towards STEM. It is still there as the service needs officers with technical skills. However, most important is motivation, persistence and leadership skills. My guess is what they have found is students who have the desire to lead and persistence to make it through college - doing well in their academic majors and in ROTC requirements - are often better officer material than students with one dimension as a technical wiz. I recall the PAS at my alma mater giving a talk 6 or 7 years ago and mentioning they were looking for students who could meet the qualifications for aviators - regardless of major. Times change - maybe we are recycling.
 
I found this part interesting:

The new scholarship is part of what Air Force officials called a “rebalancing” of the ROTC scholarship programs—fewer awards will go to high school students and more will go to those who are already there and have demonstrated a further interest and intent to serve.

So, fewer 4 year scholarships to high school students and more to those who have stuck it out for two years. The link in the story takes you to an ROTC consulting firm that discusses the expected changes further.
 
hornet6232 said:
I read as Air Force completely eliminate Type II and III for HSSP while Type I remains the same. Seems to me Air Force is raising the bar for STEM for 4 years scholarship.
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Sounds like the odds will be better landing an appointment to the USAFA than landing a Type-1 HSSP now.
 
flightdeck said:
Sounds like the odds will be better landing an appointment to the USAFA than landing a Type-1 HSSP now.
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It has been that way for many years. I read a statistic awhile ago that 4 year Type 1 scholarships make up just 15% of AFROTC awards, and Type 2 and Type 7 the rest. I don’t believe this ratio has changed much.
 
glen said:
It has been that way for many years. I read a statistic awhile ago that 4 year Type 1 scholarships make up just 15% of AFROTC awards, and Type 2 and Type 7 the rest. I don’t believe this ratio has changed much.
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You are correct.

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
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