Does anyone belong to or have information on your sons/daughters parents association specific to ROTC?
It seems as though very few schools have them, and I am considering suggesting it to our sons battalion.
I have not heard of any Parents Association, at least none of the schools my son applied to had such an association.
To be honest the only thime I have ever talked to a parent of a cadet was when I have watched a commissioning ceremony and the parents of the graduating cadets were attending.
Come to think about it the only time I have ever met any parents was when I have attended Dad's Day at the university.
While I have talked many times with different cadre members at my son's batallion, we never really discussed my son in particular. The cadre will be polite and talk with you but once your son is 18 they really don't discuss that much with you. There is really no parental involvement at all.
It's not like High School where parents help set up special events, these events are run by the cadets, they actually receive points and have to follow strict protocals, they select cadets to be in charge of such events, this is all part of their training.
I'm not sure what the purpose of a Parents Association would be. ROTC is a competitive environment, I'm not sure cadets would even want their parents talking with the parents of other cadets and sharing stories.
I just noticed that your son is in his first year, I hope he is doing well and enjoying the experience. I think I would talk to your son about suggesting a Parent Association before you talk to the batallion. If I were to ask my son, he is a third year MS3, he would scream NO!! I am sure of that.