Please help me understand 3-year AD ROTC scholarship

[prairie full moon]

Part of the plan-B,C,D for DS was applying to AROTC. He received a 3 year AD scholarship. He has about 30 college credits that he earned in High School (not AP, true university transcript). Is he considered a Sophomore already? or something that we haven't considered?

We should call an "official person" about this, but I want to see your take and understand a little better what other folks understand.

Thank you so much!

 

[EEBTTF]

Part of the plan-B,C,D for DS was applying to AROTC. He received a 3 year AD scholarship. He has about 30 college credits that he earned in High School (not AP, true university transcript). Is he considered a Sophomore already? or something that we haven't considered?

We should call an "official person" about this, but I want to see your take and understand a little better what other folks understand.

Thank you so much!

I am not sure of the specifics, but I think ROTC is a 4 year program, so your DS would be an academic sophomore - but he would be required to complete 4 years in the program. I don't think it is possible to compress the MS-1 and MS-2 years into 1 year. I am sure someone with more intel on this will reply.

 

[kinnem]

Clearly their intent is to pay for 3 of 4 years and definitely not the first year.

 

[CkzErz]

Part of the plan-B,C,D for DS was applying to AROTC. He received a 3 year AD scholarship. He has about 30 college credits that he earned in High School (not AP, true university transcript). Is he considered a Sophomore already? or something that we haven't considered?

We should call an "official person" about this, but I want to see your take and understand a little better what other folks understand.

Thank you so much!

Good question. My son is in the same boat, although won’t have quite that many credits going in. I haven’t researched it yet but my preliminary thinking was to let him take 4 classes per semester instead of 5 since he’ll also have the military science class and other rotc requirements as well. Or maybe take a fun 5th class if 4 classes is too light a load.

I think the rotc program is meant to take four calendar years and the 3 year scholarship is meant to pay for calendar years 2-4 but I look forward to seeing what others say.

 

[Montana State Army ROTC]

Clearly their intent is to pay for 3 of 4 years and definitely not the first year.

You can do AROTC in 3 years, but the Army will only pay for the last 2 in this scenario.

 

[airborne1030]

Part of the plan-B,C,D for DS was applying to AROTC. He received a 3 year AD scholarship. He has about 30 college credits that he earned in High School (not AP, true university transcript). Is he considered a Sophomore already? or something that we haven't considered?

We should call an "official person" about this, but I want to see your take and understand a little better what other folks understand.

Thank you so much!

Here's what I understand, the Army will not pay for the 1st year of college with a 3AD. Ultimately, your DS will be responsible for the cost of the first year of college.

My recommendation is to have your DS speak to the admissions office of the college he decides to enroll in, as well as the AROTC ROO, so that he can verify which units will be accepted.

The good thing is that he can take a much lighter load if the units are accepted and probably start taking courses that are part of his major by the Fall semester of his second year.

 

[prairie full moon]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This is helpful information.

 

[MohawkArmyROTC]

As stated above, the purpose of the 3AD is not pay for the first year of college, as that is the validation year. Technically, you can compress the MS1/MS2 year, however ROTC would not pay for that first, compressed year, as his scholarship is not funded for that first academic year. The school admissions department can let him know which of those 30 credits will actually apply to his major. In all likelihood, he probably wouldn't be able to graduate in 6 semesters, as colleges are stingy with granting credits towards a degree program. Most likely he would have most of those credits accepted, but most may only count as electives. After finding out what credits you can apply to his major, he should still plan on a 4YR academic plan to graduation. That should give him some additional flexibility if any courses are failed a long the way, and more flexibility in taking additional electives, or works towards a dual bachelors.