Hi, It's my 2nd post.
I have a quick question. If I go to college. Who do i talk to about the ROTC program and about the ROTC scholarship? Do i talk to a recruiter or visit the campus and talk to the instructor of the program?
Hi, It's my 2nd post.
I have a quick question. If I go to college. Who do i talk to about the ROTC program and about the ROTC scholarship? Do i talk to a recruiter or visit the campus and talk to the instructor of the program?
For AROTC each battalion has a Recriuting Officer (ROO) This is the person you will want to speak with first. You can look up the AROTC Battalion's website at the college you are going to visit, look at the list of Cadre Members, the list should include the name of the Recruiting Officer, contact them and make an appointment.
Don't bother talking to a local Army Recruiter, they really have no experience with AROTC and will do their best to try and get you to enlist first. Go directly to the AROTC Battalion and talk with the Recruiting Officer. While your there you may get the opportunity to talk with other Cadre members such as the PMS (Professor of Military Science).
If you decide to take a look at NROTC then follow the advice Kinnem gave you.
Kinnem is right, you need to get the ball rolling quiclky.
Thanks for straightening me out jcleppe. Who knew an Army recruiter would try to actually recruit you when you asked about AROTC?
Two years ago Daughter started by talking to a local recruiter rather than to an ROTC recruiter. Not much pressure, but not much help either. For some reason he administered a quick intelligence test for the first 20 minutes or so. No harm, no foul. She is currently a contracted, 3 yr. AD scholarship cadet.
Related to this... if a person decides they want to enlist and to do the SMP program, do they arrange that through the ROTC recruiter, the local Recruiter, or both?
Jtan,
As I said in our conversation, nothing matters until you become a citizen. They will just turn you away and say try again later.
My older son made the mistake of talking with a local recruiter before filling out is Scholarship application. For the next 9 months the recruiter was relentless in his efforts to get him to enlist, even after he had been awarded the scholarship. The night before he was leaving for the start of his freshman year the recruiter called and tried to talk him out of starting school and talk him into enlisting. It had become a game of sorts to see how many times a month he would call. This was back in 2007, now perspective enlistees can barely get a call back, how times have changed.
Younger son did not make that mistake.
So basically I can't do the application for the scholarship? My parents already sent the mail for my Citizenship. They said it takes 4 months. So I can't really do anything with the ROTC scholarship?
Even without the scholarship can i still join the ROTC program? and Can I sign up the ROTC scholarship later when I get my citizenship?
Oh my, that's now the second really important, critical piece of information that has emerged in your subsequent posts!pre nursing
Wait, there's ARMY NURSING SCHOLARSHIP? what is the difference between the AROTC scholarship and the NURSING scholarship?
Yes, I am going to major on Nursing.
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3.6 GPA
Currently in NJROTC (3 years) (MA)
Italian Honors Society
Played JV basketball for 2 years
Haven't taken ACT or SAT
6 Honors classes
2 Internship class( intern in a hospital)
I'm taking them this OCT and NOV and DEC. blahh, i have so much things to do