My DS was fully qualified by DODMERB, scored high of if candidate fitness test for scholarship. He has to take a PFT the day of the oath to be awarded scholarship in a week. However he pulled a muscle in his training and is in discomfort. His doctor said two weeks to heal then he can do push ups, pull ups etc. He is going to notify the ROTC commander. Will this forfeit his scholarship?
Slight injury before ROTC scholarship PFT
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Thank you sir! This is a huge relief, he is very fit: year round swimmer 6 days a week, cycling, running and dry-land weights.No. His commander will explain
Two things:
First, he should pay really close attention to his form on push-ups and sit-ups. He will be graded by an upperclassman for whom this may be his/her first chance to exercise some authority and they will want to go "by the book". My DS's grader didn't like a few of his sit-ups and failed him. He retested a month later, passed and contracted. This is not unusual, but it did add a bit of anxiety to the process of adapting to college/ROTC. If your son pulled something while training, in all likelihood he will not show up out of shape. That would fall under the category of bad first impressions.
Which brings up my second point. Your son shouldn't kill himself training. He's a cadet and a college student. It's great if he has a competitive personality and that will serve him well. However, in the early going it would be best to go with the flow and he will get an opportunity to stand out. A good place to start would be to set his alarm 15 minutes earlier and be the first to show up for PT.
Congratulations and best of luck!