My son has been appointed to his #1 school, USMA. He accepted the appointment yesterday online. Is there any any possible reason why he shouldn't turn down his AROTC scholarship at this time?
My son has been appointed to his #1 school, USMA. He accepted the appointment yesterday online. Is there any any possible reason why he shouldn't turn down his AROTC scholarship at this time?
R-Day is a long way away. If something unforeseen were to happen (such as an injury), it would be wise to have the ROTC scholarship just in case as a backup.
Not if his decision has been made to go to USMA and it appears it has with the acceptance online.
The reason: to open up the AROTC slot to another on the waiting list. Otherwise they'll hold his spot till mid May (IIRC) and then offer it to someone on the waiting list. It's the ethical thing to do once an offer is accepted.
BTW, congrats to your son!
If my son does suffer an injury by May 1 which disqualifies him medically from USMA, wouldn't that injury also most likely disqualify him from an AROTC scholarship? If he gets injured at beast the scholarship would have been forfeited by that time.