Applying multiple schools for Army ROTC

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<p>My S is applying for an Army ROTC scholarship. He has applied to 4 schools. Since he wants to major in film production, they are all pretty selective but one is not as selective as the others. So, what if he is accepted to 2 or 3 of these schools? I know that on his application he ranked his schools in order of preference. But I wouldn't think he'd automatically get the scholarship to his top-ranked school since the PMS at that school has a say in who he/she offers the scholarships to. So how does that work?</p>

<p>Also, his application went in at the first of December. When will he know whether he'll receive a scholarship? Will he have to get acceptances from schools before he knows about the ROTC scholarship? As a parent, I'm sweating the scholarship news more than the school acceptance news!</p>

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<p>Just curious about the major, what does he want to do as an Army officer? I can't answer AROTC, we did AFROTC. AFROTC gives out based on degree, 70% go to engineering and then there are 3 types of scholarships. I would suggest to go to United</a> States of America Service Academy Forums - Powered by vBulletin, they have an area about ROTC and you might find the answer over there</p>

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<p>timely - </p>

<p>you are correct - the scholarship is offered by the ROTC Battalion at the school.
He could concievably be offered a scholarship to each school.</p>

<p>Since he just recently finished his application he should go ahead and make contact with the PMS at the schools in which he is interested.
There are several times during the year scholarships are offered - something like Nov, Feb, March and May. </p>

<p>Did he complete his fitness test and interview yet? How about DoDMERB?</p>

<p>Most rotc units also want to interview candidates. If he is planning on visiting any of his schools it would be prudent to make arrangements to visit the rotc unit as well.
He can be offered a ROTC scholarship before acceptance to the school but obviously it is contingent on acceptance.</p>

<p>Army ROTC cadets may pick any (approved) major. The criteria is based on the scholar-athlete-leader model. The Army really doesn't care. One more point - there is lots of money out there for Army ROTC scholarships because of the war and shortage of officers - go ahead and touch base with the rotc units!</p>

<p>feel free to pm me with any further questions - good luck!</p>

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<p>Jam,</p>

<p>so you are saying the actual ROTC units at the college have their own scholarships? There is no ROTC scholarship committee at the Army HQ? Ours went through Maxwell...AFROTC asked for transcripts, 2 essays, GC rec., resume, PFA and Dodmerb.</p>

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<p>b&p,
Right - The Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC scholarships all operate differently.</p>

<p>With Army - each battalion is given "x" number of scholarships each year depending on certain factors - as the year progresses they can actually pick up extra scholarship dollars that become available from other programs.
In my daughter's case she was offered her scholarship verbally at her interview with the PMS, then received a letter from the ROTC unit informing her that her name was being submitted to Cadet Command for a Scholarship at the school. A letter followed with an intent to accept form for her to sign and return to Cadet command HQ. </p>

<p>Scholarships are officially applied for and approved at Cadet Command HQ - but they don't make the offer. If you are offered a scholarship at School X then you cannot take it to School Y. Cadet Command HQ in Fort Monroe acts as the "clearinghouse" so to speak. Medical waivers are also approved there.
Army ROTC scholarships have an academic requirement, you are required to submit a statement, transcripts, a fitness test and dodmerb exam. An interview is also required and can be done close to home by any PMS - most like to interview their own prospective cadets.</p>

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<p>JAM Thanks for the clarification, it made me nervous for awhile</p>

<p>As far as we know AFROTC scholarships are broken down into 3 types (amt they offer). We automatically were placed in when you apply for the acad, but you need to hand over directly to them transcripts,SAT/ACT, essays (handwritten),resume, gc rec, PFA, a dodmerb (if you did apply to an SA they do not make you repeat it)</p>

<p>No questions asked about where you are attending, the amt is determined based on your major and ISS/OOS/PRIV</p>

<p>When we took our son on college tours last yr.,We met with ROTC Commanders they said that typically fresh do not recieve, but to apply anyway. Our friends' s is a frosh and is going through the process again for OSU...he had the credentials, Eagle Scout, Var Football, golf, 100s of EC hrs (rebuilt homes in New Orleans for a summer), but he didn't get it, dodmerb qualified, but was never given a scholarship. My DH went full ride many moons ago for OOS, but they no longer that program</p>

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<p>Our older son is on an AFROTC scholarship at Texas A&M, so we were familiar with that process. Army is different. Thanks for the clarification, JustAMom. We will definitely try to get S on some interviews with the PMS's. We are in Texas, 1 school is here, 1 is in Florida, and 2 are in California. Should be fun. :-) </p>

<p>He submitted his app in December and all the follow-up stuff (pt test, transcripts, etc.) didn't go in until the 1st of january, so we haven't gotten forms for Dodmerb, etc. yet. I think S should qualify pretty easily (good SAT, good grades, good physical condition, lots of Civil Air Patrol stuff and other EC's), but I'm still very nervous about it. Since he is home schooled, there is no school or team athletics, and I know they like to see that, though he did start a cycling team at church and participated in the MS-150 cycling event, so I'm hoping that will count for something. ROTC is THE plan for funding college. We can squeak by with him at a state univ with no scholarship, but I hope he gets into one of the schools he really wants <em>and</em> gets the ROTC scholarship to pay for it!</p>

<p>Bulletandpima, could your friend's S's major been the problem? Because you were right about the breakdown of scholarships the AF gives to different kinds of majors. Our older S was fortunate to get one of the unrestricted kinds in which he could choose any major (he's majoring in Economics). For a kid like your friend's who meets all the other requirements, I'd think the major is the most likely problem for AF.</p>

<p>Because our S has his heart set on a film production major is one of the reasons he chose Army. Also, he just likes Army better. Our older S has been an influence in that regard. Last year he was whining to us that one day during mil. science class, the Army was outside doing squad tactics and the Af was inside studying grooming standards. :-)</p>

<p>Younger S does not currently plan a military career. He plans to serve his obligation in whatever branch he picks or the Army picks for him. He has been very involved in Civil Air Patrol and enjoys "military stuff" very much. I think it's possible he'll decide to stay in the Army after his obligation, but who knows? </p>

<p>Our understanding is a bit sketchy...but from what we can tell, it's not likely that if S majors in film production that they'll put him in some unit making training films or whatever other related thing. I could be wrong on that, though.</p>

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<p>Our friends' son is majoring in engineering, so he is in the higher demand...I think he probably didn't get something in on time. He just took his AFOQT an scored really well, which will help him for scholarship.</p>

<p>All of my s's stuff was sent off to Maxwell, so we are now on the wait process. Each child should choose what is the best fit for them, afterall they have at least 5+ yrs after graduation.</p>

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<p>Timely; this is the military you're talking about. If he gets a degree in electronics, they'll make him a cook. If it's a degree in biology, they'll put him in tanks. If he gets a degree in film, he'll be flying a chopper. LOL!!! Sorry, couldn't resist.</p>

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<p>Frightening but oh so true :D</p>

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<p>Thanks for this info; it is clearing up some questions about the AROTC process I have had. Have a couple more questions; hope the OP can benefit from your wisdom on these as well. That is, I dont want to be hijacking the thread.</p>

<p>Say a candidate had been focused on USMA/USNA, is in process, LOAs and MOC noms for both, CFT passed, hoping for medical waiver to come through (remedial complete with a positive result and submitted to DoDMERB), candidate feels cautiously optimistic about waiver approval. Meanwhile, candidate applies to back up schools gaining early action acceptance at a pretty darn good one and discovers that AROTC is another path to goal and this good university has an active battalion. Applies AROTC, etc,etc in late December, lists good university #1 and receives very positive feedback from university battalion chief about some scholarship possibilities in Feb. Candidate is behind the timeline in that AROTC Cadet Command is still getting the info online (test scores, GC info,etc). </p>

<p>Here are the questions:</p>

<p>How does ROTC become linked in to the DoDMERB medical process/database since candidate is far along in the process. You know how it lists USMA and USNA at the bottom, how do we get AROTC listed there? Does Cadet Command make that happen automatically?</p>

<p>Am I understanding that the good university battalion chief can offer the scholarship more or less independently (and ahead of) of Cadet Command? I guess they figure candidate was accepted already so must meet academic criteria. </p>

<p>Can the CFT count as the physical test required by AROTC? It looked like they had a slightly different test and it could be taken later but wasnt clear on that. </p>

<p>We are having some difficulties communicating with Cadet Command so hoping you all can lend your experiences. Thanks!!</p>

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If he gets a degree in electronics, they'll make him a cook. If it's a degree in biology, they'll put him in tanks. If he gets a degree in film, he'll be flying a chopper.

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<p>This is oh so true and not at all frightening. After commissioning all 2nd Lt's report for Officer's training in the branch they are assigned.<br>
There they learn the skills for their Army job.
One's major has nothing/little to do with branch selection.</p>

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<p>boulderhikermom -
don't worry - not really behind the timeline - just applied at peak!</p>

<p>Dodmerb - Cadet command will send the name to Dodmerb and find out about the physical. If there is already a DQ - then she will need to request a medical waiver from Cadet Command. This waiver is independent of one for USMA - be persistent here. </p>

<p>yes, the scholarship offer will come from the Professor of Military Science through Cadet Command.</p>

<p>CFA - doesn't count toward ROTC. They have them take a portion of the president's physical fitness challenge to qualifiy for the scholarship - pushups, situps and run. This is shorter than the APFT that will be required in the fall to activate the scholarship. Sometime at the interview the PMS will run them through the APFT to see how they do - they still need to get their gym teachers to administer the "official" test however.</p>

<p>Communicating with Cadet command - lol. all I can say about that. with my daughter's waiver last year we got an officer in the rotc unit to call down there. That really isn't a fair comment - Cadet command is extremely busy this time of year. Remember that Army has the biggest budget by far and gives the most scholarships - they are really overworked this time of year - now through summer. Patience - what seems urgent to us in January really isn't urgent to them until much later in the spring. Medical waivers only need to be approved by sometime in the fall - so they just don't have the same urgency - IMO.<br>
feel free to PM me......</p>

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<p>Thanks, JAM. Candidate has sent scores certified mail, rushed them directly from college board and faxed them over the three weeks with no sign of life from Cadet Command. Candidate has advised the AROTC guy at great university as to what is going on. Time to chill.</p>

<p>Just when we thought we were done - LOL.</p>

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<p>I was glad to hear about the busyness of Cadet Command and that we shouldn't be worried about not hearing anything yet....2 full weeks after getting all paperwork in! ;-)</p>

<p>S is going to start calling PMS's just to make contact and let them know he's out there and interested.</p>

<p>Has anyone heard of any reasonable candidates for ROTC scholarships applying and <em>not</em> receiving one?</p>

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Has anyone heard of any reasonable candidates for ROTC scholarships applying and <em>not</em> receiving one?

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<p>you certainly have reason to be optimistic - IMHO. There is plenty of money available for sure.
The chances of receiving one earlier rather than later depend on the competition in the school. Remember you aren't competing against ALL the AROTC candidates in the whole country - rather against those applying to the school.<br>
Nearly every qualified candidate can get a AROTC scholarship - somewhere. You just may not get one at your desired school if the competition there is stiff. From what I have heard - more money becomes available in the late spring/summer and some offers are made then.</p>

<p>Excellent idea for candidates to make contact now -especially if they have been accepted to the school.</p>