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Ditto.
You should NOT pick a school based solely on how good it’s ROTC program is. How good an ROTC program may be is heavily dependent on it’s chain of command and guess what! It changes!</p>
<p>How are their units? Comments? looking at AFROTC and NROTC.</p>
<p>Three years ago we were told that “New” person there was not supportive of women aviators. Is this true?</p>
<p>USAFAMom15, S was in NROTC at NCSU ('09). The officers were absolutely great in helping him qualify for the Navy community he hoped to be selected for.<br>
Was the “new” person you heard of AF or Navy? Just last year when the Navy decided to allow women on submarines, not one but two women from NCSU’s NROTC got selected for Subs. and are in Nuc. school. So no bias against women in that instance. Don’t know about aviation. S says it’s easier to get into flight school through NROTC than AFROTC.</p>
<p>The NROTC unit at NCSU is the largest in NC. Other units are at Duke and UNC-CH. Besides straight from high sch. midshipmen, NCSU often has midshipman coming in from the fleet to get their degrees to become officers. It’s a good mix to have some midshipman with active duty Navy experiences to pass on. As you know, the leadership of battalions changes every few years as officers get rotated through. So it would be hard to base a choice on the officers in charge because they do change. The ones who were there when S was a freshman were not all still there when he was a senior.
I can tell you that S loved NCSU and did get his first choice on service selection day. It’s a very selective community that only took twelve fr. NROTC (nationwide) that year and two (S and his friend) were chosen from NCSU.</p>
<p>I was wondering as friend’s DD did not have a good experience there and it was after a change in leadership. Also, in calling them, they tell you to email questions to them. They are the only school to do that so far, as most are glad to talk to students and parents over the phone. I am glad to know that you s had a good experience there. Thank you.</p>
<p>Not trying to sound like an advertisement here but I am an alumni of USMA myself, class of '02. My nephew goes to Virginia Tech and is in the Army ROTC program there. Virginia Tech’s Army ROTC program is big and very, very well funded and has a great cadre staff with USMA grads, Special Forces Cadre, Infantry Cadre, Aviation Cadre, and Armor Cadre. They have been ranked #1 Army ROTC program in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 and offer a ton of 4, 3, 2 1/2, and 2 year scholarships. Also, Virginia tech is a great school, 19th best public college in the country and the 42nd best college (private and public) in the country. Their engineering program is 14th in the country. I am really not trying to advertise VT here but they really are a great choice. They offer excellent AFROTC, NROTC, and Marine option also and have a corps of cadets too (like USMA) but with a mix of civilians going there also to balance out the cadet’s lifestyle. To give you an example, the college has 28,000 under grads, 12,000 grads and that includes 800 cadets in the corps. The Corps has an 85% commissioning rate (the other 15% includes those who do not commission or those on the civilian track program in the corps who are looking for the leadership experience and qualifications to take back into the civilian world. Honestly, if your son or daughter is looking for a military experience and doesn’t want all military all the time like the academies (like I experienced) or didn’t get excepted to the academies, VT is a great choice for them and is the #1 choice if you are looking to go to a great academic school with the #1 Army ROTC program. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Hi, thought I would add a post to this thread - I’m new to this forum, heard about it from the Service Academy Forum. I understand the University of Idaho has top notch ROTC programs. We are heading up tomorrow for “Vandal Friday” and will be checking out the AFROTC program. Any readers know much about this program? I heard the new commandant of the USMC is a University of Idaho ROTC graduate! Also read that this detachment was selected as the best for the Northwest Region for 07-08. Still waiting to hear if DS receives a scholarship or not, but if plan B falls through, this is what he will do, scholarship or not. Also, any thoughts of the benefits/downfalls of DS living in a fraternity? I understand some are no alcohol, but still picture them as all being party houses. Thanks!</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone else is having trouble getting information regarding the 2011 NROTC scholarships. My son applied in August 2010 for a tier 3, recruiter made it seem like he would find out by October/November 2010 and we’ve heard absolutely nothing. His status on line states “No decision has been made on your application.” The people in Pensacola are most unhelpful and just say to keep checking the website. Doesn’t this seem a bit odd? Does anyone have any insights as to what might be going on?</p>
<p>You should check over at:
[United</a> States of America Service Academy Forums - Powered by vBulletin](<a href=“http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.php]United”>United States of America Service Academy Forums)</p>
<p>In the ROTC forum section there
that’s the very active ROTC and Military Academy hangout</p>
<p>Great summary of the VT Corp of Cadets. Son is there as an Aerospace Eng major and also in AFROTC, where he was just awarded a full 3-yr scholarship. Chose not to attend the USAFA as a transfer after this year (he had the Prin Nom) because he fell in love with VT and all that the Corp/Rotc offers there. Plus, there is that Hokie Football! ;)</p>
<p>I know that this is probably just repeating what has already been said, but I am in the process of filling out applications for colleges, etc. and I am set on attending one of the service academies so I haven’t paid much attention towards a civilian college. I am wondering how would I know I want to attend college there, as I am having to put which colleges I wish to attend for the AFROTC app. I am really inexperienced with this and even though I am doing what my mom is telling me to do in order to “research” the best choices, I have no idea… So any advice or colleges to look at would help me greatly! I am already decided on LA Tech.</p>
<p>Can you explain a little further?
Are you planning to attend a service academy (Like West Point) or Senior Military College like VT? Or Louisiana Tech?</p>
<p>An idea of your intended major and career path would also help.</p>
<p>The Service Academies Are;</p>
<pre><code>United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
</code></pre>
<p>The Senior Military College’s are;</p>
<pre><code>North Georgia College & State University; Dahlonega, Georgia
Norwich University; Northfield, Vermont
Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas
The Citadel; Charleston, South Carolina
Virginia Military Institute; Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Blacksburg, Virginia
</code></pre>
<p>Academy4ever, you are wise to apply for ROTC scholarships as well as the Service Academies.<br>
A good place to start in researching your college choices would be your perspective major. If you’re planning to apply for AFROTC or NROTC your major should be an engineering/hard science major to be most competitive for a scholarship.
Major does not matter as much for Marines or Army. Which branch of the service are you most interested in? Generally, only big state u’s have all three programs (Marine Corps falls under NROTC). So choice of major and service branch of choice may help to whittle the list down.<br>
If your true goal is to be a military officer, then you should take your ROTC apps. as seriously as Service Academy apps.</p>
<p>My son has been offered at Type 1 (4 year) scholarship to University of Maryland. I have read really good things about Det. 330. Anyone here have any input on it? Thanks!</p>
<p>no input on UMD NROTC but big congrats to your S.</p>
<p>Is it difficult to change the NROTC scholarship school placement? Won a NROTC scholarship but need to change the college because student did not gain admission to assigned school? Currently, on waitlist, with possible placement change to be made May 1st. Thanks for any insights on the matter.</p>
<p>You can change the school but it’s pretty difficult. The board tends not to consider these school changes until all the boards are completed and all the scholarships are given out. Each school has a max number of students they can have in the class, an once they fill up, it’s pretty hard to get in. For the schools that don’t fill up, you have a better chance of getting the change.</p>
<p>I would contact the unit and the admissions office at the school to explain that you have the scholarship. Something’s that can have some pull in your admission to the school. Good luck!</p>
<p>My son has been awarded 4-year AROTC scholarships to three schools. We’ve narrowed it down to two: Oregon State and the Univ of Montana. Does anyone have any insight into either of these programs? We’ve been contacted by the recruiting/scholarship officer from Montana but haven’t heard anything from Oregon State. We’re thinking of a list of questions to call each with but would appreciate any insight from others. Thanks!</p>