<p>mom58 -
I thought (assumed) this was key. That those who serve under their state governor would also be included. Whether they are part-time and activated or full time.</p>
<p>Yes, that is the key. But it is also something of a fiction, or at least a case where the laws and regulations are somewhat at odds with the notion of state control. National Guard AGR aren’t allowed to perform state missions. (If what they do for federal readiness happens to benefit the state, that’s fine.) The National Guard Regulation (NGR) says they might if they take leave (can’t be made to). A few years ago the powers that be said they can’t legally even do it in a leave status because they are being paid with federal dollars for federal purposes. Where is the governor’s control if he or she can’t order the soldier or airman to protect the state/fight fires/ fight floods, etc? I don’t know whether they backed off. The NGR wasn’t updated.</p>
<p>I saw putting soldiers on title 32 ADSW (active duty special work) in the aftermath of 9/11 as a matter of convenience that did some fancy footwork around legal niceties. Feds did not really want to take over the immediate mission. States didn’t want to pay out of state coffers, but welcome almost any opportunity for additional federal dollars. (Looks like title 32 was amended later. I would bet they said they were clarifying authority rather than allowing something new.)</p>
<p>30,000 is about 2% of the size of the active forces. </p>
<p>I’ve strayed far into weeds. My apologies.</p>
<p>ROTC scholarship money is FROZEN !! Just found out today and that is awful for families who don’t have the money to put down until the scholarships are funded. They need to abandon this ridiculous “cash for clunkers” and get our kids the money for Education!!!</p>
<p>You would not be saying that if you owned or worked at an auto dealer who has been barely holding on the last year. Hopefully the sales will get the auto plants fired up again to replace all the cars being sold now. ROTC is just one of many ways to finance college.</p>
<p>VegasMom, Have you talked to your student’s college cashier’s office yet? The ROTC money didn’t come through for the start of the semester in January (at least at S’s school). The school knew that it would come through eventually and did not press the parents to pay in the interim. The $ showed up in S’s acct. about a month late.
It all worked out.</p>
<p>what do you that ROTC scholarship is frozen? No funding for ROTC scholarship going forward from now on, or it has not received additional funding!</p>
<p>^^ I think VegasMom might mean that the ROTC $ is not in students FA account yet and it is time for Fall tuition to be paid.</p>