Rowing, ROTC or Regular Student

Athletic Recruits
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<p>Hi everyone, </p>

<p>I have a rising Junior Boy, who rows for his HS. They are a highly competitive program and continually have numerous students row for Ivy or other top tier college rowing programs. </p>

<p>If he continues to improve he would likely be able to pursue rowing at the next level, which may help to open some admissions doors for him. </p>

<p>The challenge/issue is (I guess it is with many youngsters) ... he is not sure if he wants to row in college, he has also thrown around the idea of ROTC, he has all kinds of visions of a hundred other things. So with him not knowing his direction, he feels that it is disingenuous to begin the recruiting process saying, "he wants to row for ABC college". </p>

<p>I am assuming that ROTC and Rowing are not compatible, due to time commitments. </p>

<p>If anyone has thoughts or suggestions on how to best handle this with prospective coaches, I would really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>What about rowing for the Naval Academy?</p>

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<p>Thanks Fog Fog, that is a good point. </p>

<p>That will definately be on the list.</p>

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<p>ROTC and rowing will definitely be compatible at a Division I school if your son is willing to work hard and manage his time well. Many ROTC students play Division I sports and they turn out to be highly ranked in their ROTC class and they make very good officers.</p>

<p>USNA is definitely a good option that your son should look at if he is truly interested in being a Navy officer. Being a recruited athlete at USNA is an advantage in the admissions process, but he will still have to complete all the application requirements like the regular applicants.</p>

<p>Good luck to your son and I wish you the best of luck!</p>

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<p>Uhh, or a Marine officer. Recently about one-quarter of the Naval Academy’s graduates are commissioned as officers in the Marine Corps.</p>

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<p>^Yes, Marine officers are also commissioned throught USNA. Sorry about that.</p>

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<p>It depends on the practice schedule of the school he is interested in. For my team, we practice in the mornings. The ROTC program has all of their PT, classes, and drills during the same time in the morning, so it wouldn’t work out. The ROTC program does have a lot of other athletes though, so it’s definitely possible if the schedules don’t conflict. Be up front with coaches about it, and I’m sure you’ll find a school where it will work.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for your thoughts and very helpful posts…we have begun the journey. My son has recently been in contact with someone who did both ROTC and competitive rowing at the collegiate level. As of now, that is what he thinks he will pursue. </p>

<p>I will let you all know how it turns out. It is going to be fun ride.</p>