<p>Are there any students currently in or know anyone involved in the Navy ROTC program at USC or are thinking about it. If so what has your experience been like... in a nutshell.</p>
<p>I've been accepted to the Navy ROTC 4-year scholarship. I've talked to their office a few times and they've been very forthcoming and helpful.</p>
<p>My son will complete his 4 year ROTC period in June at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has had a great time--had summer cruises to Hawaii and Japan. In June he will be commissioned and serve on Surface Warfare out of San Diego. When we toured USC with my daughter we saw the Navy ROTC guys out on the track working out--they look like a great group of guys. It has been a wonderful program for my son. Hope it works out for you!</p>
<p>the above message was from my mother, just so yall dont get confused and think that i have a college age kid while i myself am about to enter college. but yes, she is totally correct about how great it has been for my brother and he really loves it. It has given him so much. unfortunately i do not know anything about USCs program</p>
<p>I am a freshman in the NROTC program at USC right now and I love it. Honestly one of the best choices of my life. If you have any specific questions let me know or email me about it, Id be happy to answer.</p>
<p>One extra thing I can tell you is that, compared to other NROTC units that I have visited and interacted with before and since coming to USC, the kids in the USC program are easily the happiest. I have talked a lot with some of the UCLA nd Berkely kids in particular and they all are much less enthusiastic about their experiences there than everyone in our program is. I don't know if that helps but I thought Id throw it out there.</p>
<p>My son is interested in going Army ROTC to pay for his USC education. He's a high school sophomore now, so we're thinking ahead. Is there much interaction between the ROTC programs of the different services? I am wondering how much time commitment is involved in ROTC. Our son would be applying as a film major and (if he gets in) it would be a time consuming major.</p>
<p>Also, my understanding is that an Army ROTC scholarship will pay full tuition and fees starting this fall. Is that how NROTC scholarships work? Do you get any grief for having short hair? :-)</p>
<p>My son is interested in going Army ROTC to pay for his USC education. He's a high school sophomore now, so we're thinking ahead. Is there much interaction between the ROTC programs of the different services? I am wondering how much time commitment is involved in ROTC. Our son would be applying as a film major and (if he gets in) it would be a time consuming major.</p>
<p>Also, my understanding is that an Army ROTC scholarship will pay full tuition and fees starting this fall. Is that how NROTC scholarships work? Do you get any grief for having short hair? :-)</p>
<p>NROTC is a big time commitment, but it has lots of benefits. My son gets full tuition out of state to University of Washington, plus a stipend for books. It does not cover full costs, but he has grown so much. He will graduate this year, and begin serving in San Diego on the USS Lake Champlain. If you look at it simply as a way to pay for college, you probably should not do it.</p>
<p>NROTC students have to wear their uniforms to school once a week, and have short hair. They do not get too much grief, (sometimes a little though).</p>
<p>My older son is on an AFROTC scholarship at Texas A&M, but that's a lot different than USC would be. A&M has a Corps of Cadets, so ROTC cadets have a life like being in a military school. They live with their outfit, wear uniforms every day, eat in a dining hall sitting at attention, etc. I am trying to figure out what ROTC would be like in a "normal" school. I know that at A&M, his tuition & fees were paid, in addition to books and the stipend, but A&M is a state school and much less expensive than USC! An ROTC scholarship is probably our younger son's only hope for attending there.</p>
<p>Our older son plans a military career, hopefully as an AF pilot. Our younger son loves the military (he's very active in Civil Air Patrol) and is torn between a military career and a filmmaking career. Right now, he's leaning toward filmmaking, but he would be actually look forward being able to spend a few years in military service. The only problem, of course, is that those few years could cause you to lose contact with your filmmaking connections and make it difficult to get into that business.</p>
<p>It's a long shot that he would even get into USC as a film production major, since admissions are so competitive, but we are just trying to do our homework and learn about all the options.</p>
<p>NROTC at USC does pay full tuition fees and books. The only thing I pay for is food and housing. </p>
<p>As far as time commitment goes, it does take up a signifigant amount of time, as Lewiston said, if you are just looking for a way to pay for college it probably is not the right choice. I am in the school of Engineering and already have a lot of work on my plate, so sometimes it can get pretty hectic having ROTC things to do as well.</p>
<p>Our program is nowhere near as intense on a day to day basis as a Corps of Cadets like A&M, but there is still a lot more responsibility involved than a normal college student would have to deal with. Overall though, I would definitely say that I really enjoy the ROTC program and all the people in it. I've made some very good friends in the unit and have had a lot of fun.</p>