<p>you are injured BEFORE starting the school year? I.e. do you have to be able to complete an indoc of sorts for NROTC, like plebe summer, that a significant injury would not allow? Would it make you ineligible for the scholarship then?</p>
<p>Here's why I am asking - after accepting an Appointment, should we "hold onto an NROTC Scholarship" until the day after I-Day just in case s/d happens to incur a freak injury (heaven forbid a broken leg, concusion, etc. from a car crash, bike accident, sports injury), one that would keep him/her from attending I-day?</p>
<p>Also, do these unfortunate / injured incoming midshipmen get an automatic re-Appointment the following year, or do you have to go thru the whole application/nomination/appointment process a second time?</p>
<p>According to the NROTC letter, "if you enroll in any other U.S. military officer accession program prior to reporting to the NROTC unit, you automatically forfeit your scholarship". "If you receive an appointment to, enroll in and drop from the U.S. Naval Academy, you cannot reclaim your NROTC scholarship, even if you were enrolled for only one day." I guess the key is to figure out is if "enroll" means accepting your appointment or showing up on I-Day.</p>
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Here's why I am asking - after accepting an Appointment, should we "hold onto an NROTC Scholarship" until the day after I-Day just in case s/d happens to incur a freak injury (heaven forbid a broken leg, concusion, etc. from a car crash, bike accident, sports injury), one that would keep him/her from attending I-day?
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<p>If a candidate shows up on I-Day and takes the oath of office, the NROTC scholarship is automatically forfeited.</p>
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Also, do these unfortunate / injured incoming midshipmen get an automatic re-Appointment the following year, or do you have to go thru the whole application/nomination/appointment process a second time?
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<p>There are no automatic reappointments for injured candidates. Unfortunately, they have to go through the whole process again for the Class of 2012. The good news is the second time around is a lot easier.</p>
<p>I saw MANY plebes limping around last July, on crutches, knee braces, arm slings, and one in a wheel chair wheeling herself around w/out help. Looked like a Boy Scout went wild practicing for a First Aid merit badge!</p>
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There are no automatic reappointments for injured candidates. Unfortunately, they have to go through the whole process again for the Class of 2012.
<p>USNA69 - do you happen to recall the Thread that this was answered on over at the other forum? Your link is just to the forum itself....</p>
<p>Drummer - I think (and correct me if I'm wrong folks) that "enroll" means the day you walk onto Annapolis and take the oath. I.e. until you raise your right hand you can walk away AND still use the NROTC scholarship elsewhere (but who would want too!! :) But once you spend 5 minutes under oath, the $ goes to someone else....</p>
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This is slightly off, but what would happen if we show up healthy to I-day and get injured during plebe summer?
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<p>Once a Candidate takes the oath of office s/he is home free. However, the severity of an injury could impact a midshipman's commissioning status (i.e., s/he could become NPQ for a line officer commission).</p>
<p>Dknightfam - my kiddo had an MCROTC scholarship and we decided to 'hold on' to it until the day of I-Day for exactly the reasons you asked. We decided it was technically 'hers' until I-Day anyway. So before she left, she filled out the little postcard rejecting it, signed it and left the card with me until I-Day came. She asked me to mail it the next day - which I did. USN and USMC had no problem with this - in fact on the card they ask if one of the reasons you are rejecting your award is due to an Appointment so this is not an unexpected reason.</p>
<p>Yep, that was my plan all along too, but then son reminded me that if he got injured before Iday that the NROTC scholarship might be in jeporday too. </p>
<p>So short of calling NROTC (and letting the cat out of the bag re the Appointment) does anyone know if NROTC has thier own version of I-Day restrictions (i.e. must you show up on that campus in good physical condition in order to use the Scholarship?)</p>
<p>Dknightfam, My S is on a NROTC scholarship at our big state u. I don't know what happens if you show up hurt. I can tell you that Orientation Week for my S's unit was pretty intense and one would be not have been able to complete it if injured. I think various schools handle O week differently. In our case, the freshmen showed up and were immediately given books with genral orders, etc. to memorize (while standing at attention for a long time). They were issued all uniforms, equipment and then with lots of running, yelling and sweating hustled onto an unairconditioned bus (during Aug. in the south) and driven 5 hours (while not being allowed to talk unless ordered, nor to lift eyes from Naval papers to be memorized which if not able to regurgitate said papers on command were then made to do push-ups in the floor of the moving bus) to an old WWII barracks in VA where the "real fun" began...lots of PT, more yelling, 2 minutes showers, little sleep (had to take turns standing watch every night combined with being roused up for some midnight PT), more yelling, still not allowed to talk to each other or anybody else unless ordered. Pretty stressful, yet "team building" in a way only a USMC Gunnery Sarg. could do. Don't know if they would have taken an injured midshipman along for the ride but it would surely be like starting out in a hole for one unable to participate.</p>
<p>A close friend's son had his AFROTC scholarship pulled after a football injury. They were totally blindsided and found out after he went to BYU from Alaska to attend freshman orientation. Don't know any more details, sorry, but I can ask if you feel you need to know more. Keep the bubble wrap handy!</p>