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I have seen the old posts about this. With surgeries ect. My son is not yet Dodmerb Qualified or Disqualifed. He just had Dodmerb physical and they listed that he had deviated septum. This was new news to us. He has never had broken nose or this diagnosis before. Is this an automatic waiver? He...

I have a question for you guys. My son took SAT as a Junior and then ACT. He has focused on increasing his ACT score which he has. His SAT score is lower and is showing up on his AROTC dashboard since ROTC was a listed recipient and it is on his transcript. It is lower since he never re-took the...

Can anyone fill me in on what is "provided" and what my son is expected to provide? His Kyloc got him his ACU and ASU Class B. His Class B came with broken belt. I'm looking for a place to buy him a belt. Their local store isn't close enough for him to get to. I asked where I could order and he...

DS#3 just got his official Boys State paperwork today. PA holds this between Junior and Senior year. Does anyone have any experience with Boys State? His older brother was selected as well but they did not do their week away due to Covid. I'd be interested in any first-hand experience.

My DS is an MS1 and just had his first experience with Ranger Challenge. I got an airport phone call and got some details. It was great to hear the enthusiasm from his experience. Between his update and the social media following of the Task Force south schools, I tried to keep up through the...

Is it normal to have ROTC commitments that butt up against class work? DS has already had a Lab (Land Nav) that was longer than scheduled and he had to advise Bio professor he'd be late. He has another on schedule that will cause him to miss several more classes in a single day. He has a night...

My MS-1 DS has a list of forms to complete in addition to the ones he did before he went off to college. He needs a A3425... basically a physical. His Dr. is 2600 miles away. Is this something the Dr. who did his DoDmerb exam would sign? Form is very short.

My DS Colby has his commencement tonight. Last evening the HS had their Scholarship Foundation awards. They did award over $500k worth of scholarships last night. Great event to see so many kids earn recognition for college. Since Colby is going across the country they had a local college send...

For any of those wondering how long it takes. Like I was a few weeks ago. DS just received his hard copy Scholarship Letter/Package today from 2nd Board.

Do all of the schools on my DS list get a notice of the results just because he listed them? My DS got a Congratulations email from one of the schools lower on his order. DS thought that was thoughtful and was impressed they reached out. They were actually my sons top school by they have a late...

Does anyone know what they send out or when they send out the hardcopy packages via mail? My DS school wants to announce with pics. I thought I remember someone said after first board that what they receive is pretty nice.

While I have been researching these forums for a while for ROTC Scholarship I am just getting started on the medical clearances end of things. If my DS is lucky enough to get a scholarship. What and when does he need to be medically cleared. He has been asking me to help dig into this to...

I got an email today from my DS interviewer that his notes are complete. Status has been changed to BOARD READY. DS was accepted to Santa Clara and Wednesday, then SDSU on Thursday, and finally Pepperdine last night. Aside from a few late merit scholarships and keeping himself in shape now he...

This may be silly question. My DS just had his Interview last week. Is the official submitting for 2nd Review Board incumbent upon his Interviewer completing that portion in his application? His Dashboard shows everything listed as Complete or Approved. His status showed Interviewee and just...

My DS has officially completed his application. He has PMS interview on Thursday/tomorrow. It has been a long journey of research and due diligence helping him put his best foot forward. I wanted to thank you all for all of the content, wisdom, advice and first hand knowledge along the way. Now...

My DS will apply for 2nd board. If my DS is qualified and would his school choices effect his chances of 4 year scholarship? Do they review all applicants against each other and award scholarships then just let the respective top school choices know that they have a potential cadet coming...

My DS is back and forth over his list of schools. He likes a lot that he visited. He is torn over which schools would be a stretch and which schools he fall into the top 10% of applicants and have a chance at additional merit awards from school. Do bigger schools have more 4 years scholarships...

I thought I had seen this ave. score combined for 4 year winners but cannot find it. My DS is junior and we are getting closer to his time to apply. I have a pretty good idea where he will score on 3 of the 6 categories. Are the score of successful applicants public knowledge? Am I just not...

I am a junior in HS and learning all I can about AROTC. I look forward to serving as an officer. My question is after I graduate depending on where I stand in OML what are best options to choose or try to choose for my MOS? I see a list of medical related options. Literally 30+ but they seem...

I am looking into this as an option. My son is Soph in HS and is interested in becoming a doctor and also in a service academy or ROTC. My wife has friends with CGA background and successful careers and wanted to me to explore the academy for our son while he still has time to decide. Does CGA...