ROTC?

[Anonymous]

Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a minimum SAT/ACT and GPA requirement for the scholarships. For AFROTC I believe it’s 1340 SAT. But the average SAT for the HSSP type 1 was around 1520. And to activate the scholarship kid has to pass the physical fitness test. My DC was awarded 2yrs ago and enjoys AFROTC. Lots of time commitment with some weekends as well.

Not only a physical fitness test but be DODMERB qualified as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can leave any service academy (West Point, Naval Academy, etc) or ROTC before the second year begins and there is no service commitment or payback. My child is at a top30 university and has had a half dozen fellow cadets already leave. Their commanding officer is very frank about it: "if you find this isn't your thing, we're not here to force you to do it."
The military's officer recruitment model builds in a large degree of attrition. I would imagine that things will be especially volatile this year and going forward given the political environment--as kids realize they no longer want to serve.

Oh, please. Speak for yourself and leave your politics out of it.

Politics matter. Most kids who join wanted the military, not the Gestapo.

Your gross hyperbole is only making you look absurd, as usual. You’re aware that recruiting numbers have gone way up since Biden left office - right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

I’ve had a few students use rotc as a hook to get into schools they were probably borderline for. Not Harvard/yale, but VTech, Auburn, UNC. Maybe they would have gotten into them anyway, who knows?

I only kept up with one, and she dropped it after her freshmen year. The school was still a good fit for her though. Family was military, so I think it was more of a “I always assumed I’d do this, but once I got away from home I learned it’s not for me”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

Who are you that you see this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can leave any service academy (West Point, Naval Academy, etc) or ROTC before the second year begins and there is no service commitment or payback. My child is at a top30 university and has had a half dozen fellow cadets already leave. Their commanding officer is very frank about it: "if you find this isn't your thing, we're not here to force you to do it."
The military's officer recruitment model builds in a large degree of attrition. I would imagine that things will be especially volatile this year and going forward given the political environment--as kids realize they no longer want to serve.

Clueless or overly political? I can't decide.

Also, candidates drop out from EVERY commissioning program. Yes, even when the president you love is in office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can leave any service academy (West Point, Naval Academy, etc) or ROTC before the second year begins and there is no service commitment or payback. My child is at a top30 university and has had a half dozen fellow cadets already leave. Their commanding officer is very frank about it: "if you find this isn't your thing, we're not here to force you to do it."
The military's officer recruitment model builds in a large degree of attrition. I would imagine that things will be especially volatile this year and going forward given the political environment--as kids realize they no longer want to serve.

Oh, please. Speak for yourself and leave your politics out of it.

Politics matter. Most kids who join wanted the military, not the Gestapo.

You're disgusting. I have massive issues with the National Guard being used for policing, but these kids aren't joining the Guard. Sorry your life is so worthless you have to bash kids who are only intent on serving others. Even if they're only doing it so you won't have to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

Students can still join an ROTC unit without having a scholarship. If PP's DC's ROTC unit is growing and scholarships aren't increasing, that speaks quite well of the program and their ability to attract interested, non-scholarship students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

Stop talking about things you know nothing about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

The ROTC branches at each school have their own scholarship budget and they can absolutely give scholarships to current students or incoming, separate from national rotc scholarship program.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

Stop talking about things you know nothing about.

You're the one who is making stuff up. I have two ROTC cadets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, I'm seeing a surge in ROTC applications. The military, for whatever reasons (economic, political) is seeing a huge spike in recruitment.

+1, at my DC’s T-20 school, the ROTC unit has more than doubled in size this year. The ROTC unit is actively working with the admissions office to recruit more students. I’m guessing the state of the economy is also leading to a big surge in ROTC interest.

You don't know what you're talking about. The number of ROTC scholarship spots at a university is not decided by the university but by the branch of the military. A top20 university can't go out in their own and decide "hey last year we offered 10 spots but this year we'll work with admissions to find 20 kids."

All the spot allocation and matching is done by the military.

The ROTC branches at each school have their own scholarship budget and they can absolutely give scholarships to current students or incoming, separate from national rotc scholarship program.

This is not true to my knowledge. they can subsidize room or board but not give their own scholarships. Please show us a website that supports your claim.