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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh people -- things have changed a lot recently and most certainly since any DCUMer was in ROTC.

ALL ROTC schlarships have been cut.  Army has cut the most and has the largest program.  It is has been subject to news stories and threads here.  The scholarships are extremely competitve.  Yes, they used to hand them out like crazy but now budgets are tight/cut and they have the pick of candidates so you better be extremely strong.  I have one doing ROTC at a T20 school with a 3 yr scholarship.  The entire MS1 is 10 kids and 1 has a 4 year national scholarship, 1 has a national 3 year scholarship (mine).  They have PT and training 4 times a week at 5:30 am.  You are allowed to miss 2 morning sessions a semster.  If you miss more than that you are out of program completely.  The kids without scholarships are hoping to be in the program for a year and then get a scholarship.  There are MSIIs who don't have scholarships yet.

Mine has been sick and still out there at 5:30 am for PT.  It is a huge commitment and we get to pay full tuition![/quote]

Good for your kid! Mine has a 4 year scholarship at another top school. It's a big commitment, they are always exhausted but it's getting easier with time. A number of kids have already dropped out.

It's a difficult environment right now--I don't know any college kid who wants to be in a military that might one day be asked to practice on their fellow citizens in urban areas or to do ICE work. At my child's university there is also frequent anti-ROTC chalk graffiti on the sidewalks. Not a big deal but a bummer for a 18 year old cadet to see on their own campus. [/quote]

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