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Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on February 9, 2013 at 12:21am

I  got my dress. I need to make an alteration appointment.

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on February 7, 2013 at 10:12pm

91 days til graduation 92 days til commissioning!  So excited!  Anyone else planning their trips to graduation?

Comment by bora's mom on February 1, 2013 at 2:55am

How exciting! How do they decide who flies what?

Is OCS for Marine option only? Was OCS the same school some mids took the summer before 4th class year?

SWO ship selections coming up, followed by commissioning and graduation. Then we'll exhale. Do they get time off between graduation and their first assignment?

Thank you all for the commissioning ceremony info.

My mid flying back to Super Bowl craziness tomorrow night from New Zealand. Has been there for over a month taking a field class. Poor thing.

Comment by suvwi on February 1, 2013 at 1:59am

Got great news today DS got his flight contract guarantee!! We can finally exhale now. Commissioning and The Basic School, here we come!

Comment by helenp on December 12, 2012 at 5:39pm

My son had to go on medical leave for a semester due to shoulder surgery. We had to pay tuition for that semester. Luckily, we had submit a FAFSFA for financial aid even though he had the NROTC scholarship, so we didn't have to pay sticker price. When he was fully recovered, we had to submit a report from the doctor saying he had no restrictions. The ROTC Unit then submit the papers to the Medical Board who approved his removal from medical leave of absence and his scholarship & stipend were reinstated. It was retroactive and they reimbursed us for the semester he was on leave because he was still able to participate in all of his ROTC requirements, including PT. His surgery was during the summer, so during the fall semester he was having physical therapy and only had a few limitations, like no pull-ups & push-ups, but he could run and do everything else.  The process will be smooth if the administrator in the ROTC Unit is efficient and knows the requirements. So the scholarship can be reinstated retroactively IF he can do his required activities during the leave of absence. Otherwise it will be reinstated when he id fully recovered.

Also my husband had several spontaneous pneumothorax in high school and college. He didn't know what they were when he was in high school and didn't seek medical attention. In college, he did and they would re-inflate the lung and put in some kind of "glue" and he had to have bed rest until he was pain free. Then they just stopped happening.

Comment by Strider223 on December 12, 2012 at 12:51pm

I have a freshman Mid at USC who LOVES the program and the University. Unfortunately he had a collapsed lung mid semester and is now on medical leave.  He managed to keep up with his classes (minus 1 that he dropped) even though he was in the hospital for 3 weeks. We are nervous about spring semester tuition, as it will not be paid until he is medically cleared and that won't happen until March (hopefully!). His officers and doctors seem to feel confident that he will be cleared, but it is so nerve wracking.  I will say that everyone involved with the NROTC at USC was wonderful through the difficult month of his illness. We are very fortunate, as we live in NH and after I left I felt so very far away, but comforted that he had very caring people around him! Does anyone have experiences or advice to share regarding medical leave? We never thought it would happen to him, he is an extremely healthy young man.  The doctors called it a "spontaneous" pneumothorax, meaning "it just happened, with no underlying medical reason".

Comment by J/J Mom on December 6, 2012 at 12:49pm

Hanksmom -- awesome!!

Comment by suvwi on December 6, 2012 at 12:14am

Congrats, welcome to the Marine family! Ooh Rah!

Comment by J/J Mom on November 7, 2012 at 6:27pm

Cheryl -- good to know, thanks

Comment by J/J Mom on November 5, 2012 at 12:27pm

Spent the weekend with our Ensign & our MIDN.  Heaven!!  Ugh ... now back to real life!! lol

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