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A place for past, present and future mom's of NROTC students to exchange information and support. Family, friends, and others can gather general information about Navy ROTC and officer programs. Everyone is welcome !!
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Discussion Forum
How to pick NROTC units for scholarship app?
Started by rudyinok. Last reply by Suzie Nov 20, 2018. 31 Replies 1 Like
Hello :) I am very new to this forum, but my son has been wanting to be a Navy officer for several years now. He is now a junior at a special math and science high school. He will graduate from this high school in May 2014. so, this coming…Continue
PRK for Aviation
Started by willysmom. Last reply by 2017Commission Aug 18, 2017. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi my son is a sophomore at USC and is planning on applying for flight school (I'm sure that is not the correct term for it) but he will need prk or lasik. He has been told that either is fine and that we just find a doctor to do it and get it…Continue
Looking to join navy, need help
Started by Hopefulnavyrecruit. Last reply by 2017Commission Aug 18, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello everybody. Thanks for reading this, I'll try to keep it short.I am 17 years old, and I did not receive a normal, steady, education because of moving around so much all the time as a kid. I finally learned fractions last year, and am now on…Continue
Son not selected for NROTC scholarship
Started by luckymomx4. Last reply by Suzie Aug 2, 2017. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Our youngest son, Mark wasn't selected to receive the Navy ROTC Scholarship. He applied to 5 colleges and so far has received letters of acceptance to 3 so far. No clue as to why. We really thought he was going to get it. He applied in August 2015…Continue
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Comment by Lori4629 on May 1, 2012 at 11:52am
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I'm all out of advice, maybe you good ladies will have some. DD failed her spring PRT by 10 sit ups (1st semester she failed the run by 4 seconds, this time run was fine but failed on sit ups). Now she must decide whether to DOR or gamble on the PRB in the fall. Problem is that her PRB will not happen before she would have to sign her obligation to serve papers. If they put her on LOA she has to drop or get a loan for $20,000 for the semester. They could leave her on probation and no harm done, but how much of a gamble should she take on that? She already been accepted into the nursing school a year ahead of schedule. I just don't know what to tell her. She def. doesn't want to enlist OR have to pay the navy back $60,000.
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Comment by J/J Mom on May 1, 2012 at 10:52am
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CRAZY that our 1st Commissioning is only 18 days away!! It does NOT seem like nearly 4 years ago that we dropped dd off @ Fr. Orientation so she could "check out" NROTC as a college programmer. So proud of her.
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NavymomBarb -- How exciting!! I agree, the experiences are, indeed, amazing.
I sure wish our 3/C would find out. Several MIDN from their Unit have gotten their orders, but not our 2. At least our 1/C has been told where she will probably be stationed after she passes her nursing board exam, tho' orders won't be issued until after the nurses actually pass.
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Carolyn -- i'm sure your Marine will do fine at OCS, considering he's been going thru the pre-bulldog 4 days a week!! Good for you for making the last minute effort to go to the parent dinner. Tho our boys don't express it i'm certain they like it that we support them that way.
SusanW, If you go to Memphis clap for Marquette's drill team for me after they compete. :} Kinda getting a bit sorry now that we've made another commitment & aren't going.
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Anyone going to the Memphis Competition next weekend??
DS MIDN is doing drill, but DD MIDN decided not to do endurance this time, so he told us to take a pass on the 8+ hour drive to see him compete for 15 minutes.
i'm just curious what & how many schools will be there.
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Carolyn -- doesn't your son's Unit do any prep w/ the Marine options? Every Thursday morning the Jr. Marine options go out early for a special PT type thing they call "Bulldog" led by the seniors that passed OCS. They do crazy hard stuff trying to get them prepared for OCS type activities. 1-2 upper class Nurse options always go along to take care of the Marines & make sure they fall out if they should rather than risk hurting themselves -- they would never take themselves out lol
If your son Marine is like my son MIDN he may be doing prep like this w/o you even knowing about it. Sons, in general, just don't share much.
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Comment by suvwi on April 5, 2012 at 1:19pm
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Carolyn I am right with you on OCS. Been reading everything I can on it. Brit has the first increment so he won't be home until July this year (another thing to get used to). Some of the guys he lives with are Marine Prior Enlisted so they have been helping them get ready at least physically and his instructors are excellent.Spring break was even geared to prep for OSC, they hiked the Grand Canyon. He loved Mountain Warfare but was told that was more like camp compared to OCS.
I guess the thing that I am most worried, anxious, whatever is this is real. The other summer cruises, the other training doesn't seem as real, this is. His entire future rests on this, all his dreams since he was in 1st grade. This is what he is, he is a Marine.
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Carolyn, i, too understand your anxiousness. Tho i don't have a Marine option, i am close to several of my MIDN's Marine option friends ( some of my "extra" kids at MU )
She diligently wrote them last summer during OCS & the letters back & stories after confirmed the intensity of the whole thing. They all made it through, tho, even the two people were especially concerned about.
Hang in there!! This too shall pass. Prayers for you & your Marine.
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RoTcMoM --
It's very likely too late to try for a scholarship. I don't know anything specific about University of Washington, but i'm pretty sure most "Units" allow/have "college program" MIDN. However, that said, the College Program MIDN must be on scholarship by the end of sophomore year in order to continue in the NROTC program.
That's about all i can tell you for sure, except i would strongly suggest you contact the NROTC Unit Staff at UofWash. The Staff at all the universities we ever visited were always very helpful & answered all my questions.
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Oh, Cheryl, i'm so sorry!! What a bummer. I agree, medical discharge is prob the best solution, but that doesn't make it easy or nice.
You'll be in my prayers.
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