ROTC & OTS Lounge

Hey guys and gals, First off, I'm going into my last year of High School in Southern California. I've known for a long time that I wanted to go the ROTC route, but now that it's crunch time I'm not exactly too sure on how to go about it. I've maintained good grades through 3 years (averaging between a 3.8-4.0) and currently have 3 AP class credits. I played Football Freshman-Junior year (earning a Varsity letter the past 2 years) though have decided not to play this year due to some team drama. I have also done Track in Discus throughout high school and am trying to letter on Varsity this year. If possible I would like to stay local to Southern California …

Does anyone know when the ENJJPT selection board will be this year? I know last year it was at the end of September, but I didn't know if it changed this year. I asked my cadre but they don't know anything about it.

I'm sure your commanders have informed you about the details of the program or are soon going to. I am debating on applying or not. I'm a Nav candidate but I don't get activated till January next year. I was wondering what yalls perspective is on this.

Hey Everyone, I have a heard a lot about these loans that you can get a certain time before commissioning. I know one is supposed to be offered by USAA but, I have not been able to find out much information on it. Could anyone help me out with the details of some of the loans that are currently offered. Any help is appreciated thanks a lot!

If you get a D in a class, but your term and cumulative GPA is still above a 2.5, will you still be given a conditional?

Hello, This is my first post, but I have been reading up on this forum for a few weeks. I am a Junior in High School and have almost completed my PPL. I hope to go to a state school and pursue my ratings, but I have wanted to serve my country too. I've been looking at all of my options for a pilot slot in the military and have narrowed it down to to the USAF, Navy, and Coast Guard. I want to keep my options open and not miss out on opportunities that will come at me in the next few years. I always thought the AF was for me, but I am unsure if ROTC will be, and the academy is probably out because I'm not an all A student. I was in Civil Air Patrol for half of a year and ne…

Okay, so my EAD date is listed as 7 May 2011. That is exactly 21 days from today. My orders haven't been cut yet. As I understand it the TMO requires 3 weeks notice before the day they get movers to your place. I am married with one child and we are renting an apartment near the campus I attend. Does this mean we will have to leave before we can get movers here. I know nothing about "do it yourself" moves, what are my options. As I see it my options are: DITY (lots of hassle and no experience on my part deter me from this option) TMO (They will be moving our stuff after we have already reported to VANCE ... is this even possible) Other options?

I was recently disenrolled from the AFROTC program for mistake my detachment made 2 years ago. I am a computer science major that will be going into my 5th year this coming up school year. Now, normally, a 22 package would need to be sent up to HQ to get me approved for a 5th year. However, my detachment commander told me when I got back from Field Training that a 22 package was no longer required and that my Spring semester, senior year, they would contact HQ and get me approve. Thinking he knew what he was talking about, I said okay and went on my way. Fast forward to last semester. Fall 2010, I unfortunately received my third conditional due to grades. We did the in…

Hey, Does anyone know the statistics of people that get DQed at Brooks (on average) each year after they get selected for pilot training?

All, I'm looking for information concerning whether anyone has still commissioned after their det/cc has recommended that they be disenrolled. If they didn't commission, did they serve enlisted (say if they were Prior-E) or did they have to payback their scholarship? Rumors, examples, or anything is helpful.

Anyone have any good work-out routines they used to max out the PFT? I'm not talking going nuts here with working out.. Just a good routine to keep you in the game and not have to worry about physical standards for AFROTC.

I have the option of doing either. I'm hoping to get good grades in college, and believe I will be competitive for OTS. I would also really like to apply to the Guard/Res, Coast Guard, and Navy. My ultimate goal is to fly, and the Guard/Reserves would be my first choice, however Guard slots are hard to get and if it meant flying I'd happily go AD. I can afford college, so a scholarship is not an absolute necessity although it would be nice. Is getting a pilot slot though OTS hard? Is it easy for someone with good grades, a PPL, community service, etc. to get a pilot slot through OTS (depending on the needs of the AF), or is it a total crap shoot, and ROTC is much safer…

for those who went the 2 year POC route and skipped the first 2 years of AFROTC, how hard is it to get adjusted to everything having missed the first 2 years? and is it that much harder to do well in FT because of everything you missed out on? im just saying this because this is the path I plan to take.

Is there any disadvantage to using the crosstown program to attend ROTC offered at a school you're not attending? Would there be any pressure on the commander to boost the kids going to their "home" school over someone attending elsewhere? And also, does the Air Force take into account the quality/difficulty of the institutions where ROTC is offered? For instance, a cadet ranking in the middle of his detachment at MIT is likely to be a better candidate for a pilot slot than a cadet in the top of his detachment at a less selective school. Is this factor weighed at all? [ 25 September 2003, 20:26: Message edited by: WSteig ]

If you get a 3yr ROTC scholarship at one school, can you transfer to another and still retain the scholarship? Thanks

Hello, I'm currently 17 years old so please bear with me if what I'm saying sounds rediculous. I'm a senior in high school and applied to 2 colleges. The first one I applied to was the one I really really really wanted to go to and got accepted and wanted to go to their AFROTC program. I got in and the Air Force gave me a FULL TUITION type 1 scholorship so I have until May to accept it. I was thrilled... Then today I recieved an acceptance letter from SUNY Maritime College. They have NROTC available there unlike the other college I was accepted to. Now I know I want that regimented type of lifestyle and that experience. I DO want to try to become a pilot since …

They already upgraded some of the pilot alts to pilot and released ENJJPT. I haven't heard anything about the nav alts moving up and cadre doesn't know. Anyone upgrade to nav or know anyone who has for FY11?

Ok, so my overall question is this: What happens if you get to AS400 and you have the opportunity to finish your classes early? I know you fill out a form 48 for AFROTC but could that be changed? Do you have to finish out the year to complete the AS400 ROTC course? (I'm assuming this is the case but I wanted to ask). Also, I am a recent transfer student about to enter ROTC. Since I am a transfer student, I have a good chunk of hours to ease the pressure of classes in the future should I choose to take 4 years of ROTC. The reasons I am considering taking that long to graduate is so that over the next two years I can take a lighter load of classes, have a stellar GPA bec…

I am a freshman at Riddle trying to decide how to get involved (there are so many clubs and stuff here). While I want to join clubs that are fun, and orginizations that are beneficial, I am also choosing how to spend my time based on what will rank me the highest among other cadets so I can secure a pilot candidate slot. I am particularly interested in joining Arnold Air Society. Is being a member of the AAS a good way to rank higher? I don't mean rank as in C/4C, I mean rank as in how I compare to other AS 100s. What would you say the formula for a competitive pilot slot candidate is, as far as clubs involved in? I don't think I will have a problem with the oth…

So after a quick search I came up with very little about ROTC orientation or what my future det is calling "Cross into the Blue" ours is two days long from 8:00 to 4:00 and I'm curious about what we are gonna do those two days. I guess I'm just excited and don't want to wait another month to find out. I want to be ahead of the curve and start out on the right foot, so maybe some tips on what will be expected of us the first two days wouldn't hurt either.

Ok this might be a dumb question, but i did some searches and didn't find anything on other threads. At field training, are the awards awarded amongst all the cadets at that specific base during FT...or is it only among the cadets in each detachment? (hope that makes sense)

Hi everyone, This semester I'm in charge of fundraising...and our cadet fund is running rather low, so I'm looking to bring in as much money as possible. I was hoping some members here might have held the same position at one point or have at least been involved in fundraising in the past, and could give me some ideas on what has worked well and what hasn't. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -Nathan

I'm a non-rated folk but my EAD isn't until 25 Oct and will not be reporting to ASBC until 3 Nov. Right now my military stipend and family helps me get through. However, starting June I will not have any income and will have to move out of campus housing. I know rent and bills are going to start stacking up (especially my LT loan in September). Does anyone know a decent paying job ($14/hour and up) I can get as a temporary fix until I go active duty? BTW, I live in Los Angeles and will have a BS in Aviation Administration. Thanks in advance!!!

Greetings, I am currently enrolled in City College taking roughly 15 units, and I want to know if its possible to transfer to ROTC after 2 years? My primary goal is the AFA, but I want ROTC as a back-up and I'm not sure how you can transfer to a 4-year University with an AA degree and still get into ROTC for 4 years. I understand that I can't simply "join" ROTC as a Junior and automatically be on scholarship, attend FT, etc, so I want to know if its even possible. Any advice would be appreciated.

Does anyone have info on the cultural immersion PDT?