Scholarships in the USNA
Hello. Since the Navy pays 100% of the tuition, room and board, medical and dental care costs of midshipmen, is there a practical purpose in applying for scholarships (aside from the possibility of...
View ArticleFalcon Foundation
Has anyone heard back about this scholarship? Got my TWE on April 7 for USAFA and USAFA Prep, still holding out hope for this though. When do they typically announce the recipients?
View ArticleAsk Us (current cadets) Anything
This is a thread where appointees (and others) are free to ask current cadets questions about life at the Academy. There are a few of us on here so I'm sure we'll be able to field most questions. That...
View ArticleAROTC Class of 2016
Soon you will be in school. Make sure you are running everyday now. Push ups and sit ups everyday now. Make a committment to be an adult in everything in college. Commit to focus on doing your...
View ArticleA little confused about 'Reef Points'
I've seen pics of plebes with eyes riveted on copies of 'Reef Points' all over the place. SEEKING EVERY POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE for my kid, I went to buy a copy so she can learn its contents while...
View ArticleWaiver process has him going to an allergist
OK, so my son has a very mild nut allergy. He eats peanuts, gets a mild scratchy feeling in his throat that mitigates, without medication in about 15-20 minutes. No other symptoms. So, of course,...
View ArticleFreshman's Opinion on Service Academy vs ROTC
I've been seeing a lot of threads started about choosing between the service academies and rotc at a regular university. As my first year of college winds down, I feel I can give some insight that can...
View ArticleAROTC Transfers
Surprised nobody has posted about this yet, so here I go. CC has extended the transfer request deadline to May 4th, it was previously April 15th. I put my request in before April 1st, and now will most...
View ArticleUSAFA Prep School gear?
The tradition at my son's school is to wear shirt or sweatshirt of the school you will be attending in the fall. I was looking online to see if there was such things available for prep school should...
View ArticleNROTC Bad dream or?
My son applied for the NROTC scholarship and was notified that he received the National 4-year. The only problem is, it was to his second choice school, and he did not get accepted to it. He was...
View Article6th Semester Transcripts
Does West Point evaluate the actual grades we receive? My school doesn't rank so I don't know if my transcripts will play a huge factor or not.
View ArticleROTC Program through partnership college
I'm a junior in high school looking into Army ROTC during my time in college. As I browse through, it's apparent that some colleges offer Army ROTC through other colleges. For example: students at both...
View ArticleAir Force vs. Marine Aviation
Let me start off by saying I'm a junior in high school and I want to be a pilot (I'm most interested in the ground-attack/CAS mission), but my primary reason for joining the military is to serve and...
View Articleessays
I was wondering if there was anyone on here who could give a few tips on how to stand apart when writing an essay for a service academy. Also if there is anybody who works in admissions who might share...
View ArticleRandom CIET Questions
I was just laying in bed and curious here about AROTC CIET... I've been reading of some non-contracted cadets getting slots; are they still being paid to go by the government or are they going as a...
View ArticleServe concurrently?
How does one serve and play football concurrently? http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000658757/article/ravens-draft-navy-qb-keenan-reynolds
View ArticleAnother allergy / asthma question
My son has allergies and was diagnosed with asthma when he was younger. According to his doctor Looks like last medication documented for asthma was 12/11/13--that was both an inhaled steroid and...
View ArticleNew APFT?
Hello, I recently read that the Army is rolling out a new APFT, but the details are a bit confusing. They never did say what cadets will have to do. Does anyone know this information? How different...
View ArticleFirst F-35 "dropped" in UPT last night
It's official, folks. During last night's "Drop Night" at Columbus, some lucky brand new AF pilot walked up to the stage to see what their very first operational aircraft would be in their AF career,...
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