9/18/2023 0 Comments Afrotc listening vs hearing![]() ![]() If things hadn't worked out, it would have been entirely my fault. Getting plan A school AND plan A scholarship, nearly gave me grays and I had a sever case of anxiety up until a few weeks ago, but totally worth it (although I'll be damned if I ever put myself through that again). I am incredibly lucky that things turned out the way they did. I only applied for AFROTC it was my plan A, plan B was to use a tuition scholarship and take out loans since my family is too well off to get anything from FAFSA but not well off enough to pay for anything over a few hundred dollars out of pocket. ![]() Well said, I was thinking the same exact thing. Once you start down this road, it's all on you. The biggest point here is that you will need to take some resonsibility for what you do, nobody can be blamed for what you should have done or what you will decide to do. You would have to do well to be selected for SFT your sophomore year, if your selected and return your junior year you will be on your way to a commission, of course there would still be the issue of debt, but there are programs in the service that can help with that once you commission. If you do not receive a scholarship you can still go through the program and if you do well continue on to commissioning when you graduate. You do realize that you could just start college, enroll in AFROTC as a non scholarship cadet, most cadets are non scholarship, and possibly compete for a AFROTC scholarhip over the next 3 years. I think you might be out of luck for that option. I would say that 99% of those that applied for an Academy also applied for ROTC as a back, all without having their Dad screw anything up, not quite sure how that would happen anyway, would love to hear that story.Īs far as joining the reserves, I would highly doubt you could join the reserves, get a slot this quick for Basic, let alone a Tech school and be done in time to attend college this fall. Not quite sure anyone her will be able to give you an answer for your question, sounds like this is a decision you have to make on your own. Most colleges will give guidance on what typical (additional) expenses for a student will be. One last note, you might want to check out the total cost of attendance beyond tuition, books, housing in your planning. Look beyond the setbacks without recrimination and you will go much further in the military and in life. Now you just need to learn always look after the details and accept the fact that you are not in control of absolutely everthing and everybody who can stand in your way. On the positive side, you are still looking for a path which shows a will that is important for success. This attitude will not fly (no pun intended) in the reserves or ROTC. Yes, it does take a parent to file FAFSA given the income reporting requirements, but it doesn't sound like that was even brought up a a problem. ROTC scholarship applications (other than possibly getting the student to the interview) are the responsibility of the applicant. College applications are the responsibility of the applicant. I'll agree with EDelahanty on the blame game. From what the recruiter on the phone said to me, after you contract with AFROTC you have to cancel your contract with the reserves and AFROTC will pay for the last 2 years of college? Any other money I can come up with to help pay for the student loans I'm GOING to have to take out?Īlong with that, I wanted to know if anyone else has done this route. ![]() The college I wanted to attend costs $20,000 a year and the GI bill will cover like $300 a month + the kicker which is like $250 a month? + TA which is like $4500 a year + I have a scholarship from the college that pays $1k a year. ![]() I wanted to know if I could do basic training this summer and do Tech school next summer. I know the Air Force doesn't have an SMP program like the army where you get be in AFROTC and Reserves at the same time plus split AIT and basic. I wanted to join the Air Force Reserves right out of high school for the 4 year contract and still attend college in the fall. Since getting denied into USAFA and USNA I haven't had a back up plan (My dad screwed EVERYTHING up no ROTC scholarship, etc) and I saw this opportunity to still become an officer in USAF. ![]()
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