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Comment by kgrmom on September 23, 2014 at 1:32am

Hey NROTC moms and other group members:

I'm sorry I haven't been on here in a while and especially sorry I didn't catch what happened a few weeks ago between Vipergirl and Lasersailer.  That is definitely a private conversation that doesn't belong on this public board.  I'm going to delete it from here.  In the future please do not hesitate to drop me an email if something like that happens and I need to check in over here :)   If anyone would like to step up and volunteer to become an assistant moderator for this board just send me a message.  There is really nothing to it. 

I'll be away for a few days hopefully celebrating my Navy girl's graduation from Nuke school.  Return next week :)

Comment by lasersailor on September 1, 2014 at 7:22pm

Jake's Mom,

The NSTC M-1533.2 instruction will give some information on the service assignment process starting on page 6-30. There are few firm dates in the manual since the dates are sent via other communication.  Below is a link to NTSC instructions pdfs

http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/NSTC_Directives/manuals.asp

The process is explained to your DS/DD and starts during the sophomore year with the service assignment survey.. Different service designations have different procedures. Nukes and Seal prospects have individual interviews and can be selected at that time. Once the service assignments are done, work on placement can proceed. The "needs of the Navy" are continually evolving and can cause delays and changes. It is compounded with force reductions. 

Comment by lasersailor on August 31, 2014 at 5:09pm

I'm new to this group and forgive me, but I'm not a mom. My daughter was granted a NROTC scholarship starting August after being at RPI for 3 semesters. She started classes and was informed that the assistance doesn't start until after a physical which hasn't been scheduled yet. She tried for a 4 year scholarship and did a physical then which she passed, but was disqualified for having too many college credits due to attending a junior college for her last 2 years of high school. (The classes for high school were also given college credit.) Luckily, RPI isn't worried about the tuition - YET. They admit that the Navy is not as prompt as the other services. 

I found the discussion on Dropping Out of NROTC very informative, especially the reference to the service academy forum about the same subject. The euphoria of getting a scholarship overshadows the possible pitfalls. An accident can render a midshipman medically disqualified and result in disenrollment from NROTC and a substantial bill (repayment of all assistance received) to the government even if the accident was through no fault of the mid.

My daughter will hopefully sit down with a responsible officer that will take the time to explain the implications of all that is included in the NROTC contract that could bind her to possibly $180,000 (in her case) in reimbursements for not meeting all possible conditions the government has stipulated (i.e. "for any other reason"). (The government appears to cover all possible bases.)  But how often does a home loan or even a college loan administrator sit down to do this?  As parents, we may never get the opportunity to see the contract to be able to advise. Here's hoping you have raised your kids to be wary of contracts and never sign until they have plenty of time to review it and/or have a competent representative to review and explain it.   

Comment by kgrmom on July 25, 2014 at 11:31pm

I think I did see a Moms of Daughters group buried in the list of thousands somewhere.  I didn't join it at the time.  I know you can search for groups by keyword so you can probably find it that way.  Of the thousands of groups here- my daughter ended up on I swear the one ship that didn't have a group- lol.  She's also at Nuke school and I'm finding the Nuke mom's group is 98 percent enlisted .  So I just lurk :)

Comment by J/J Mom on July 14, 2014 at 5:37pm

Alaskan mom -- If a group is started for a Moms of Female Officers, i'm in!  I've been following the Moms of Officers group for some time now & i'm not sure a "girls" group is necessary, but, i'd join if one is formed.  

Comment by J/J Mom on May 14, 2014 at 10:20am

Commissioning is this Saturday.  Unbelievable.

Comment by J/J Mom on April 29, 2014 at 1:09pm

ViperGirl - So, who will choke up, your hubby or your son?  That'll be an awesome day for your family.  Congrats!!

Comment by J/J Mom on April 28, 2014 at 1:28pm

Lukes mom - Congrats to your son!!

Congrats to everyone's 1/C MIDN. Crazy to think they get commissioned in a few short weeks. 

Our daughter got commissioned 2 years ago & it seems like just a few months ago, so it's hitting me hard that now our son will also be an Officer (and on the opposite side of the country w/ us stuck in the middle).  Looking forward to the day tho -- family will all be together & our Ensign daughter will give our son his Oath of Office.  Can't wait!

Comment by kgrmom on April 26, 2014 at 2:23am

Happy Dance ! :):). Congratulations to the new Nuke and family !

Comment by June4th on April 24, 2014 at 6:11pm

Thank you helenp.  She is wondering if she should take it again.   I guess they take the last score.  The first time she got a 5/6/6 so she was pleased she did better.  However, since you can only take it 3 times she doesn't know what to do!

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