NROTC Application Confusion

[JPAlt03]

Hello All,

Currently a junior in a 5 year mechanical engineering degree, 70 credits completed thus far. The requirements to join for the college program at my schools unit were that you had to have 30-60 college credits to enroll. I am obviously over that limit. I go to check out BDCP with OCS, am told I need to get a letter of non eligibility from the NROTC unit, easy enough? No, now the requirements are that you have to be under 120 college credits. Is this a whole NROTC wide change or does it just apply to my local NROTC unit? What does it mean for receiving a scholarship? Does being in the college program hurt the chances of being selected for SNA? I couldn't find any more info about this kind of problem so that's why I'm asking here.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Hello All,

Currently a junior in a 5 year mechanical engineering degree, 70 credits completed thus far. The requirements to join for the college program at my schools unit were that you had to have 30-60 college credits to enroll. I am obviously over that limit. I go to check out BDCP with OCS, am told I need to get a letter of non eligibility from the NROTC unit, easy enough? No, now the requirements are that you have to be under 120 college credits. Is this a whole NROTC wide change or does it just apply to my local NROTC unit? What does it mean for receiving a scholarship? Does being in the college program hurt the chances of being selected for SNA? I couldn't find any more info about this kind of problem so that's why I'm asking here.

Did you talk to the local NROTC unit at your university to verify if you're eligible AND suitable for a 2-year scholarship or advance standing?

That will dictate/guide the next steps...

 

[JPAlt03]

Thanks for the reply,

I'm going to do that tomorrow so wish me luck. I'm just wondering if anyone has more information if this is a major change because the officer recruiter I talked to --and his NROTC coordinator-- has heard nothing about it.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Hello All,

Currently a junior in a 5 year mechanical engineering degree, 70 credits completed thus far. The requirements to join for the college program at my schools unit were that you had to have 30-60 college credits to enroll. I am obviously over that limit. I go to check out BDCP with OCS, am told I need to get a letter of non eligibility from the NROTC unit, easy enough? No, now the requirements are that you have to be under 120 college credits. Is this a whole NROTC wide change or does it just apply to my local NROTC unit? What does it mean for receiving a scholarship? Does being in the college program hurt the chances of being selected for SNA? I couldn't find any more info about this kind of problem so that's why I'm asking here.

120 credits seems odd, I mean why bring a person in that is going to be graduating almost immediately, of course the USN is known for doing stuff that makes you wonder what is going on.

 

[azemutmh]

Hello All,

Currently a junior in a 5 year mechanical engineering degree, 70 credits completed thus far. The requirements to join for the college program at my schools unit were that you had to have 30-60 college credits to enroll. I am obviously over that limit. I go to check out BDCP with OCS, am told I need to get a letter of non eligibility from the NROTC unit, easy enough? No, now the requirements are that you have to be under 120 college credits. Is this a whole NROTC wide change or does it just apply to my local NROTC unit? What does it mean for receiving a scholarship? Does being in the college program hurt the chances of being selected for SNA? I couldn't find any more info about this kind of problem so that's why I'm asking here.

being a college programmer should not have any weight in determining if you get picked up for SNA. I have seen plenty of both advanced standing and scholarship midshipmen earn slots. For the past two to three years, however, a lot of people have had no trouble getting sideload scholarships.

I am not super informed and hope you got a good answer today but latest I have heard of people joining is going INTO their junior year. maybe 5 years could work in your favor? idk.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

120 credits seems odd, I mean why bring a person in that is going to be graduating almost immediately, of course the USN is known for doing stuff that makes you wonder what is going on.

I was thinking perhaps someone who started in one program/major and then jumped to another and having to start from scratch.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Thanks for the reply,

I'm going to do that tomorrow so wish me luck. I'm just wondering if anyone has more information if this is a major change because the officer recruiter I talked to --and his NROTC coordinator-- has heard nothing about it.

Did you find out your answer?

 

[JPAlt03]

being a college programmer should not have any weight in determining if you get picked up for SNA. I have seen plenty of both advanced standing and scholarship midshipmen earn slots. For the past two to three years, however, a lot of people have had no trouble getting sideload scholarships.

I am not super informed and hope you got a good answer today but latest I have heard of people joining is going INTO their junior year. maybe 5 years could work in your favor? idk.

Okay thanks for the reply, improves the confidence for sure. Because of the 5 year plan I'm technically in my sophomore year relative to grad date so yeah it gives a bit of a buffer.

 

[JPAlt03]

Did you find out your answer?

I didn't get any info directly from him but the website for the 2/3 year scholarship plan now shows that 120 credit limit mentioned before. https://www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/...ions/Two-and-Three-Year-National-Scholarship/

 

[exNavyOffRec]

Okay thanks for the reply, improves the confidence for sure. Because of the 5 year plan I'm technically in my sophomore year relative to grad date so yeah it gives a bit of a buffer.

If you want to go SNA and only want SNA just apply for OCS a year out, that way you don't have to worry about getting selected for something you don't want, which does happen for those in NROTC and USNA.

 

[JPAlt03]

If you want to go SNA and only want SNA just apply for OCS a year out, that way you don't have to worry about getting selected for something you don't want, which does happen for those in NROTC and USNA.

What are the chances of getting selected for something you don't want? Correct me if I'm wrong here but if I submit my package with a 3.3 GPA engineering degree with 7s and 8s on the ASTB, and do well in all of the other NROTC related things, I'd be pretty competitive from what I've seen on here. Plus, I'm not opposed to serving in the navy and not doing aviation, although it is the primary goal.

 

[exNavyOffRec]

What are the chances of getting selected for something you don't want? Correct me if I'm wrong here but if I submit my package with a 3.3 GPA engineering degree with 7s and 8s on the ASTB, and do well in all of the other NROTC related things, I'd be pretty competitive from what I've seen on here. Plus, I'm not opposed to serving in the navy and not doing aviation, although it is the primary goal.

No one knows, it varies by year and there have been those on here with better stats than that who talked about not getting SNA. I can tell you I have worked with officers who's goal was to be a SNA but what they were given was SWO out of NROTC, I know 1 that stayed in and retired the rest bolted after their obligation was up always talking about how they wanted to be a pilot.

If you are up for doing anything go for NROTC, and if at the end of the day you can say that you would be happy doing 5 years as a SWO and never being a pilot then you won't be disappointed.

 

[JPAlt03]

I do still have a couple years until I graduate so those numbers aren't fixed by any means. It's still good piece of mind though so thank you. I'm here more to wear the uniform than to be a cool pilot (I can leave that to my dad haha) so I think I'd enjoy NROTC more.