ROTC and Army ROTC in particular is an excellent avenue to eventually become a lawyer in the military. This episode will address how to navigate the route of attending law school immediately following an undergraduate program and commissioning as a second lieutenant in the Army or Air Force.

Often when we advise candidates and their parents on ROTC programs, we are asked the question if a particular ROTC is “good” or not? Will one particular ROTC program be a better place to be a cadet or midshipman than another school?  This episode will attempt to answer this question.

Congratulations on winning an ROTC scholarship!   Now what do you do?  After you have received notice of the award, there are number of considerations or actions a candidate must weigh (or take) after notification.   In this podcast, we look at actionable steps in order to reach your specific goals.

The three pillars of a successful ROTC applicant is to have strong Scholar, Athlete, and Leader credentials.  In this episode, we talk about the Athlete and Leader activities that will make you stand out to ROTC and help you win a scholarship.

Individual schools who sponsor ROTC on their campuses often give additional monetary incentives for students who are on an ROTC scholarship.  This episode will discuss these incentives which include room and board, first-year tuition waivers, and in state recognition for out of state students.  These incentives can save families thousands of dollars a year from the cost of attending college.

Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC Incentives

It is likely that for many ROTC applicants, the candidate interview will be conducted via videoconferencing technology such as Zoom or Skype rather than in person this year (2020). This presents opportunities for those candidates who are prepared for their video interview and are able to leverage the one major advantage that videoconferencing has over an in-person interview. 

In this episode, we’ll look at seven key tips a candidate should concentrate on as they prepare for their video interview.

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Visiting ROTC programs and planning informational "field trips" to National Guard or Reserve military units can help applicants build their knowledge of both ROTC and the military.  This episode is an interview with a parent whose son won an Army ROTC and Navy ROTC-Marine Corps option scholarship.  One of the ways this applicant was successful was through conducting these informational visits.  

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At the end of most ROTC interviews, the interviewer will ask if the candidate has any questions of him or her.  This presents the candidate with the opportunity to ask excellent questions that can enhance interview scoring.  This episode looks at nine great questions to ask (and not to ask) at these interviews.

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The Army ROTC Board Score counts for 25% of the overall selection for a scholarship.   The board meets three times a year and awards a score for each candidate based on their overall file. This episode addresses how these boards operate and what parts of the candidate file have the greatest impact on the board score. 

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The Army ROTC CBEF- the Civilian Background Experience Form-- is a psychological survey given by Army ROTC that counts for 18% of the overall evaluation in awarding the Army ROTC scholarship to high school applicants. It is now also given by West Point in their admissions process (although it does not count at the moment in their whole person score). In this episode, the host discusses the CBEF in detail and what it is designed to measure.

Army Research Institute CBEF Study 2019

Gain Service Academy Admission Consulting Website

ROTC Scholarship Consulting Website