Chance me for USNA please!

3unitsIlove
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 03:11:57 +0000

+1 NROTCgrad… My DS was not going to do it at first and he is now very happy that he did.

As a former enlisted Navy guy I (respectfully) told my son this:

1. OCS officers were the most down to earth and understood the enlisted the best.

2. NROTC officers were also good but it took them a little more time to adapt.

3. Academy officers were intense for lack of better words. They are fresh out of 4 years of total control and attention to detail. As important as this is it does not go over well with salted enlisted guys. It takes the Academy officers to get into the swing of things in the real fleet.

I can’t say it well enough I am trying to be respectful to all that become officers it was just how enlisted guys saw it. My DS is now applying to the Academy for his 2nd time. He has the NROTC scholarship in hand and as I said he is quit happy. He was more thrilled than I expected when he visited the NROTC unit that he will be part of.

In regard to your chances…well unless you apply you will never know. To that end I would agree with NROTCgrad on the three legs. If you can do something about the leadership and sports it will be helpful. Top 2% is going to help!