Rotc Smp

[cruz.orlando]

Hi, I'm currently doing my AIT as a 25B(Information Technology Specialist) in Ft Gordon, expected graduation date is February 26, 2009. We'll the thing is I'm planning on finishing my Bachelors when I go back home. I'm joining ROTC when I get back considering that I have 3 years left of college. Can I get contracted on my sophomore year of college? What benefits would I be entitled to?
I now of:
Federal Tuition Assistance $4,500 yr
State Tuition Assistance
GI Bill $329 mo
Kicker $350 mo
Drill Pay $266
ROTC Stipend $350
Am I correct on this or I'm getting something confused?? Any help would be apreciated thanks

[cheeseman]

Hi, I'm currently doing my AIT as a 25B(Information Technology Specialist) in Ft Gordon, expected graduation date is February 26, 2009. We'll the thing is I'm planning on finishing my Bachelors when I go back home. I'm joining ROTC when I get back considering that I have 3 years left of college. Can I get contracted on my sophomore year of college? What benefits would I be entitled to?
I now of:
Federal Tuition Assistance $4,500 yr
State Tuition Assistance
GI Bill $329 mo
Kicker $350 mo
Drill Pay $266
ROTC Stipend $350
Am I correct on this or I'm getting something confused?? Any help would be apreciated thanks

Yes, just wait until you get half your bonus so you can keep it. I'm in the exact same boat your are in expect I just got MOSQ and I'm going back to school in January.

[WO1 Quinones]

Hi, I'm currently doing my AIT as a 25B(Information Technology Specialist) in Ft Gordon, expected graduation date is February 26, 2009. We'll the thing is I'm planning on finishing my Bachelors when I go back home. I'm joining ROTC when I get back considering that I have 3 years left of college. Can I get contracted on my sophomore year of college? What benefits would I be entitled to?
I now of:
Federal Tuition Assistance $4,500 yr
State Tuition Assistance
GI Bill $329 mo
Kicker $350 mo
Drill Pay $266
ROTC Stipend $350
Am I correct on this or I'm getting something confused?? Any help would be apreciated thanks

Welcome to the family soon!! I hope you like training at the Trailers by Cobb Hall. Too bad you have to wait until the summer semester and stay away from those business/computer schools that guarantee fast employment. They are a rip-off.

I hoped you already visited the Signal Museum.

http://www.gordon.army.mil/ocos/Museum/common/images/MUSEUMENTRANCE.JPG

http://www.gordon.army.mil/ocos/Museum/

"PRO PATRIA VIGILANS"
Mr. Quinones
251A Information Systems Technician

[matthew.ritchie]

If you attend a high cost school, then you may wish to apply for a Dedicated ARNG ROTC scholarship. You can't draw the MGIB and MIGB Kicker at the same time as the ARNG ROTC scholarship, but it may still make sense at a high-cost school, since the scholarship pays 100% of tuition, with no cap. You retain MGIB eligibility to use for grad school.

[dnall]

If you attend a high cost school, then you may wish to apply for a Dedicated ARNG ROTC scholarship. You can't draw the MGIB and MIGB Kicker at the same time as the ARNG ROTC scholarship, but it may still make sense at a high-cost school, since the scholarship pays 100% of tuition, with no cap. You retain MGIB eligibility to use for grad school.

And if you attend a state school, then federal & state tuition assistance will more than cover your tuition needs, so signing a scholarship offer will lock you into guard (take away active or reserve as options) while losing you money. I've had a couple cadets get talked into that before they knew what hit them.

And the stipend goes up each year.

[cruz.orlando]

Thanks for everything but....
Can I get contracted on my sophomore year of college?
Thanks

[arb07d]

Yes you can

[dnall]

Yes you can
Because you already have basic/AIT. The stipend will be different. I can't quote you numbers, but it is lower earlier in the process & goes up Jr/Sr years. You need to talk to a recruiter that deals with ROTC to get exact updated numbers.

[WO1 Quinones]

Because you already have basic/AIT. The stipend will be different. I can't quote you numbers, but it is lower earlier in the process & goes up Jr/Sr years. You need to talk to a recruiter that deals with ROTC to get exact updated numbers.

so which is less challenging? OCS or ROTC? :D

[dnall]

Oh by leaps & huge massive bounds ROTC is easier. It's the same material, but it's delivered over four years in a gentleman's course atmosphere in ROTC, versus OCS is face first on the fire hose while getting the **** smoked out of you. There's also no GT score requirement to get into ROTC, which shows at times. The one thing that really bothers me about the way they run camp. If we bolo'd any item at OCS, you had a retrain & one chance to pass. At ROTC camp, you can fail items & still get an "overall" passing grade.

The money is way better for ROTC though. If it's a young kid early on in college or just starting out, then ROTC-SMP is for sure the best option.

[manchild]

Hi, I'm currently doing my AIT as a 25B(Information Technology Specialist) in Ft Gordon, expected graduation date is February 26, 2009. We'll the thing is I'm planning on finishing my Bachelors when I go back home. I'm joining ROTC when I get back considering that I have 3 years left of college. Can I get contracted on my sophomore year of college? What benefits would I be entitled to?
I now of:
Federal Tuition Assistance $4,500 yr
State Tuition Assistance
GI Bill $329 mo
Kicker $350 mo
Drill Pay $266
ROTC Stipend $350
Am I correct on this or I'm getting something confused?? Any help would be apreciated thanks

How is it at Fort Gordon, do they allow you to have a laptop? Will I have time to lift weights? I'll be there in June for 25 Bravo as well. Also let me know how many of your AIT courses transfer over to college credits.

[qcomer]

How is it at Fort Gordon, do they allow you to have a laptop? Will I have time to lift weights? I'll be there in June for 25 Bravo as well. Also let me know how many of your AIT courses transfer over to college credits.
You will have PLENTY of time for the gym, I was there quite often consistently everyday, then i got bored of going lol.

Laptops depend on the unit/company. C Co 447th didnt allow them, but Bravo did. 369 had computer labs in their day rooms, we had a soda machine and pool table with TVs.

Just about everyone had laptops anyways, DS didnt really care much. I had an xbox360 and we had a few portable dvd players and LCD TVs in our lockers which were allowed.

[manchild]

I appreciate the quick reply gcomer. As long I have my weights I'm good to go, the laptop would just be a plus lol :)

[49thadband]

Yes, just wait until you get half your bonus so you can keep it. I'm in the exact same boat your are in expect I just got MOSQ and I'm going back to school in January.


I think you need to double check, IF you received an enlistment bonus, you probably don't want to contract your sophomore year, because if you do, you risk having to pay back whatever bonus you received.

IOW, you have to serve at least a minimum amount of time(1 year?, 2 years?) enlisted before you switch over to ROTC-SMP, if you want to keep the portion of enlistment bonus you received.

I believe the clock starts on your minimum time period the day you enlisted in the Guard.