WannabeActual
Member
As a 3/C NROTC MIDN getting ready to start my 2nd year of college and commit to the ROTC program, I'm in a bit of a bind right now. At CORTRAMID, I heard quite a few officers say that as a Mech E with a good GPA, the odds that I'm going to get nuke drafted are very high.
When I got back to my unit, and started asking the staff about how mandatory nuke works, and was assured that so long as I stayed at or near the top of my class, I would definitely get what I wanted(Aviation). Since I have a second full ride scholarship, I'm only getting about $7,000 worth of benefits from NROTC per year. This means that I could drop and go OCS with a guaranteed air contract by working part time pretty easily.
So what exactly are the odds and factors that go into a mandatory nuke service assignment?
My Stats
GPA-3.5 and climbing
PT-"Excellent"
ASTB-8 7 6 63
In good standing with the unit
TLDR-I have another scholarship, don't need NROTC, really want to go Aviation(lifelong dream etc.)-my unit tells me not to sweat getting nuke drafted as long as I stay where I am or better. Am I getting too worked up about the nuke draft or should I drop and try to pick up an OCS Air Contract?
Thanks in advance for your help.
When I got back to my unit, and started asking the staff about how mandatory nuke works, and was assured that so long as I stayed at or near the top of my class, I would definitely get what I wanted(Aviation). Since I have a second full ride scholarship, I'm only getting about $7,000 worth of benefits from NROTC per year. This means that I could drop and go OCS with a guaranteed air contract by working part time pretty easily.
So what exactly are the odds and factors that go into a mandatory nuke service assignment?
My Stats
GPA-3.5 and climbing
PT-"Excellent"
ASTB-8 7 6 63
In good standing with the unit
TLDR-I have another scholarship, don't need NROTC, really want to go Aviation(lifelong dream etc.)-my unit tells me not to sweat getting nuke drafted as long as I stay where I am or better. Am I getting too worked up about the nuke draft or should I drop and try to pick up an OCS Air Contract?
Thanks in advance for your help.