I am having trouble finding any information about the University of Idaho NROTC unit. Is there anyone who was a member of this unit? If so how was the unit and the school. Thank you.
Did you actually look at that site? It's pretty much just a placeholder until somebody actually makes a site. Nice try, but no.
There is a phone number listed to call Mr. Roberts on the site, maybe talk to him about a Palm tree. I hope I'm not the only one who gets that joke...
Thank you for the phone number. I have not contacted him yet. I am hoping to see how the Mids and OCs felt about the unit. It is my understanding that sometimes what the staff says about the unit can be a little different than what the students say.
I think what people are missing is that he's not looking for some link to some website that has some phone number on it. For people going into STA-21 and MECEP, talking to current/former students can help decide where you end up going. If the officers at the school give you the old, "Our students are too busy (or aren't available right now) to answer questions" line, it probably means they don't want students talking to prospects and telling them how horrible it is. I get the feeling 0812GM is looking for people who actually know something, not "answers" copied from a half-assed website.
I've got a couple of friends in the NROTC unit over there. They're both Marine options but I'm sure they could have one of their Navy buddies get in touch with you. PM me if you're interested and I'll see what I can do.
Granted this was a couple years ago, but I almost joined as a Marine option and I've visited twice, hanging out with all the students. Seems to be a pretty good shindig they've got going over there. I enlisted instead, but I'm fairly sure that if I had ended up joining them I wouldn't regret it. Can't speak for the officers since I didn't have any prolonged contact with them but the students were all motivated and seemed to have good morale.
When I was picked up for STA-21 five years ago I looked at Idaho and put it down as my second choice. The unit seemed very relaxed...the CO's statement on the website, at the time, talked about how proud he was of their MWR gear locker and how MIDN X, Y and Z snagged really big bucks last season. This when other websites talked about uniform inspections and mandatory drill team, etc. When I applied to Idaho the U was more proactive and receptive to OCs than any of the other colleges at which I looked. They accepted me almost immediately (I believe WAZZU's policy IS automatic acceptance to OCs) and offered me a $2-3000/yr grant knowing that the Navy already paid for everything. Idaho is also one of the dozen or so units where Nuke options are allowed to go so keep that in mind.
Also, type pugil sticks in youtube and click the first result. You'll get to meet him if you go there.
Don't ever say that again. That damn "event" managed to ruin two birthdays and a spring break for me.
Oh, come on. Where's your esprit de corps? Besides, I can't think of a better way to spend my spring break than by sitting around answering trivia questions about the history of SWO-dom (incorrectly). No matter what we never had it as bad as those poor saps in Utah, though.
Until you had to drive to Salt Lake City. I'll admit I enjoyed my three years on the rifle team. I did not enjoy the rest of the crap that came with the shooting.
NWN was fun my first year (in Idaho) when my entire school got plowed and was obnoxiously loud at the awards ceremony. After that they changed it to reduce the drinking and it got a lot less cool.
mayhaps, but I dunno if Ohio is any better than Idaho in terms of location. How about SDSU? There is a place to go to school.
As somebody who was formerly one of those poor saps...yes, the drive to NWN ALWAYS sucked. But other than that, our unit was SO much better. Seriously, what the hell do people do in Moscow, Idaho? And what other NWN schools have a top 10 football team...yep, #10 this week.
At least in Moscow (and everywhere else) we can buy real beer anytime we want....not so much in Salt Lake City.
We could too, in bars, liquor stores, or at Hill AFB. And then there's the fact that there's actually stuff to do in SLC other than drink to numb the pain....best skiing in the world, for starters.
Really? Are we really arguing about whether we would rather hang out with Rednecks in Moscow or Mormons in Utah? We are all idiots for not going to SDSU and hitting the beach every day
How do you like the unit there? Is there a decent amount of housing in the area? I have a big family and most of the houses that I can find rent by the room or the house is anywhere from 200-300 above BAH. Any help would be great.
