Been looking into taking NROTC instructor orders for spring 2015 time period. Wondering if anyone has any gouge on what sort of orders folks are taking afterwards. When I went through all my advisors were 6 year after wings committment guys, and nowadays it seems like almost everyone will owe an extra 2 years after a 3 year shore tour. I'm assuming IA are pretty fair game, but interested to hear if anyone has any stories or insight on this. Also, anyone know or heard of any really good deal NROTC units to instruct at. I'm thinking, high quality of life, and low educational costs, as I would probably be getting an EMBA. Thanks!
If you take the orders, you can consider yourself "off-track" and will never make Commander as a 13XX. With that said, the NROTC gig is a bit tougher than most people know. It was a very rewarding tour having a profound impact on future Naval and Marine Corps officers.
I taught two classes 2 times a week and we had to attend morning PT and afternoon drill once a week. Plus you have to meet with every student twice a semester. Add into that all the "staff" work. It would be a cake job if you weren't pursuing a graduate degree. You'll definitely become better at time management.
As for schools, you will get to choose from a list. I had 9 different schools offered to me. I wanted West Coast, and all the ones offered were East coast. Included in the list were Citidel, VMI, SUNY Maritime, RPI, Southern, Univ. of Minnisota, Univ. of Michigan, and Penn State. I decided on Penn State.
All schools are not equal when it comes to tuition compensation. Penn State offered 75% off in-state tuition. So make sure you ask the tuition question for the universities offered. The NROTC unit will have those answers. Every NROTC CO encourages off-duty education with the caveat that the students and the NROTC job comes first.
If you have anymore questions, please ask or PM me.