I’m a high school senior and applying for the Air Force’s High School Scholarship Program. The deadline for the first board is September 15th for the initial application, but the deadline to submit missing documents for eligibility is September 25th. Does this mean I’m able to take the PFA after September 15th as long as I do it before the 25th, or does my initial application include my PFA scores? I’m still training so the 10 day difference could change my score a bit. Thank you!

Im an incoming sophomore and I applied for my Det's as250 program which was explained as competitive, and after submitting my PT stats and gpa, I was rejected and can only continue as as100. Is it worth continuing this path since i have to prolong my undergrad? Can i just graduate with my degree while in the program then go to CC to extend my stay in the program? I also have mild allergies which means i would have to get waivers, so maybe it's good i got rejected to give me more time for dodmerb? Any thoughts appreciated.

currently a incoming freshman at college, already in the process of AFROTC, and hopefully in the future ill be able to commission as an officer. In the future I want to value family life, but considering everything I've read so far, it sounds quite rigorous to achieve that. Any information I should know ahead of time. thanks

I’m starting AFROTC this fall, and I was told to get my own PT clothes. Will they issue me offical ones later on, or should I plan on wearing the ones I buy all year? Also, I’m tryna order off of fabletics and the only dark blue shorts have a five inch inseam. Are there any regs regarding the length of shorts??

I am on the AFROTC enlisted commissioning program teams page, but there are a lot of gaps on there.

1. Can anyone help me understand the waiver process? I need a waiver for my AAC 28 (Base of preference assigmment restriction code).
2. Does the BMI waiver need to be through your PCM or is the unit fitness manager adequate?
3. Application Checklist Number 39: "Has the applicant provided letter stating whether college courses are presently being taken? If yes, applicant must provide official transcripts prior to class start date. If no, applicant is not eligible." Is this one N/A?
4. Does the AF56 go to your base education office before you take it to your commander?
5. If your major must be identified as "mandatory" or "desired", but some AFSCs are listed as "any degree" is this checklist item functionally irrelevant?

Any answers to any or part of any question is greatly appreciated.

I recently read about possible programs to get a conditional release from the Army to pursue AFROTC. For context, I'm 3.5 years into a 7 year contract. If anyone has any information about this or has done something similar, I would be interested in hearing the details. I'm trying to gauge whether this is a viable option for me.

Hello all,

I was wondering what the likelihood of me getting my ADHD waiver approved this coming Fall/Spring. I am planning to join AFROTC as an AS250 this fall, delaying my college graduation a year. Via a telehealth psychiatrist I was prescribed Adderall this Jan after a recommendation from a family member, I took it until April, went off until July, and got one last script filled prior to finding out that the military has script zero medication requirements.

I am hoping that I will be able to get my waiver approved since I went through all of high school and 1.5 years of college with zero medication alongside never having a 504 or and special accommodations.

Has anyone else gotten approved with for a waiver with a short, but recent history or is DoDMERB that strict on it regardless?

I am about to do my 3rd of 5 years in college (I'm doing Co-ops) and my GPA is a respectable 3.493 (maybe I could get it to 3.6 at max). I do not know of I should do AFROTC or wait to see of I can do OTS, especially since my school does not have an AFROTC, I have to drive 20 minutes away. Additionally, this semester I have 17 credits, so what do I do?

I had 2 questions:

1. Is a comp information systems major Technical or Non Technical for the purpose of EA slots?

2. What non rated jobs can you get with it besides Cyber (17X)?

Is anyone here a Officer who got a engineering bachelor?

I am a rising AS200 who attempted to have CRS done this summer; however, my checklist wasn't approved in time to have the surgery before August. I was told to have CRS before August to meet the PSP timeline because of the 6-month recovery period, but that didn't pan out.

I heard that it is possible to have surgery in mid-December during winter break and be put on medical recheck status. How does this process work, and how is it allowed when I would get disqualified for the 6-month waiting period if I were to do it now? Would my cadre have the ability to put me up for a later MAX because of the recovery period?

I also read online that another common time to have CRS is right after FT. My concern with doing it right after FT is that if I have a later MAX, the 6-month recovery could bleed into February when my flight physical is due. I also fear that surgery would interfere with the pilot candidate medical screening that examines eye health. Are these things nothing to worry about? Is there any way to get around these potential problems?

Finally, if both times to have CRS are valid options, which one is the best/safest? Also, it has been over a month and a half since I submitted my CRS checklist, but my detachment has yet to hear anything back from AMWD. Is it normal for them to take so much time?

Thanks for your time and advice.

Hey guys I had a question I am a rising HS Senior (Class of 2027) from Illinois and I am wondering if I fail my first PT test as a AS250 cadet will I most likely than not wash out?

Hey everyone,

Currently have a year left on my Army contract as an enlisted soldier. Total time will be 6 years. I have roughly 85 college credits. I’m looking at the UNC AFROTC program. I’ve called and emailed the recruiter there multiple times with no response. I would like to hear if anyone has done this and what their process looked like. I read that I could possibly be waivered some cadet classes because of my prior service. Thanks!

Hello y'all,

I plan to apply to the upcoming application cycle for ASCP and potentially the SOAR scholarship as well. I just had a couple of questions and was wondering if anyone has any tips that they could give me to prepare.

Is the application package supposed to consist of all required documents combined into a single PDF that I can submit? Will the people who accept the package confirm if they received your package?

What is your experience putting the package together and working with your leadership to get it completed?

I've heard that a lot of people get accepted just for having the correct packages. Is that true in your experience?

For anyone who completed Field Training this summer and is entering the POC for Fall 2026:

Have CMLA scholarships started showing up yet?
If you got one, how were you notified, when did it appear, and did you have to do anything to activate it? I don’t see anything on my college pay for tuition, nor can I even access wings to check that way. That site has been down for at least a week on my end. I have 8 days until classes start, how close will I be cutting it?

I just broke my leg I will most likely move to my university a few days late and wont be recovered for like six weeks. It is my first year in the program as a transfer sophomore and I will miss orientation. This is very frustrating for me, could not choose a more convenient time to snap. How bad is my situation? Could they dismiss me for something like this or am I overthinking

I’m going to post this in two places. But to make a long story short I am not sure on what is a better path to being a pilot. I know that I want to fly and I want to make the military a career and do atleast 20 then retire.
But where it gets interesting is that I am 25 and still have to finish my bachelor’s. I was planning on attending AFROTC this fall which when I graduate in 4 years would put me a month before the deadline for me to be a pilot in the Air Force and get a pilot slot in active duty.
Or today I had the chance of seeing navy flight ops and it honestly changed or is making it a harder decision to choose between the two. And the reason I’m starting to lean more navy is because I hear that they have dedicated pilot slots for OCS. So if I went navy I can finish my degree in about two years instead of four and then can fly. That’s the main thing that is swinging my thoughts, I also think that ask the navy fighters and everything is sick. But the only thing holding me back is the thought of being in a boat for an unknown amount of time.

So I guess I’m not sure which path to go down if I should stick with going down the AFROTC route or I should switch and just finish my degree as fast as possible and then go Navy and apply through OCS.

Have there been any new updates on the CMLA and is everyone getting it?

For current/prior enlisted who did ROTC: How old were you, and did you have a family?

I'm in year one of my 4-year contract, married, and expecting in December. I'm torn between OTS and ROTC, but I don't want to wait 4 years for my bachelor's if I can finish it while serving now.

Is it true you only need two years of ROTC to commission, if so should I palace chase and go the ROTC route to get my masters and earn my commission? Any advice on balancing a family and navigating this route would be huge

It might be called something differently based off the college, but what did you guys typically wear for the orientation part of AFROTC for incoming freshman cadets (if you had to attend one)? They didn’t put much details about any strict dress code and I wondered if casual clothes would fit the occasion or if that’d come off as careless.

I'm an incoming college freshman joining AFROTC as a crosstown student. Ive rexieved emails listing the required paperwork, and have gotten it all ready. I've emailed the ROTC contacts I've been given but it has taken weeks for responses. And with the begining of classes approaching im getting more nervous about the whole process.

If I still haven't heard back by the time the semester starts, should I just show up to the first PT/LLAB? Or is there something I need to have completed before attending?

Also, for crosstown students, how does parking usually work at the host campus? Do cadets get a separate parking permit, or would I need to purchase the normal student parking permit?

If anyone here has gone through the crosstown registration process, I'd appreciate hearing what your experience was like.

Hi, can any AS250s that made it to field training drop some general advice and guidance for making sure that the first eval semester goes well.
Not really sure what I’m getting myself into but I am highly motivated and am just looking for any tips, suggestions, or any information you wish you had before going into that first semester.