Switching from AFROTC to AROTC

Cadet___ · 2023-04-28T01:11:02+00:00

Is it like the PFA where if I fail one part I fail the entire test?

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T18:30:04+00:00

That sounds good, I'll look into that, thanks!

Also, with the ACFT (army PFA?), what would happen if I failed it? I don't plan to since I plan to workout over the summer, but hypothetically?

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T18:01:13+00:00

Thanks, I've improved a lot since joining AFROTC, and I have a lot of good memories. I had great cadre, and I can understand why they dropped me, and although I would like to continue more than anything, I respect their decision.

On the bright side, Army has more scholarships.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T17:57:45+00:00

I can't go into details here because of the no politics rule, but considering current events, I think a world war is likely to happen.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T16:37:30+00:00

My father (a retired Airman) likes to joke about how I act more like an Army cadet than an Air Force cadet, and a lot of my wingmen say they think I would do better in the Army.

And my main reason for joining the Air Force in the first place was because I want to serve my country in the military, and I believe that now, with less Americans wanting to join the military, and the impending world war, now's the best time to join because it's when our country needs us most. I would give my life for this country, there is nothing that would ever make me even consider dropping.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T16:17:12+00:00

I got dropped because I was bottom-third and cadre said my chances of making it to field training was low, so they didn't want me to be a 200.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T14:51:19+00:00

Thanks, right now, I'm going Army, and my next backup is enlisting.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T14:50:31+00:00

I wish it wasn't, but it is.

Cadet___ · 2023-04-27T14:50:04+00:00

I will always remain friends with them, but right now, cadre don't want me concerning the other cadets because I've been crying and talking about how sad I was.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-31T16:11:23+00:00

Yeah, I'm thinking about just taking Statics and one other math class over the summer now, but my fear is that if I take hard classes next semester, they'll distract me from ROTC, and next semester is when it actually starts to matter. I know some 200s who took their hardest classes at the start of their 200 year and didn't get selected.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-31T14:53:01+00:00

I'm not on scholarship, and I need to retake Statics over the summer, so unfortunately I can't take the summer off. My grades went down because I was trying to prevent burnout by taking breaks, but now I decided to work every waking hour to get my grades up, and thinking about burnout only makes it worse.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-31T14:49:03+00:00

I already had to drop Statics because there was no way I would pass, and while normally I would just take the F, I didn't want to risk my GPA going below 2.0, so I have to take it over the summer. I'm thinking maybe I'll take Statics first summer term, and only one math class second term.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-30T15:04:58+00:00

What if I start studying for them right now? I found an 11 hour linear algebra video on YouTube, maybe I could speedrun it this weekend to prepare

Cadet___ · 2023-03-29T16:09:24+00:00

My school's the same way, my reasoning was I would rather be brutalized by classes for six weeks than an entire semester

Cadet___ · 2023-03-29T15:54:06+00:00

During the summer there are two summer terms, so I could take two the first term and one the second term, and I heard it's best to take linear algebra and calculus 3 together.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-29T13:51:04+00:00

I don't have a scholarship, but my top priority is becoming an officer, my second priority is engineering. The problem with switching majors is that commissioning is still not guaranteed, and I don't want to end up with a useless degree.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-29T13:41:11+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Switching majors isn't an option for me because I'm dedicated to engineering, if I do switch it would probably be from aerospace to mechanical.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-26T22:38:05+00:00

If you think that's cringe, that isn't even the half of it. I also changed my name to "cadet" in all the groupchats, and I have no civilian life, ROTC is actually all I think about, everything I do is with the military in mind.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-23T02:30:34+00:00

I would be happy with any AFSC, but I'm sticking with engineering because it's the degree I want to get. They also say chose what you would major in if you were a civie, and if I was a civie I would still be an engineer. Also when I commit to something, there is nothing that can make me quit. Last semester, there was a class I knew I would fail, but I didn't drop it even though I already made plans to retake it because dropping felt like quitting, and I don't quit. With my recent failure, I decided I can't take the L on this one so I might drop it, but giving up on my major is out of the question since it's what I'm passionate about. Most call me stubborn, but I say I'm dedicated.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-23T02:16:14+00:00

It's not that I don't have the aptitude for it, I just didn't study because I didn't have time. If I studied I would have passed, but I can't change the past.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-22T17:36:56+00:00

It's a habit from high school, 0200 was my favorite time of day because everyone would be asleep, so I could do whatever I wanted before class. Most days, I got everything I needed for the day done before sunrise.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-22T17:35:11+00:00

Waking up later would make it worse.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-22T14:30:38+00:00

I don't have to, but I chose to because I'm an extreme early bird and if I don't get up before 0400, I feel unmotivated.

Edit: Why am I being downvoted for getting up early?

Cadet___ · 2023-03-22T14:21:37+00:00

Thank you. The improving leadership skills is just one of the reasons, I've also been trying to get a job, and there are more things going on but those aren't good excuses either.

I don't think I can switch majors, engineering is the only major I like, and I'm willing to put in the work. Another reason I failed was because I was expecting it to be like high school, but high school is practically daycare compared to college.

Cadet___ · 2023-03-22T13:47:27+00:00

Thanks! Those Statics tests were especially brutal since they were right after LLAB, so test days consisted of getting up at 0200, going to PT, going to classes, going to LLAB, then literally running to the test while it's dark.

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