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Navy ROTC at Clemson
Feb 17, 2024, 9:23 PM
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Since Clemson has such a long and prestigious military history, I am surprised that there is no Navy ROTC offered. My nephew was accepted to Clemson for the fall semester and he aspires to be a chaplain in the Navy. It is concerning that his only options for naval ROTC in the state are the Citadel, which has no religious studies program, and USuCks. He has worked so hard to get into Clemson and he is super excited about his acceptance, but if he can't meet his career goals there, he doesn't have a lot of choices. I am just so bummed about the possibility of him having to go to USuCks to meet his career goals because Clemson can't give him what he needs, this shouldn't happen.
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Was he not aware of this before he applied?***
Feb 17, 2024, 9:27 PM
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Re: Was he not aware of this before he applied?***
Feb 17, 2024, 9:42 PM
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The recruiter who came to his high school told him that he could do any kind of ROTC in college and then switch branches. I have seen nothing that indicates that this is the case, especially after your sophomore year because I believe that is when service commitments begin.
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Send him to GT.
Feb 17, 2024, 9:30 PM
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Better engineering anyway.
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Google Clemson Naval officer and you will see the Navy has a bunch
Feb 17, 2024, 9:46 PM
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of Clemson grads in its officer corps.
Maybe he can reach out to some of them via LinkedIn for advice
If he’s not resourceful enough to have figured this out, he might not be officer material.
Harsh but real.
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Re: Google Clemson Naval officer and you will see the Navy has a bunch
Feb 17, 2024, 9:58 PM
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He doesn't know any of this yet, he is going by what the recruiter told him which was that he could do any ROTC program and switch branches. This is only true if you stop ROTC after your sophomore year. Also, he's 17 not an adult with 30 or more years of life experience, so he believed what the military guy standing in front of him told him. Rational and true.
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Re: Google Clemson Naval officer and you will see the Navy has a bunch
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Feb 17, 2024, 10:16 PM
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Sorry for the snark. I was in full weekday lunge mode
Recruiters are good at telling folks whatever they want to hear
Hope the suggestions help.
Good luck to him.
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Re: Google Clemson Naval officer and you will see the Navy has a bunch
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Feb 17, 2024, 10:54 PM
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Thank you for your input and advice, nobody else has been able to offer anything as helpful. I think he would rather take the OCS route and avoid going to Carolina, but I could be wrong. Sorry for the retaliatory snark, LOL.
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Recruiter=salesman. So dont anything they say. Trust but verify.
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Feb 17, 2024, 11:15 PM
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And Dad-of went to Carolina for exact same reason ( Navy ROTC).
Semper Fi.
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Having seen any aircraft carriers on Hartwell***
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Feb 17, 2024, 9:43 PM
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Pretty sure the Clemson Naval program has mostly Swift Boats in the arsenal.
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Feb 18, 2024, 9:07 AM
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Re: Navy ROTC at Clemson
Feb 18, 2024, 10:29 AM
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Has he considered entering the portal to Annapolis?
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Each school has a branch. Choose the school
Feb 18, 2024, 11:39 AM
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with the branch you want.
Why are you the way you are?
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He should join the Vol Navy.***
Feb 18, 2024, 11:42 AM
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Pffffft.
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Feb 18, 2024, 3:41 PM
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The Kiss Army would destroy the Vol Navy. Militarily speaking I mean, of course.
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