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Know someone interested in a Senior Military College experience? Consider the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets! Due to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Corps, the Commandant of Cadets announced guaranteed scholarship money for all Cadets with a current FAFSA on file and who remain in good standing in the University and the Corps - All New Cadets arriving Fall of 2024 will receive a $1,000/year Emerging Leader Scholarship (ELS).  (NOTE:  Current cadets with an ELS will not see their amounts reduced.) - All juniors and seniors, GPA of 2.5 or above, will receive an additional scholarship award of $3,500/year towards total cost of attendance. - Also, for New Cadets arriving Fall of 2024, Financial Aid will build aid packages and the Corps will contribute to address unmet need. - For all cadets, Commandant Scholarships are available to help with unmet need in the future. - For sudden needs, cadets in any class can apply for Response Funds to help address these needs.   - Any cadet taking winter and/or summer semester classes may apply for Corps Summer Scholarships, valued at up to $3,000. 

For our military friends(and beyond) looking to earn a great bachelors degree that is prior learning experience eligible, and a great way to leverage your L&D/training knowledge, check out the B.S. in Workforce Learning & Development launching at UNCW this Fall 2024. I advocate recognizing prior learning experience. It not only shortens your time to degree but just makes sense. Why make students repeat what they can demonstrate they already know? https://lnkd.in/enundqEk

How ROTC Programs Train Future Officers & Help Pay For College Highlights -Your student does not need to attend a specific military academy to participate and qualify for an ROTC program. -Not every college has an ROTC unit. If your student is interested in participating, they will want to make that a factor in their college list. -Each branch of the military has its own ROTC program - their applications and units are distinct. ---Each branch also has a scholarship program. -It is more common for colleges to have one of the ROTC programs, but not all three. If your student is considering multiple branches, there are often crosstown programs, so they will want to do their research in advance. https://buff.ly/46CXQvQ

Looking for insights: I’m using this summer to prepare for my fall semester offering of the Human Factors in Combat course at the Naval Academy. This course was originally created by General Allen while he was Commandant of the Naval Academy just after 9/11. I brought it back this past semester amd offered it again for the first time since then. Attached is my syllabus from this last semester. This summer, I’ll be refining the syllabus again for the coming fall semester offering. Since many of my LinkedIn contacts have considerable experience in this material, I’d like to see if you have any suggestions on topics as well as readings that we might have missed. Each of the 15 weeks in the semester will focus on a specific factor (sleep deprivation, fear, killing, moral injury, etc.) If there is a topic that we’ve missed or a reading (20-30 pages max) that you think we should include (please be specific), I’d love to receive your comments on this post. Ideally this course provides my students, who will all be Navy or Marine officers upon graduation, familiarization with human factors in combat that they must navigate for themselves but also prepare their sailors and Marines for as well. Bonus question if you’re feeling sporty: what practical exercise can be assigned to the students that gives them an experience with the topic. For example, for the week on fear, they jump from the 10m swim platform. For the week on death, they write a letter to the parents of a simulated sailor or Marine in their unit that was killed. I’m looking for activities that can be done on the Academy grounds. All of this is for prep for my course. Thank you for your time and insight!

Skills-based fellowships for transitioning service members and military spouses focus on developing the skills needed to launch successful careers in high-demand fields such as skilled trades, technology, administration, and finance. The fellowships provide relevant workplace experience paired with upskilling, offering a competitive edge into these careers. https://ow.ly/OgkL50PKAom

How ROTC Programs Train Future Officers & Help Pay For College Highlights -Your student does not need to attend a specific military academy to participate and qualify for an ROTC program. -Not every college has an ROTC unit. If your student is interested in participating, they will want to make that a factor in their college list. -Each branch of the military has its own ROTC program - their applications and units are distinct. ---Each branch also has a scholarship program. -It is more common for colleges to have one of the ROTC programs, but not all three. If your student is considering multiple branches, there are often crosstown programs, so they will want to do their research in advance. https://buff.ly/3Q2PpVa

How ROTC Programs Train Future Officers & Help Pay For College Highlights -Your student does not need to attend a specific military academy to participate and qualify for an ROTC program. -Not every college has an ROTC unit. If your student is interested in participating, they will want to make that a factor in their college list. -Each branch of the military has its own ROTC program - their applications and units are distinct. ---Each branch also has a scholarship program. -It is more common for colleges to have one of the ROTC programs, but not all three. If your student is considering multiple branches, there are often crosstown programs, so they will want to do their research in advance. https://buff.ly/3Q2PpVa

Two great things about this article: (1), a Navy SEAL explains why classic literary works are relevant and (2), the military tradition of the after-action report has apparently been turned into a college class. One can only hope more classes like this will pop up at other college campuses. And if a few more people switch their major to literature because of this SEAL’s advice, that would be even better.

One of the most rewarding aspects this assignment is witnessing our Guardians take an active role in building our service culture and identity. Creating a unit chant wasn’t a downward directed task. It wasn’t the staff’s idea. The students identified a need/opportunity and took ownership in developing a solution. All they needed from leadership was a thumbs up. That is the mindset we need from our force’s junior enlisted. They will be the subject matter experts in their discipline. They will be in the best position to spot problems, find better ways of doing things, and provide commanders with options. But they need to be empowered to do so. If my team takes credit anywhere, it’s in creating an environment where the students feel empowered to positively shape their experience. Military training environments are traditionally highly regimented. Each day can seem scripted. We are flipping that script everywhere we can. PT, assignment drop events, student leadership programs, welcoming new graduates from Basic Military Training, and more, are all student led efforts. I provide guidance and intent, our staff facilitates and advises, but ultimately the students own it. They’re making us proud every day. They’re improving things we didn’t know needed fixing. I can’t wait to see them do the same for our operational units. There’s a quote from a recent Jon Scalzi book that nicely captures my approach to this command: “I don’t run the place. I’m just responsible for all of it.” 533 TRS/DET 2 CHANT: FLT CC: "SEMPER!" FLT: "SUPRA" FLT CC: "SEMPER!” FLT: "SUPRA" FLT CC: "WATCH YOUR LEFT” FLT: "WATCH YOUR RIGHT" FLT CC: "WATCH OUT FOR" FLT: "OUR COSMIC FLIGHT" FLT CC: "TRAINING TO BECOME THE BEST" FLT: "WE FIGHT" FLT CC: "WE WIN" FLT: "FROM EAST TO WEST" FLT CC: "STANDING STRONG, A STELLAR TEAM" FLT: "CENTURIONS, WHO ARE WE?" FLT CC: "5!" FLT: "FIGHT ON BY MY SIDE" FLT CC: "3!" FLT: "KEEP THE COUNTRY FREE" FLT CC: "3!" FLT: "THEY CAN NEVER BEAT" ALL: "THE GUARDIANS OF THE 533!"