Army ROTC Active Duty OML GPA?

vcoronel127 · Feb 10, 2015

I was not aware that you're GPA actually counts for this. I always thought if you're not failing or dropping any classes, you're golden.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Feb 10, 2015

I was not aware that you're GPA actually counts for this. I always thought if you're not failing or dropping any classes, you're golden.

Not these days - it's very competitive, and GPA is an easy way to weed people out. Based on a presentation from last year, average GPA for those selected for AD was 3.43.

jeckrn, BSN, RN · Feb 10, 2015

Even with a GPA of 3.5 or greater you also need to do well at the summer leadership training.

jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA · Feb 11, 2015

Not to upset you if you already have started army ROTC, but all AF ROTC nurses get active duty. No idea about the Army.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Feb 11, 2015

Not to upset you if you already have started army ROTC, but all AF ROTC nurses get active duty. No idea about the Army.

The OP has long been active in Army ROTC, and as you can see from the posts, the Army is very selective about AD when it comes to ROTC grads. :)

Camo-angel · Feb 12, 2015

Idk about Army or ROTC. But nurses trying to start in Air Force now (through NTP new grad route) require a 3.5 GPA just to apply...so I agree with above statements, it's getting more and more competitive lately

jfratian, DNP, RN, CRNA · Feb 12, 2015

I suspect it might have been like that for nurses at one time, but the Army really over-manned post-9/11. I'm not an insider, but they've probably over-built ROTC programs because of that...resulting in a lot more ROTC grads than needed.

The Air Force's mission doesn't require as much building-up or drawing-down in wartime. As a result, they aren't as over-manned right now. That's why it's easier to join the Air Force right now. Our nurse corps canceled our involuntary force reduction boards; they did it with just volunteers.

nrryan · Feb 12, 2015

As others have said, it used to be automatic AD for all Army nursing cadets, much like the Air Force is right now. Unfortunately, the Army is currently overstocked on nurses and therefore AD is now competitive. I was told that last year, the cutoff was about a 3.1 cumulative. I have a 3.4 so I wouldve been okay that year. But, they are drawing down even more and offering less spots next year.

I was just trying to figure out if anyone had heard the new GPA cutoff for this year (2015). I will graduate in May of 16 so it wont directly apply to me but it will at least give me an idea of where the numbers are. That being said, they have changed the OML configuration so GPA now accounts for only 25% of the total OML score, rather than 40-50%. Summer training is now Pass/Fail so it wont play as much into the OML as it used to, you just need to pass. There will also be standardized tests at camp, which will play into our OML score (5-6% each test).

These are all things i've learned since I originally posted this and just wanted to put it out there in case someone is looking for the same info as me!