Built by retired officers who know how boards read a file.
ROTC Consulting is a coaching firm of retired officers who coach families through the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force ROTC scholarship process, from first evaluation to finished file.
We are the most comprehensive non-governmental source regarding winning ROTC scholarships.
When ROTC scholarship policies change, we work to understand what the new rules mean for applicants.
That knowledge moves through our website, our podcast, our books, and our courses. And each year, a select group of students is guided through the process personally.
3 tenets. No shortcuts.
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Evaluation before commitment.
Every family starts with the ROTC Scholarship Blueprint. One hour with LTC Kirkland produces a clear read of scholarship competitiveness and a written plan for what must improve. Families leave with that plan whether or not they continue. The Scholarship Track and Interview Preparation are available after the Blueprint.
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Officer-led, never group.
Students work directly with retired officers, matched by branch. LTC Kirkland coaches Army and Air Force ROTC applicants. CAPT Roberts coaches Navy and Marine Corps ROTC applicants. There is no group coaching and no handoff to junior staff.
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The whole file.
A scholarship board does not read fitness scores, essays, letters, interviews, and medical qualification separately. It reads one file. So we score the file together and coach it together.
What we learn, families can use.
Coaching is the smallest part of what the firm produces. Everything we discover about the scholarship process is published, recorded, or taught.
The Insider's Guide series
4 volumes on winning the Army, Air Force, and Navy ROTC scholarships, plus a combined Army and Air Force edition.
Service Academy ROTC Insiders
Episodes on what changed, what boards reward, and what families ask us most, recorded by the coaches themselves.
Self-paced instruction
Structured online courses for families who want the method without 1:1 coaching.
Every ROTC program, one directory
1,632 schools across all 3 branches, searchable by school, state, and branch. Bring your college list to the Blueprint.
You have seen how the firm works. Now see where your student stands.
One hour with LTC Kirkland. A clear read of where your student stands and a written plan for what must improve.
Schedule your ROTC Scholarship Blueprint.