The paid first step

The ROTC Scholarship Blueprint. One hour. A straight answer.

A paid, officer-led evaluation. LTC Kirkland spends one hour with your family and reads your student's file the way a scholarship board will, across all 3 ROTC branches. You leave with a clear picture of competitiveness whether or not your family continues with coaching.

Schedule your ROTC Scholarship Blueprint.
$400 · 60 min · LTC Kirkland · credited toward Interview Preparation or The Scholarship Track
Army ROTC cadet sighting a lensatic compass during land navigation training
Land navigation: first you find out where you are. Then you plot the route.
The situation

ROTC scholarship boards score your student's file against criteria most families never see. The scoring is quiet, the deadlines arrive early, and by the time results come back it is too late to fix the file.

The Blueprint exists so your family is never in that position.

The hour

What happens in the 60 minutes.

  1. 01

    The read

    LTC Kirkland goes through your student’s record the way a board will: GPA and course rigor, fitness scores, athletics, leadership roles, the college list, and the intended path.

  2. 02

    The standing

    Where the file sits today across Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force ROTC boards. Stated plainly, branch by branch, with the reasoning behind each read.

  3. 03

    The order of work

    What must improve and in what sequence, weighted by what boards score and by the time remaining before applications open.

  4. 04

    The plan in writing

    A written action plan follows the session. Your family works from a document, not from memory of a phone call.

A student and his parents receiving an oversized presentation check for a four-year Army ROTC scholarship
A four-year scholarship, decided by a board the family never meets.
The engagement

The terms, in writing.

One fee, one hour, one deliverable. The ROTC Scholarship Blueprint is a working session, not a sales conversation. The reading and the written plan are the product, and they are yours either way.

An ROTC scholarship covers tuition, fees, a monthly stipend, and a book allowance for four years. At many universities, that is worth over $100,000. The Blueprint is how serious families start pursuing one.

The Scholarship Track and Interview Preparation are available after the Blueprint.

Working with ROTC Consulting was the best choice for us. The Blueprint gave us a clear picture of where our daughter stood, and The Scholarship Track kept her on track through every step. She earned a 4-year Air Force ROTC scholarship.
Dawn Parent of an Air Force ROTC scholarship winner
Schedule

Schedule your ROTC Scholarship Blueprint.

Sixty minutes with LTC Kirkland. The $400 fee is collected at booking and credited toward Interview Preparation or The Scholarship Track if the family continues.

Who leads it

Every Blueprint is led by the founder.

LTC Robert Kirkland, U.S. Army, Retired, founder of ROTC Consulting

LTC Robert Kirkland (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Founder · Army & Air Force ROTC

West Point graduate, retired Army lieutenant colonel, and former Army ROTC professor of military science. Leads the ROTC Scholarship Blueprint and coaches Army and Air Force ROTC applicants.

Navy and Marine Corps ROTC families continue with CAPT Roberts, our retired Navy captain, after the Blueprint. The Blueprint itself, including the Navy and Marine Corps read, is always LTC Kirkland.

After the Blueprint

Where the path leads, if you continue.

The Scholarship Track and Interview Preparation are available after the Blueprint.

A new Army second lieutenant is commissioned at an Army ROTC ceremony
Commissioning day. The first salute of a career that began with a file done right.

The Scholarship Track

The Scholarship Track is the complete application, coached end to end: essays, fitness preparation, school selection, board timing, and the interview. Available as The Scholarship Track (One Program) or The Scholarship Track (All 3 ROTC Programs).

Interview Preparation

Focused work on the scholarship interview with COL Reynolds so your student can answer any question authentically. Available after the Blueprint.

Before the board meets

The board will read your student’s file. Read it first.

One hour with LTC Kirkland. A clear standing across all 3 branches and a written plan for what must improve, in order.

Schedule your ROTC Scholarship Blueprint.
$400 · 60 min · LTC Kirkland · credited toward Interview Preparation or The Scholarship Track