FAQs
About Being a Cadet
Unlike soldiers, who have a specific job, officers are assigned to career fields and will have several different jobs over the course of their service. Cadets compete on a national order of merit list for their choice of branch, as there are only a certain number of openings per branch per year. In 2018, 100% of our seniors received one of their top 3 branch choices, and all but two received their first choice.
FAQs
No. Students who enroll in ROTC don't join the Army. They take an ROTC class for which they receive credit. It's considered a college elective. At the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs and CSU-Pueblo, we offer a Military Science Minor that you may earn in addition to your Baccalaureate degree.
No. ROTC cadets go directly to college where they earn their degree.
ROTC cadets spend their time like typical college students. All that is required is a few hours a week.
Quite simply, leadership and management skills needed to become a U.S. Army officer or have a successful civilian career.
Students in ROTC learn through a unique program that involves both classroom and "live" situations. For instance, an ROTC cadet might be found leading classmates through adventure training, or down a river in a raft or up a mountain wall.
During the first two years, ROTC cadets have no military obligation (or the first year in the case of scholarship winners).
The ROTC program is divided into phases: The Basic Course studies Army History, organization and structure. The techniques and principles of leadership and management are stressed throughout. The Advanced Course concentrates on tactical operations an military instruction, as well as advanced techniques of management, leadership and command.
Yes. Each year hundreds of students attending colleges nationwide receive ROTC scholarships. ROTC awards them to students studying science, engineering, nursing, business, as well as a variety of other majors.
Scholarships are awarded at different monetary levels. At some schools an ROTC scholarship is worth up to $90,000, which goes towards tuition and educational fees. Also, scholarship winners receive an allowance of up to $4,000 a year.
ROTC scholarships are not based on financial need. Instead, they're awarded on merit. Merit is exhibited in academic achievement and extracurricular activities, such as sports, student government or part-time work.
Anyone can enroll in ROTC. And regardless of whether you're a scholarship winner or not, all ROTC books, supplies and equipment are furnished at no cost to you.
Four-year scholarships are awarded twice a year. Students who apply by July 15 before their senior year will be notified in November. Those who apply by November 15 should hear by March. Four-year scholarship applications must be requested between March 1 and November 1. Also, once cadets are on campus, two-year and three-year scholarships become available.
In college and after graduation, cadets find that the training and experience they receive are assets-whether pursuing an Army or civilian career. Employers place high regard on the management and leadership skills that ROTC instructors stress. Plus, ROTC looks great on a resume. When cadets complete the course, upon graduation, they become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army.
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The program is centered on teaching the principles of leadership, attributes and competencies of Army leaders. These principles apply to positions in the military or in civilian careers. All courses of instruction develop leadership and management skills as well as enhance the self-confidence, and initiative of each student.