GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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WSU ARMY ROTC Pursuing an Army Officer Career
Updated 20 January 2007
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WHY CONSIDER THE ARMY?

• Leadership Development Improve your skill set.
• Earn competitive Pay and Benefits.
• Be a valued, contributing member of a World
  Class. Organization with Superb Educational
  Opportunities.
• The Army values Personal fitness, good health and
  well being in all its members.
• Be part of a Values Based Profession committed to
  service to our country and the American people.
• Get accelerated Leadership and Management
  experience.
• Have an Adventure and Travel the World.

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OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OPMS) XXI
CAREER FIELDS
OPERATIONAL CAREER FIELD
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OFFICER PAY
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COMPARING CAREERS
Based on 2LT tax advantage pay straight out of
College
SOURCE CNN Money
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OFFICER BENEFITSON ACTIVE DUTY
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WORKING AROUND THE WORLD
TOC site on the Imjim Gang, S. Korea
Inspecting TF 1-6, Serb/Macedonian Border
State Dinner with the French Army, Paris, France
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VACATIONING AROUND THE WORLD
Italy
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WHAT DOES AN ARMY ROTC CADET DO?
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BASIC COURSE
FRESHMAN
SOPHOMORE
FALL Course
MIL 111- Intro to Military Science I (1 Credit)
MIL 211- Intro to Military Leadership I (2
Credits)
R E Q U I R E D
WINTER Course
MIL 212 Intro to Military Leadership II (2
Credits)
MIL 112 - Intro to Military Science II (1
Credit)
MIL 113 - Intro to Military Science III (1
Credit)
MIL 213 Intro to Military Leadership III (2
Credits)
SPRING Course
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 1 one and a half hour
class per week OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES 3 one hour
PT sessions per week 10 two-hour labs per
quarter 2 forty-eight hour field training
exercise per school year 1 social event per
school year
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 2 one hour class per
week OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES 3 one hour PT session
per week 10 two-hour labs per quarter 2
forty-eight hour field training exercise
per school year 1 social event school year
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ADVANCED COURSE
SENIOR
JUNIOR
MIL 411- Advanced Leadership I (2 Credits)
R E Q U I R E D
MIL 311- Small Unit Leadership I (2 Credits)
FALL Course
MIL 412 Advanced Leadership II (2 Credits)
MIL 312- Small Unit Leadership II (2 Credits)
Winter Course
MIL 313- Small Unit Leadership III (2 Credits)
MIL 413 Advanced Leadership III (2 Credits)
Spring Course
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 1 two hour classes per
week 3 one hour PT sessions per week 10 two-hour
labs per quarter 2 forty-eight hour field
training exercise per quarter 1 social
event per SY, cadet staff ride exercise Perform
as a Cadet Staff Officer
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 1 two hour class per
week 3 one hour PT sessions per week 10 two-hour
labs per quarter 2 forty-eight hour field
training exercise per school year 1
social event per school year
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SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Ldr Tng PARACHUTING HELICOPTER Natl Adv
Ldr CADET TROOP MOUNTAIN- NURSE Crs
RAPPELLING CAMP
LEADING EERING
YEAR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORES JUNIORS SENIORS
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NOTES 1- STUDENTS WHO DO NOT TAKE THE FIRST TWO
YEARS OF ROTC MUST ATTEND 2- MUST BE ENROLLED IN
ROTC AND INTEND TO CONTRACT, PRIORITY FOR
ATTENDANCE IS TO SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS 3-
AVAILABLE ONLY TO NURSING STUDENTS, REQUIRED OF
ALL NURSING STUDENTS
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PHYSICAL FITNESS

• The ROTC Physical Training (PT) program will
  teach you how to maintain or improve your
  physical fitness
• HPR 100 or 101 Army Fitness, 2 credits
• We meet for PT MWF 630 am to 800 am
• More strenuous PT is available

Senior Cadet Mike Mailloux
WSU Cadets in Training
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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Dining-In
Military Ball
Hail and Farewell
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RANGER CHALLENGE

• MWF 600 am- 730 am (Sep Oct)
• Varsity sport of ROTC
• Compete against colleges in
• One-Rope Bridge
• Ruck March
• Basic Rifle Marksmanship
• Field Leadership Reaction Course
• Weapon Assembly / Disassembly
• Army Physical Fitness Test
• Orienteering
• Patrolling Written Test

Orienteering
6.2 Mile March
One-Rope Bridge
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FIELD TRAINING
Paintballing
Rope Bridging
Marksmanship
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
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GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• Be a United States Citizen.
• AGE
• 17 by October 1 of year to begin college
• Not reach 31st birthday by December 31 of
  graduation year
• Prior active duty military service may be
  eligible for an extension of this age requirement
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Receive at least a minimum SAT score of 920 or an
  ACT composite score of 19 (High School 4 Year
  Scholarship only).
• Pursue an Army-approved academic major.
• Agree to accept a commission as either a Regular
  Army, Army National Guard or US Army Reserve
  officer.
• Meet physical standards.

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ARMY ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS
"The need for a college education is even more
important now than it was before, but I think
that the increased costs are a very severe
obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and
I think that one of our challenges is to find a
way to make that available." - Roy Romer

• Active Army Scholarships
• 4, 3, 2 Year
• Apply on line at www.armyrotc.com for 4-yr High
  School National Scholarship between 1 MAR of HS
  junior year and 1 DEC of HS senior year
• Minimum 920 on SAT or 19 on ACT
• Apply for 2, 3, or 4-yr scholarship on campus
• Minimum 920 on SAT or 19 on ACT for 4-yr
  scholarship
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 for a 3 and 2-yr scholarship
• Awarded on merit, not financial need
• Competitive
• Full tuition fees, 900 for books and 3,000
  3,500 (1st yr and sophomores) 4,500 (juniors)
  and 5,000 (seniors) stipend for living expenses
  a year.
• Incurs a 4-yr Active Duty or 8-yr Reserve Duty
  service obligation

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SCHOLARSHIPS (cont)

• Tuition Scholarships are available through the
  Wright State University ARMY ROTC
• 3 yr advanced designated (AD) Scholarship winner
• One year tuition incentive awards
• Approved by the PMS and the university Provost
  Office annually
• Others apply directly to the Professor of
  Military Science
• Room and Board Scholarships
• WSU offers new 4 Year Scholarship winner a room
  and board scholarship that covers a portion of
  University room and board
• Must meet WSU admissions Academic Criteria for
  the scholarship
• PMS extends offer for room and board scholarship
  at the time of the selection process
• PMS and MS Instructors will extend RB
  scholarship incentives to non-scholarship Cadets
  based on merit leadership potential

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NG/RESERVE SCHOLARSHIPS

• National Guard and Reserve Forces Scholarships
• Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD)
• Same minimum requirements as on campus
  scholarships
• Need acceptance letter from a unit to drill as an
  SMP cadet
• Must have the concurrence of the State Adjutant
  General (TAG)
• Incurs a 8 year Active Guard or Reserve Duty
  commitment
• Dedicated National Guard Scholarship (DNGS)
• 4-yr DNGS has the same requirements as a 4-yr
  Active Army scholarship
• 2-yr DNGS has the same requirements as the GRFD
  scholarship
• Applicant must serve in the National Guard
• Incurs a 8 year Active National Guard commitment

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FINANCIAL ASST. for Simultaneous Membership
Program Cadets in ROTC

• Must complete Basic/AIT and join AROTC as a
  contracted Cadet.
• Sophomores w/ at least 45 credits can contract
  as a SMP Cadet.

• OHANG scholarships 100 tuition assistance (TA)
  for 12 quarters for full-time
  students.
• USAR soldiers 4,500/YR TA up to 12 academic
  quarters for full-time students.
• Federal Tuition Assistance 75 of tuition
  costs, not to exceed the TA cap of 250.00 per
  semester hour (166.67 per quarter hour).

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FINANCIAL ASST. for Non-Scholarship Cadets in ROTC

• Non-scholarship ROTC contracted cadets receive a
  4,500 (junior year) and 5,000 (senior year)
  stipend after entering the Army ROTC Advanced
  Course.
• Paid as a 450 (juniors) or 500 (seniors) direct
  deposit to your checking account for 10 months of
  a school year.
• Amount last increased during School Year 04-05.
• The stipend is tax-free and up to ten months per
  school year.

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WSU ARMY ROTC CONTACT NUMBERS
LTC Jeffrey Hughes PROFESSOR OF MILITARY
SCIENCE LTC Chuck Arneson RECRUITING ADMISSION
OFFICER TELEPHONE [phone] E-MAIL
charles.arneson_at_wright.edu WEB SITE
www.wright.edu/academics/armyrotc Apply for 4
Year Army Scholarship at http//www.armyrotc.com