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ROTC
at Millersville
University is an elective course. MSI (freshman) classes are worth
1/2 credit per semester. Cadets who stay with the program past the
sophomore year earn an additional 2-½ academic credits while earning a
commission, for a total of 3 ½ credits of 32 required for graduation.
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Cadets
can earn up to 50% of physical education (PE) requirements (2 of 4
required blocks) by participating in ROTC. One block is granted for
the first two years and one block for the final two years.
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MSI
(freshman) classes require about 3 hours per week of your time:
Leadership Lab Thur 1600-1730; PT Wed 0600-0700; and a one-hour class
each week. Add one additional class period for sophomore-senior
years.
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ROTC
teaches leadership skills; even if you don’t pursue a commission, ROTC
is good to have on your college transcript and resume.
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ROTC
scholarships pay up to $9500. toward tuition, $600/yr for books and a
tax-free monthly stipend of as follows: freshman- $250, sophomore-
$300, junior- $350, senior- $400.
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Upon
graduation, a second LT becomes a platoon leader, responsible for
30-40 enlisted soldiers and typically millions of dollars worth of
equipment—responsibility that sets you apart from your peers with
prospective civilian employers.
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Today,
a 2nd LT earns about $40,000 per year to start, gets 30
days paid vacation plus 12 federal holidays per year, free travel
overseas aboard US Air Force aircraft, free medical/dental, and many
other benefits.
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Promotions come quickly. In 18 months you will be promoted to first
Lieutenant, earning around $47,000/yr; in just 38 months after
graduation you will be promoted to Captain, with a starting salary of
over $52,000/yr.
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Fortune 500 companies are seeking junior officers separating from the
military because they have a proven record of honesty, loyalty, duty,
and responsibility.
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The
age limit for earning a commission in other than medical specialties
is 27 for scholarship students and 32 for non-scholarship cadets.
Depending on the Army’s needs, the age limit for medical specialists
may be as high as 46.
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As an
Army officer, you will work in any one of 18 career fields. From
Infantry to Aviation, to Human Resources and Finance, you are a
manager and leader. You manage a budget, equipment, people and
training. No matter what your career field, your mission is to
prepare your unit to accomplish its wartime mission or support the
soldiers who will do the fighting.
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Cadets
on ROTC scholarship serve four years on active duty. Non-scholarship
cadets serve three. Instead of serving on active duty, cadets may
apply to serve part time for eight years in their “hometown” National
Guard or Reserve unit if they desire.
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Cadets may
apply for an “educational delay” prior to serving on active duty in
order to attend Law, Medical, or Theological school. Under this
option, newly commissioned 2LTs pay their own way and later enter the
service as a senior 1LT or Captain. There are however, scholarship
opportunities for medical school. “Payback” typically consists of one
year active duty for each year of schooling. Medical scholarships
also include a healthy monthly stipend.
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The Army has
posts (installations) all over the world. Most of the Army today
however is based right here in the United States at places like Fort
hood, TX; Fort Drum, NY; Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Stewart, GA—even on the
Island of Oahu in Hawaii! You may also request to be stationed in
Europe (Germany or
Italy), or in the Republic of Korea.
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While on
active duty, the Army will pay for you to earn a Master’s Degree!
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By
serving on active duty, you may be eligible for nearly $40,000 in
educational benefits (GI Bill) to use after you leave the service.
- Students may receive constructive credit for the first two years of
the program for life experiences.
- Students may attend a 28-day summer leadership camp during the
summer preceding their junior year in lieu of the first two years of
ROTC.
- Students may defer the 28-day summer leadership camp until the
summer after the junior year. In this case, the student/cadet would
attend Advanced Camp after graduation, and then be commissioned at
Fort Lewis, WA upon completion of the 35-day ROTC Advanced Camp.
- Students can enroll in ROTC as long as they are “full-time
students, pursuing a degree”. As such, students may take ROTC while
in a graduate program.
- After graduating from college, individuals may earn a commission by
attending Officer Candidate School (OCS). OCS is a 16-week program
held at fort Benning, GA.
- Students who graduate law or medical school may earn a direct
commission, and as such do not attend ROTC or OCS.
