High School Juniors: During
your junior year, focus on your grades and most
importantly, your SAT score. The minimum GPA is
2.5 on a 4.0 scale and the minimum SAT score
is 920 (or 19 on the ACT). Other important
factors are participation in sports, clubs,
volunteer organizations, and community activities.
High School Seniors:
Follow the same guidance for the juniors. At this
point, you should be narrowing your choices of
Universities. When comparing schools and ROTC
programs, ask the Army ROTC Department if there are
any special incentives at that University for
Army ROTC scholarship winners. Some schools offer
great incentives, such as a financial grant or free
room and board, on top of the Army scholarship.
You can
apply for the 4-year Army ROTC scholarship at the
beginning of your senior year with the application
deadline typically around 15 November. The
scholarships are merit based and not awarded based
on financial need. You do not need to know what
University that you are going to, but you will need
to list your top three schools. We hope you will
list one of our great schools!
College Students:
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Incoming
Freshmen: |
You are about
to begin your journey into college! Many of
you may be thinking that joining Army ROTC
will be too much for you to handle, with
everything else going on. This is NOT TRUE!
ROTC only takes about 5 hours a week
and provides an excellent change of pace to
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Why should
you try it out? |
- There is no obligation by joining
ROTC. It is an elective class that
you can drop if you don't like it.
- You will learn "life skills" that
will help you out through college and
for the rest of your life. We teach
decision-making and leadership skills.
- You will make immediate friends in
the program. Imagine arriving on campus
and being in a unique, fun program with
50 other freshmen just like you? If you
want to join, we will put a current
student (Cadet) from your college in
touch with you this summer to help your
transition to college and Army ROTC!!!
- Adventure. We play paintball, go on
Philadelphia city tours, conduct fitness
training, do trail running and urban
orienteering, and will take you to the
rifle range to shoot the Army's weapons.
Sound like your other classes?
- Scholarship opportunities.
Most of our eligible cadets are on
scholarship. Click on the "ROTC
Overview" above to find out more about
the scholarships.
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Incoming
Sophomores (all schools) and Pre-Juniors (Drexel
Only)" |
So you missed
your first year (or two for Drexel
Pre-Juniors) of ROTC? That is ok, but
it will require a little more work. You can
join ROTC under a plan we call
"compression". Compression means that you
participate in the sophomore ROTC year while
you do the freshman year you missed. It may
sound like a lot, but it only means you
only sit in one additional 1-hour class per
week. That means 6 hours a week instead
of 5. Truly a small price to pay for the
great benefits of joining!
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I missed my
Freshman and Sophomore year of ROTC! |
You have a
special opportunity to attend the Army Cadet
Command School called "Leaders
Training Course". This course is
designed especially for those students who
want to join ROTC, but missed the first two
years. It is NOT Basic Training or "Boot
Camp"!
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Already in
the Reserve Component or Prior Military
Service? |
You are the
perfect match for Army ROTC. You can take
your current experience as an enlisted
soldier and enter a dynamic program designed
to commission you as an Army Officer!
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Incoming
Freshman or Sophomore soldiers: |
If you are an
incoming freshman or sophomore, you do not
need to join ROTC until your junior year, IF
you have already completed basic training.
So why should you join anyway?
- You will learn leadership skills not
taught at basic training or AIT.
- You will become a member of a
University program, earn elective
credit, and doing something you like to
do.
- You can compete for the Army ROTC
scholarship.
- We value your experience and need
your skills to help teach other Cadets.
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Incoming
Junior soldier: |
If you are an
incoming junior, you are ready to begin the
adventure! You are eligible for a great
program called the Simultaneous Membership
Program (SMP). You'll serve as an officer
trainee in a Guard or Reserve unit and
perform duties commensurate with the grade
of second lieutenant. And once you are
graduated and commissioned, you may continue
your military service with your unit or
apply for active duty in the U.S. Army.
Under the SMP,
you will be paid at the rate of a Sergeant
(E-5) for your Guard or Reserve service, and
you'll receive the ROTC Advanced Course
allowance as well ($300-350 a month). The
Guard and Reserve is currently offering an
additional $350 per month for eligible SMP
members! In most cases, you will keep all of
your MGIB benefits. You could earn up to
$1200 per month! |
Apply
online for scholarships now!
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