Army ROTC
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) enhances a student’s education by providing unique leadership and management training, along with practical experiences that you can take initially without any obligation for military service. Army ROTC is open to men and women, freshmen through seniors, as well as graduate students, and gives students an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
The curriculum is designed to be challenging, educational, and flexible enough to allow students to meet scholastic, professional, and personal goals. All of our cadets currently participate in either extracurricular activities, athletics, Greek life, or have a job while remaining a college student first.
Classes and training include leadership development, problem-solving, decision making, tactics, physical training, map reading, land navigation, rappelling, rifle marksmanship, patrolling, drill and ceremony, military history, ethics, and military law. Students may earn 18 hours of academic credit for completing four years of Army ROTC. The ROTC courses may also be applied towards open elective requirements in many of our degree programs or toward a minor in Military Science. All uniforms and equipment are issued to all contracted ROTC Cadets at no charge.
Reserve Officer Training programs are subject to the control of the service branch that sponsors them and are operated according to the rules and regulations established by the service branch.
Benefits
All contracted military science students receive a monthly stipend of $420 per month for the ten months they are in school and $1,200 a year for books ($600 each semester).
Two-year through and four-year, scholarships that cover full tuition and fees are available to those who qualify. The higher the student’s GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and their performance as a Cadet, the better the chance of being selected as a scholarship recipient.
In addition, entering freshmen who receive three-year advance designee and four-year Army ROTC scholarships are eligible to receive additional financial incentives from Embry-Riddle.
Military Science Classes
The Basic Military Science courses are offered during the freshman and sophomore years. These courses cover time management, ethics, military organization, equipment, weapons, map reading, land navigation, use of compass, rank structure, threat, communications, leadership, and physical training. Each course consists of classroom instruction and a mandatory lab. Students are required to have a doctor’s statement allowing participation in college-level physical education classes. Freshman and sophomore students may enroll in Basic Military Science classes with no obligation to the Army. Graduation from Basic Camp at Fort Knox, KY or the two years of ROTC classes on campus is required prior to advancing to Advanced Military Science.
The Advanced Military Science courses are normally taken during the junior and senior years (or during your two years as a graduate student). These courses specialize in small unit tactics, preparation and conduct of military training, military justice system, staff procedures, decision-making and leadership, managerial concepts, problem analysis, military writing, the ethics of the professional soldier, and physical training. The courses consist of classroom instruction and a mandatory lab. This phase requires attendance at the five-week Advanced Camp held at Fort Knox, KY during the summer between your junior and senior year of ROTC.
Physical Training
All scholarship and non-scholarship cadets are required to attend physical training a minimum of three days per week as part of the course grade. Physical training is normally conducted Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the morning prior to class.
Basic Camp
A summer training program is offered for students without previous ROTC or military training who will be academic juniors or graduate students. The Army ROTC Basic Camp is a 32-day course at Fort Knox, KY, during the summer after their sophomore year, and qualifies a student for entry into the Advanced Military Science curriculum, thus allowing completion of all requirements for commissioning in two years. Students attending the summer camp at Fort Knox receive approximately $800. Students receive six hours of credit for the basic military science course upon completion of the Basic Camp.
Advanced Camp
Advanced Camp is a 35-day training event that is designed to assess a Cadet’s ability to demonstrate proficiency in basic officer leadership tasks. Cadets are evaluated on their ability to lead at the Squad and Platoon levels, both in garrison and tactical environments. Training events include land navigation, confidence course, basic rifle marksmanship, first aid, field leader’s reaction course, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear (CBRN) tasks. Successful completion of the Advanced Camp is a prerequisite for commissioning.
Requirements to Contract/Scholarship
All applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be under 31 years of age prior to commissioning (waiver available)
- Meet required medical and physical standards
- Have a minimum cumulative academic GPA of 2.5
- Have taken the SAT or ACT
Scholarship Benefits Include:
- Full tuition and fees each year (minus Flight Training),
- A subsistence allowance of $420 per month for the ten months of school,
- A $1,200 book allowance per year ($600 each semester).
Admission into the Basic Military Science Curriculum:
- Enrollment in a baccalaureate or master degree program
- Must be at least 17 years of age at time of entry
- U.S. citizen
- Must maintain full-time student status each term (at least 12 credit hours)
Admission into the Advanced Military Science Curriculum:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Successful completion of the Basic Military Science curriculum, Basic Camp, or another service’s equivalent (e.g. Air Force or Navy ROTC)
- Successful completion of the Army physical examination
- Selection by the professor of Military Science
- Agreement to complete the Advanced Course requirements and serve on active duty, reserve, or National Guard duty as a commissioned Officer
- Maintain minimum Term, Cumulative, and ROTC GPAs
- Must maintain full-time student status each term (at least 12 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication Skills | ||
| Select one unit from the following: | 1 | |
| Technical Writing | ||
| Write for Your Life | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Military History | ||
| Select one unit from the following: | 1 | |
| The History of Modern Germany, 1770-Present | ||
| Crusades: Faith and Politics in the Middle East | ||
| Germany in War and Revolution: From the Second Empire to the Third Reich | ||
| World War II: A Global History | ||
| World War II in Asia: The Second Sino-Japanese War | ||
| War and Diplomacy in Modern East Asia | ||
| The American Civil War | ||
| War and Peace in American History (Junior Seminar) | ||
| Computer Literacy | ||
| Any computer oriented course will satisfy the requirement | 1 | |
| Speech or Oral Communication | ||
| COMM 108 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| or COMM 221S | Interpersonal Communication | |
For further information contact:
Embry-Riddle Army ROTC
1 Aerospace Boulevard.
ROTC Building, Room 230
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
1-386-453-9185
email: armyrotc@erau.edu
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MILS 101 | Basic Military Science | 0.5 |
| MILS 102 | Basic Military Science II | 0.5 |
| MILS 201 | Basic Military Leadership I | 0.5 |
| MILS 202 | Basic Military Leadership II | 0.5 |
| MILS 301 | Officership I | 1 |
| MILS 302 | Officership II | 1 |
| MILS 401 | Advanced Military Leadership | 1 |
| MILS 402 | Advanced Military Leadership II | 1 |