Reserve Officer Training Corps

Army ROTC
207 Military Science Building
575-4651/4252

Professor of Aerospace Studies: Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Kraynik, U.S. Air Force, M.A. (Webster University)

Professor of Military Science: Lieutenant Colonel Michael S. Hunt, U.S. Army, M.B.A. (Embry Riddle University)

The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program provides physical and mental challenges that are not offered anywhere else on campus. The ROTC program prepares young men and women for careers as professional military officers. In addition to academic studies, each service requires that all students attend a weekly leadership laboratory.

The freshman and sophomore courses are electives offered to male and female students who may earn four hours of academic credit in Aerospace Studies or up to six hours in Military Science. Absolutely no military obligation is incurred by non-scholarship students as a result of their enrollment in or completion of any or all of their freshman or sophomore ROTC courses. In addition to the first two years of academic study, the University, in cooperation with the Army and Air Force, offers two years of advanced instruction in Aerospace Studies and Military Science. The advanced instruction prepares students for the responsibilities and privileges of a commissioned officer. This advanced instruction offers three hours of academic credit per semester for Air Force cadets or four hours of academic credit per semester for Army cadets. Additionally, all students enrolled in the final two years of ROTC receive a monthly tax-free allowance of $150.

ROTC cadets must attend and successfully complete field training. AFROTC cadets attend field training between their sophomore and junior years. AFROTC cadets enrolled in the full four-year program attend a four-week session; whereas, students entering the two-year program attend a six-week session. All Army ROTC cadets attend a six-week summer encampment between their MS III school year and MS IV school year, while selected Air Force ROTC cadets attend light aircraft training or various other advanced training programs. Army ROTC cadets may attend professional development training such as airborne, air assault, northern warfare, and mountain warfare. During summer field training, cadets receive approximately $100 per week and room and board.

For students having a minimum of two academic years in school remaining (undergraduate, graduate, or a combination of the two), an alternate two-year program is offered in both Army and Air Force ROTC. Students desiring to enter the Army program must attend a six-week summer encampment as a substitute for the freshman and sophomore ROTC courses. Students entering the two-year Air Force ROTC program must also attend a six-week field training orientation during the summer prior to their last two years of college. The student must successfully complete the summer camp to qualify for the advanced ROTC program. Additionally, students with high school level military schooling (ROTC, NDCC, or Military Academy) may qualify for the advanced ROTC program without completing the freshman or sophomore courses. Credit for the freshman and sophomore courses will vary and depend upon the length and content of prior military schooling. All veterans who have completed basic training and 180 days of service with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces can receive full credit for the freshman and sophomore courses and may enter ROTC at the advanced level, once junior academic standing has been achieved.

Financial assistance is also available to qualified students enrolled in ROTC courses. The Army offers two-, three-, and four-year scholarships, and freshman students who are not enrolled in Army ROTC may qualify for three-year scholarships. Air Force ROTC offers four-, three-, and two-year scholarships to qualified students. If accepted, all scholarship students receive a monthly tax-free allowance of $150, payment of all tuition expenses, textbook payment, and payment of certain other fees. Additionally, all qualified four-year scholarship winners will receive free room and board.

Army ROTC students who accept a scholarship must agree to successfully complete at least one semester of math reasoning, computer literacy, military history, written communication, and human behavior prior to commissioning. Air Force ROTC students who accept a scholarship must agree to successfully complete at least two semesters of college instruction in a major Indo-European or Asian language and one semester of math reasoning prior to commissioning.

Army ROTC also offers a unique financial assistance program available to all non-scholarship Army ROTC Advanced Course students through the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). This program allows an Advanced Course student to be enrolled in Army ROTC while simultaneously serving with a Reserve or National Guard unit. Financial benefits of this program presently provide approximately $360 per month to SMP students.

A student who successfully completes the Advanced Course in the Army ROTC program and receives a degree may be accepted for a regular or reserve commission in one of the sixteen branches of the Army. A student who successfully completes the Advanced Course in Air Force ROTC and receives a degree will be awarded either a regular or reserve commission in the United States Air Force.

All textbooks, instructional material, and equipment required for ROTC courses are furnished at no cost to the student.

Courses: Military Science (MILS)

• 1000L, 1010L Military Skills and Leadership I and II Labs

• 1001, 1011 Military Skills and Leadership I and II (MS I) (I, II) Incorporates the Army ROTC courses involving both classroom and outdoor instruction. Teaches basic rappelling; care, maintenance, and firing of weapons; and the fundamentals of land navigation and survival operations in a field environment. The MS I cadet also receives instruction in leadership, drill and ceremony, organization and role of the Army and reserve forces, branches of the Army and the Army physical fitness program. These classes consist of one hour of classroom per week and one hour of lab per week. Open to freshman- and sophomore-level students only.

• 1101 Basic Rifle Markmanship A practical application of rifle markmanship. Preliminary subjects include mechanical training, weapon capabilities, and principles and fundamentals of markmanship. Live-fire qualification on the M16A1 or M16A2 rifle will be accomplished once the student has demonstrated preliminary skills. Materials and equipment furnished by Department of Military Science.

• 1201 Basic Land Navigation/Map Reading Basic application of land navigation and map reading techniques. Subjects include topographic map information, scale and distance, plotting azimuths, elevation and relief, and Military Grid Reference System. Students also exposed to terrain association and hands-on application of navigation equipment including compasses and field expedients. Materials and equipment furnished by Department of Military Science.

• 2000L, 2020L Leadership Development I and II Labs

• 2002, 2022 Leadership Development I and II (MS II) (I, II) A continuation of basic ROTC courses. During MS II cadets are taught basic military subjects such as land navigation, first aid, drill and ceremony, military correspondence, and physical fitness. Cadets also spend time on leadership and learn the role of the non-commissioned officer in the Army. Characteristics of basic infantry weapons and beginning-level tactics are introduced. Two hours of classroom and one hour of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: completion of MS I or as determined by the Professor of Military Science.

• 3000L, 3010L Applied Leadership I and II Labs

• 3004, 3014 Applied Leadership I and II (MS III) (I, II) Development of managerial and leadership abilities, maximizing performance-oriented "hands-on" training. Students learn advanced infantry tactics and demonstrate their leadership potential using this medium. Students are required to lead in drill and ceremony, physical training, and tactical infantry situations. The training is intended to prepare the student for the ROTC Advanced Camp experienced normally in the summer prior to the senior year or fourth year of ROTC. Three hours of classroom and 3 hours of leadership lab per week, plus 3 hours of physical training are conducted weekly. Two weekend field training exercises are required per semester. Prerequisite: junior standing plus one of the following conditions: completion of ROTC basic camp, veteran status, or completion of basic training with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces.

• 4001 Contemporary Military Issues Individual study for advanced undergraduates. Students will research, write a paper, and give an oral presentation of a current military issue. Prerequisite: PMS approval.

• 4011 Advanced Military Correspondence Practicum for advanced undergraduates. Students submit prepared military correspondence projects written in the military style using military forms and formats. Prerequisite: PMS approval.

• 4000L, 4010L Advanced Leadership I and II Labs

• 4004, 4014 Advanced Leadership I and II (MS IV) (I, II) The study of various military organizations and their role in military operations. Discussion of command and staff management in military organizations, executive responsibility of Army commissioned officers, service customs, courtesies, and traditions. The senior year includes the study of personnel management, professional ethics, the military justice system, and the Army's training and maintenance management system. Three hours of classroom, 3 hours of leadership lab, 3 hours of physical training sessions are required weekly. MS IV cadets plan and participate in two field training exercises per semester. Prerequisite: successful completion of MS III course work.

Courses: Aerospace Studies (AERO)

• NOTE: Leadership laboratory referred to below is open to students who are members of Air Force ROTC or are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies.

• 1010L, 1020L Organization of the Air Force Labs I & II

• 1011, 1021 The Air Force Today (I, II) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military forces in the contemporary world, with particular attention to the organization and mission of the U.S. Air Force. Functional areas of coverage include strategies offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. One hour of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: none.

• 2010L, 2020L Air Force Environment Labs I & II

• 2011, 2021 Aero Study II and The Development of Air Power (I, II) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an in-depth analysis of the military instrument of national policy, spectrum of conflict, alliance, and strategies and policies of the European and Asian countries. Making of defense policy and contribution of U.S. defense policies to national objectives are also examined. One hour of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.

• 3010L, 3020L Air Force Management Labs I & II

• 3013, 3023 Leadership and Management (I, II) Air Force leadership and management concepts. Theory and application of general concepts of leadership and management to the military environment. Includes an introduction to information systems, quantitative approaches to decision making, and resource control techniques employed by the Air Force. Group dynamics, personnel management theories, motivation, communication, and contemporary management techniques are explored and developed. Three hours of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.

• 4010L, 4020L Advanced Leadership Experiences Labs I & II

• 4013, 4023 American National Security (I, II) Critical analysis of the American defense policy with an emphasis on the broad range of American Civil-Military relations and the environmental context in which U.S. defense policy is formulated and implemented. Special themes include: societal attitudes toward the military; the role of the professional military leader-manager in a democratic society; political, economical, and social constraints on the national defense structure and the impact of technological and international developments on strategies preparedness. Three hours of classroom and two hours of leadership lab per week. Prerequisite: determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies on an individual basis.

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