Military Science (ROTC)

Captain Drew Snow, Chairperson

http://www.radford.edu/rotc

Undergraduate Program

The Department of Military Science provides a leadership development program that prepares college men and women for service as officers in the United States Army. After graduation, they serve as commissioned officers on active duty or as officers in an Army Reserves or Army National Guard unit. To accomplish this, the Department of Military Science:

Prepares Cadets to be commissioned as second lieutenants through a curriculum that builds leadership and management skills and provides opportunities to use these skills in various practical applications.

Provides an understanding of how to lead and influence small organizations, with a strong emphasis on personal integrity, ethical decision-making, goal setting, and mission accomplishment.

Offers adventure training, such as rappelling, land navigation, marksmanship, and, for selected Cadets, airborne and air assault training, as well as the opportunity to serve with active Army units worldwide during the summer.

Provides programs and experiences that increase self-confidence, self-discipline, physical stamina, poise, and other attributes essential to developing a leader of character who is prepared to serve the nation or the Commonwealth of Virginia both in and out of uniform.

The curriculum and leader development programs of the Department of Military Science are mentally and physically challenging. Cadets learn individual soldier skills and undergo physical conditioning beginning in the freshman year. On-campus instruction is done both in the classroom and in the field environment. Field training expands Cadets’ general knowledge and provides opportunities for practical leadership experience.

Summer Leadership Evaluations occur between the junior and senior years at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Army ROTC offers the conventional four-year program for students entering as freshmen. A three-year program for sophomores is also available. Additionally, a two-year program is offered for students who have been unable to participate as freshmen or sophomores. In this case, those students may be required to attend Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky to receive credit for their freshman and sophomore courses that they missed. Placement credit may be requested by students currently serving in the Army Reserve or National Guard or by those who have had prior active service.

Cadets enrolled in the junior and senior years of ROTC and Cadets on scholarship are paid a tax-free monthly stipend of $420 per month, up to 10 months during each school year. The department also offers two and 3-year competitive scholarships. In addition, U.S. Army 4-year competitive scholarships are also offered during the senior year of high school. Applications for these scholarships are available through the ROTC department. More information can be found at College Scholarships for High School Students | goarmy.com.

Academic Program

Leadership and Military Science Minor (L)