DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE

U.S. ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS

LTC Stephen Dunham, Chairperson
Professor of Military Science

OBJECTIVE

The United States Army maintains at Tennessee Technological University a Senior Division of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The objective of the ROTC curriculum is to prepare selected students (scholars, athletes, leaders) with leadership potential to serve as commissioned officers in the Army Reserve, National Guard, and Active Army. The curriculum is designed to provide the student with an appreciation of the responsibilities of each American toward National Defense. Emphasis is placed on the world's premier leadership training course and the need for trained leaders in the United States Army.

INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Military Science is voluntary for all students.  Students incur no military obligation by attending Basic Course Military Science classes during their freshmen and/or sophomore years.

SENIOR ROTC PROGRAM

The General Military Science curriculum is in effect at this University. Classes in Military Science for the Basic and the Advanced Course are offered during both Fall and Spring Semesters.

The Senior Division ROTC Program includes four years of college work and is divided into (1) Basic Course and (2) Advanced Course.

(1) The Basic Course (MS I and MS II) comprises the first two years of college ROTC, and each semester consists of classroom instruction and leadership laboratory.

(2) The Advanced Course (MS III and MS IV) comprises the last two years of college ROTC, and each year consists of three hours per week including classroom instruction and leadership application. Additionally, Physical Training and Leadership Labs are conducted for a total of four hours per week. Attendance at Leader Development Assessment Course of five weeks is required between the junior and senior years. Some field training on weekends is required. The Advanced Course culminates in commissioning as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Army Reserves, or National Guard upon graduation from the University.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMISSIONING

In order to receive a commission as a Second Lieutenant, the student must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Successfully complete the basic and advanced course requirements. Basic Course requirements can be satisfied by completing MS 1010, MS 1020, MS 2010, and MS 2020, or attending the Leader's Training Course (MS 2900), or substituting previous military experience (See Paragraph: Credits For Previous ROTC Training or Active Military Service). The classes listed below constitute the Advanced Course:

   MS 3010	Fall Semester
   MS 3020	Spring Semester
   MS 3040 (National Advanced Leadership Camp)	Summer
   MS 4010	Fall Semester
   MS 4020	Spring Semester

   In addition to the classes listed above, students enrolled in the Advanced Course must take MS 3000-01/4000-01 (Physical Training) each semester.
2. Meet ROTC commissioning requirements, the Army's Height/Weight standards and pass the Army Physical Fitness Test.
3. In addition to the Basic and Advanced Courses, the student must complete a military history course or MS 3222 Introduction to Officer Professional Development.  The student should confer with the Professor of Military Science to determine which course will satisfy this requirement.
4. Meet graduation requirements.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

The ROTC Program offers four-year, three-year, and two-year scholarships to qualified students. Additionally, contracted students in the Advanced Course are paid on a monthly basis. The Professor of Military Science offers a limited number of University dorm room scholarships for designated use.  Advance course students and all scholarship students receive a monthly subsistence allowance during the school year. Students are also paid for the period of their attendance at the Leader's Training Course and the Leader Development Assessment Course. National Army ROTC scholarship applications can be made at www.armyrotc.com.

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

The general requirements for enrollment and continuance in ROTC are: (a) citizen of the United States, (b) physically and mentally qualified, (c) accepted by the university as a full-time student, (d) morally qualified and (e) meet Army age requirements.

Enrollment in the Advanced Course is not open to all students completing the Basic Course but only to those whose ROTC and academic records are such to warrant the belief that they will become qualified officers in the Army of the United States.

Students who transfer from colleges or universities without ROTC programs may attend a paid five-week Leader's Training Course between their sophomore and junior years to meet the prerequisites of the Advanced Course (See MS 2900). Any students who desire to participate in this program should contact the Military Science Department prior to the end of their first semester.

Students must be selected by the Professor of Military Science and must execute a contract in writing agreeing to complete the Advanced Course and to accept a commission, if tendered, unless relieved from contract obligations by proper authority or by action of law.

DISENROLLMENT

Students may be disenrolled for failure to meet physical or academic standards, for disciplinary reasons, or for lack of officer-like aptitudes. A student, once formally enrolled in the Advanced Courses, may be discharged from the ROTC program in the event he is placed on academic probation by institutional authorities as the result of substandard academic grades.

CREDITS FOR PREVIOUS ROTC TRAINING
OR ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE

Since college credit is not awarded for high school level courses, students who have successfully completed ROTC training at high school level may request placement credit from the Professor of Military Science.

College credit is allowed for ROTC training successfully completed at other institutions.

Eight hours credit will be given to those students who have attended the Leader's Training Course.

Students who have completed Basic Training with any military service of the United States, to include Reserves and National Guard, may receive credit for Military Science courses, as jointly determined by the President of the University and the Professor of Military Science. Credit given will not exceed eight hours of Basic Course credit. A student requesting credit for prior ROTC training or Active Military Service must obtain a certificate from the Professor of Military Science.

MINOR IN MILITARY SCIENCE

A minor in Military Science is available to those students enrolled in and successfully completing the Advanced Course in Military Science.

UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT

Students enrolled in advanced Army ROTC courses and selected basic courses requiring the use of uniforms or equipment must make a refundable $25 uniform and equipment deposit.  This deposit is surety against loss or damage and is paid to the TTU Business Office.  Losses or damages must be reimbursed to the TTU Military Science Department.

ROTC SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

The Military Science department has clubs to promote special activities related to ROTC that include the Scabbard and Blade Society, Tech Rangers, Color Guard/Drill Team, Officer Christian Fellowship, and Society of American Military Engineers.