When can you contract in ROTC?

A scholarship cadet must sign a contract and will serve his/her military service obligation upon graduation. A CONTRACTED Army ROTC Cadet must: Be a U.S. citizen. Be between the ages of 17 and 26.

How does contracting work in ROTC?

The contract means that you will serve a specified time as an officer in the Army Reserve or National Guard. If you fail to accept that duty you will be ordered into service involuntarily as an enlisted soldier. If you wish to serve on active duty, you must apply for it. There are also 4 year scholarship ROTC cadets.

How long are ROTC contracts?

A: Scholarship winners must serve for four years; non-scholarship Cadets who enroll in the ROTC Advanced Course must serve for three years. All who graduate and complete ROTC training are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

How long is National Guard ROTC contract?

Following graduation, cadets begin a new Military Service Obligation (MSO) contract and serve eight years in the Guard, which includes training.

What GPA do I need for ROTC?

ROTC Scholarship Qualifications. Must be at least 17 years of age. Must have at least a 2.5 GPA (3.0 for Air Force ROTC) Must meet minimum SAT and/or ACT requirements. Must have a high school diploma.

When can I contract with Army ROTC?

You are not obligated to sign a contract until your Junior year. You can serve either part-time (8 years Reserve duty) or full-time (3 years active duty if you did not have an ROTC scholarship, 4 years active duty if you did).

Are contracted ROTC cadets in the military?

Contracted cadets in ROTC are typically those receiving stipend and/or scholarship. When enrolled in college ROTC some of the training costs are funded by the particular service affiliated with that particular college or university. But ROTC time is not counted as military service.

Can you be in the National Guard and ROTC at the same time?

The Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) allows people to be a part of both the Army National Guard and their college’s ROTC program. The immediate benefits are being able to use the tuition assistance of the GI Bill after a year of service in the Guard or Reserves.

Can you be in the Air National Guard and ROTC at the same time?

You can be a member of the ROTC and in the Air Guard up to the point where you commit to serving the branch whose ROTC program you are in. Since you cannot be committed to two services at the same time, you would have to separate from the Air National Guard.

Is ROTC real military?

The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a college-to-military program that trains students to become commissioned officers while also earning their academic degrees. In exchange for employment as a commissioned officer post-graduation, cadets pledge to serve eight years of military service.

How do ROTC scholarship recipients view their contracts?

The first time that many ROTC scholarship recipients view ROTC scholarship contracts is when they are on campus and ready to sign in order to receive scholarship benefits. That is probably too late to be fully informed of the obligations set forward by the Armed Services ROTC program.

Do you have to be contracted to be in ROTC?

Most students are contracted with ROTC on scholarship, but some are contracted non-scholarship in conjunction with National Guard or Reserve service. A student MUST be contracted in order to enter the Advanced Course, and Basic Course credit must be obtained in order to enter the Advanced Course.

How long can you serve in the Army ROTC?

Army ROTC Active Duty: 4 years active, 4 years in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Reserve Duty: 8 years in the Selected Reserve (SELRES) (note that specialty training such as rotary wing rating may incur more service obligation but is not covered in the ROTC contract)

What is progression in ROTC?

Progression is when a student enrolls in ROTC at the beginning of college and proceeds through the entire two years of Basic Course before contracting and moving into the Advanced Course. Some students start ROTC on scholarships out of high school, and many of them earn scholarships while enrolled in the Basic Course.