2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog
Military Science
Academic Policies and Procedures
Admission
ROTC Scholarship Program
Financial Assistance/Special Academic Programs and Opportunities
Students With Military Training Elsewhere
Military Commitment Upon Course Completion
Uniforms, Equipment and Textbooks
Admission
Army ROTC basic courses are open to all UF students. It is an elective offered by the Department of Military Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To take advanced courses, however, students must qualify medically, be U.S. citizens, want a commission and have a 2.0 GPA no criminal record and demonstrated leadership qualities.
Each student applicant for the advanced course must have either completed the Army ROTC Basic Course, attended a basic ROTC summer camp of five weeks or participated in equivalent military training. Cadets who have successfully completed at least two years of Junior ROTC may be granted a waiver of the first two semesters of the basic course upon approval of the Professor of Military Science. Final selection of students for the advanced course is made by the professor of military science.
ROTC Scholarship Program
The ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964 provides for college scholarships to ROTC cadets and midshipmen. Scholarships are competitive and pay either the cost of tuition, books, fees, supplies and equipment or an amount toward that coverage (depending on the service) plus a monthly subsistence allowance of $200. Scholarships are offered for two, three and four years.
Financial Assistance/Special Academic Programs and Opportunities
U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class
To be eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class, a student must be enrolled full-time. Openings are available for freshmen, sophomore and junior males and for junior females. Freshmen and sophomores attend two six-week sessions and juniors attend one 10-week session in Quantico, Virginia.
The program offers a guaranteed aviation contract to those who meet the physical and academic qualifications. The Marine Corps also offers contracts in various non-flying military fields. Financial assistance is available for qualified individuals. The program offers two entry-level paths that lead to commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Ground Officer Program encompasses all military occupational specialties not directly related to piloting aircraft. Applicants must have a qualifying SAT, ACT or ASVAB score. The second program is the Guaranteed Aviation Program. The student attends flight school for the Marine Corps after graduation from college and acceptance of the commission as a second lieutenant. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens (either native born or naturalized) who are enrolled full-time (a minimum 12 academic credits per semester) and working toward an accredited baccalaureate degree.
A stipend of $200 a month for the nine-month school year is available to all who meet the requirements and successfully complete summer training at Officer's Candidate School.
Another benefit of the program is that the student doesn't have to attend any special classes during the school year or wear any uniforms.
For information concerning this program please call 1-800-270-9874, ext. 14 and then 15.
Students With Military Training Elsewhere
Students transferring from other college-level institutions with ROTC units are allowed credit for military studies completed elsewhere, up to the amount allowed by the institution from which the transfer is made, provided such credit does not exceed four semester hours for the Army or the Air Force general military course.
A cadet who transfers to another institution with a similar-service ROTC detachment may transfer membership in the Army or Navy advanced course or the Air Force professional officer course to that detachment. Eligibility for admission to military science, naval science and aerospace studies courses at this university is determined by the Professors of military science, naval science or aerospace studies.
Military Commitment Upon Course Completion
Non-scholarship students enrolled in Army, Air Force or Navy ROTC incur no military commitment during their first two years (basic course) in the program. Upon selection by the respective departments, students completing the basic course or its equivalent may enter the ROTC advanced course. Such students execute a contract at time of entry that obligates them, upon successful completion of the advanced course and commissioning, to serve on active duty for a period of not less than three years for Army, three years for Navy and four years for Air Force. Assignments are subject to orders of the appropriate service secretary.
A graduate will continue as a member of the regular or reserve component of that service until the sixth and not later than the eighth anniversary of the commission. ROTC scholarship students incur an identical military commitment except they must serve at least four years on active duty, if selected, and depending on the service selection and warfare specialty.
Army ROTC non-scholarship students may also elect to participate in the guaranteed reserve forces duty option, whereby they are not required to serve on active duty. After commissioning and completion of the basic branch school, they are assigned to an Army Reserve or National Guard unit to fulfill the remainder of their eight-year obligation in a reserve forces status.
Interested students should apply in person at the Office of the Professor of Military, Naval or Aerospace Science in Van Fleet Hall.
Uniforms, Equipment and Textbooks
ROTC uniforms are identical to regulation uniforms except for insignia. Cadets and midshipmen must wear the uniform on specified days.
Newly entering students in the Army and Air Force ROTC are issued required uniforms and texts. The uniforms and texts remain the property of ROTC and are returned to supply during semesters of nonattendance, transfer to another institution or upon completion of the prescribed course of instruction.
Navy uniforms are issued to midshipmen in two ways: some uniforms are permanent issue as long as satisfactory NROTC participation is carried out; other uniforms are issued for special events such as summer cruises, and must be returned.