The Reserve Officers' Training corps, or ROTC as it is commonly known as, goes back as far as 1862 when the Morrill Act was created. The Morrill Act established land-grant colleges and one of the stipulations of these colleges was they had to include military curriculum.
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No. Time in ROTC does not count towards your military time in service.
Four year degree. ROTC is optional - you can get selected for OCS without having gone through the ROTC Programme.
Generally, your commitment to the military is directly proportional with the number of years ROTC pays for your school. If you are awarded a full 4-year scholarship through ROTC, you will owe the military 4 years of active duty service.
teach ROTC
Apply to college ROTC. There used to be two year curriculums and four year courses.
The end of mandatory ROTC
There are many ways one can get started in a military career. One is to enroll in the ROTC in high school and continue that into a career. Someone can also enter after college.
I am still trying to figure out how many people apply for Army ROTC scholarships, but I do know that only about 2,000 4-year scholarships are given out each year. There are also 3 and 2-year scholarships given out on college campuses, but the number of those varies.
ROTC is not in itself a minor. However, you can minor in whatever the main field of your ROTC branch is. For example: if you complete the full curriculum for Army ROTC, you can be eligible for a Military Science Minor, or Aerospace Studies Minor with Air Force ROTC.
No. "ROTC in high school" is JROTC. If you complete enough JROTC you can enlist as E2 or something. That's the only advantage of JROTC. For Army ROTC you must attend and receive a degree from a 4-year university.
no only army ROTC
It depends on the ROTC, but it should be the actual military rank.Additional information:Sergeant.Air Force ROTC what rank is that