{"id":106,"date":"2020-02-11T18:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rotcrotc.dv.rrp.campus\/wp\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:25:41","slug":"what-is-rotc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uprrp.edu\/rotc\/what-is-rotc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ROTC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"106\" class=\"elementor elementor-106\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5844f58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5844f58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d93f2\" data-id=\"29d93f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e579d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11e579d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEADERSHIP THAT LASTS A LIFETIME<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336b364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Army ROTC is an elective, you can participate your freshman and sophomore years without any obligation to join the Army. You will have a normal college student experience like everyone else on campus, but when you graduate, you will be commissioned as an Officer.<\/p><p>Commissioned Officers are the managers, problem solvers, key influencers and planners who lead Enlisted Soldiers in all situations in the Army. At that point, you will have a wide range of interest areas you can specialize in called branches.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/rotc\/careers.html\">Learn more about Branches and Specialities on GoArmy.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4753caf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4753caf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1de4c1d\" data-id=\"1de4c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c6b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59c6b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2327a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2327a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who succeed in the Army ROTC program are students who excel and want something more out of the college experience. Generally, these students are scholars who keep their grades up, athletes who are physically strong and leaders who have a great desire to learn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b4c355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b4c355\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6160b6f\" data-id=\"6160b6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5a91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5a91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FRESHMAN YEAR: PREPARING FOR SUCCESS AS AN ARMY OFFICER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50e272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b50e272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Topics covered include:<\/p><ul><li>Introduction to Army Leadership<\/li><li>Army Customs and Traditions<\/li><li>Military Operations and Tactics<\/li><li>Goal Setting and Accomplishment<\/li><li>Health and Physical Fitness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-136d668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"136d668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb02e3\" data-id=\"ebb02e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986aa2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"986aa2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOPHOMORE YEAR: THE ROLE OF AN OFFICER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411aa23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411aa23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Topics covered include:<\/p><ul><li>Applied Leadership Theory<\/li><li>Communications<\/li><li>Principles of War<\/li><li>Military Operations and Tactics<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-270a97e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"270a97e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6acdac\" data-id=\"f6acdac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db64d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db64d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUNIOR YEAR: LEADING SMALL TACTICAL UNITS\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af31a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af31a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Topics covered include:<\/p><ul><li>Command and Staff Functions<\/li><li>Law of War<\/li><li>Weapons<\/li><li>Team Dynamics and Peer Leadership<\/li><li>Military Operations and Tactics<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652ab0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652ab0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b3ac68\" data-id=\"3b3ac68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563b76f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"563b76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SENIOR YEAR: TRANSITION TO BECOMING AN OFFICER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f1460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f1460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Topics covered include:<\/p><ul><li>Training the Force<\/li><li>Military Justice<\/li><li>Ethical Decision Making<\/li><li>Personnel Management<\/li><li>Cultural Awareness<\/li><li>Post and Installation Support<\/li><li>Military Operations and Tactics<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b63a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b63a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29de977\" data-id=\"29de977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e82607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e82607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NURSE PROGRAM\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237c9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237c9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re considering an undergraduate Nursing degree, enrolling in Army ROTC<\/p><p>Provides full and partial scholarships to receive a college degree with immediate job placement as a leader and manager in the U.S. Army.<\/p><p>can enhance your leadership skills and critical thinking abilities while providing financial support to help make your professional goals a reality.<\/p><p>Being a Nurse in the Army provides you with benefits not found in the civilian world. As an Army Nurse and Officer<\/p><p>, you will have the respect of your peers and coworkers, as well as opportunities to train and serve in a variety of specialties.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goarmy.com\/rotc\/courses-and-colleges\/programs\/nursing.html\">Learn more about the ROTC Nurse Program on GoArmy.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3d6319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3d6319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2209f49\" data-id=\"2209f49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e8d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e8d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YOUR COMMITMENT\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e7540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e7540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Army ROTC Provides full and partial scholarships to receive a college degree with immediate job placement as a leader and manager in the U.S. Army. Students who receive an Army ROTC Scholarship:<\/p><ul><li>You can serve full time in the Army for three years (four years for scholarship winners)<\/li><li>Selected Cadets may choose to serve part time in the U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard while pursuing a civilian career<\/li><\/ul><p>It&#8217;s an experience that you can&#8217;t get anywhere else, and your leadership skills will be challenged every day. Contact your campus Military Science department for more specific details on your Army ROTC.<\/p><p>Basic Course does NOT involve a commitment of service to the Army unless you have received an Army ROTC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b7c6294 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b7c6294\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2460fd9d\" data-id=\"2460fd9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1931638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1931638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STARTING YOUR CAREER\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d733b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d733b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you graduate from college, you will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.\u00a0<\/p><p>Commissioned Officers are the managers, problem solvers, key influencers and planners who lead Enlisted Soldiers in all situations.<\/p><p>This will be just beginning, and you&#8217;ll find a variety of interesting Officer career fields, called branches, in the Army. Once you choose your Army branch, you will embark on specialized training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEADERSHIP THAT LASTS A LIFETIME Army ROTC is an elective, you can participate your freshman and sophomore years without any obligation to join the Army. 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