UAFS ROTC

ARMY ROTC

LION COMPANY

Where Leaders Are

Made

Greater Responsibilities, Greater Rewards Join an Elite Team The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is an intense leadership training program where future leaders come to grow. More than half of the general officers in the active Army got their start through ROTC. At the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, ROTC prepares you to become a commissioned officer and pursue a rewarding career, all while working toward a college degree.

Through UAFS ROTC, you could become a leader within an elite group – people who believe in serving community and country, people who see themselves as leaders, people who are up to the challenges of this intensive training regimen.

Two paths to a better future Traditional ROTC. Take one elective class and one lab per semester. Between your sophomore and junior year, if you have no prior military experience, you will take the Leader’s Training Course – a fourweek program of classroom and field training. After completing your junior year, you will attend the Leader Development and Assessment Course, a five-week program that will test you against other cadets from across the country. Upon completion of your degree, you will receive a commission in the U.S. Army.

SMP Cadet. The Simultaneous Membership Program allows you to serve in the National Guard or Army Reserve while taking ROTC. The experience you gain in the reserve forces will qualify you to bypass the LTC and prepare you to take the LDAC.

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Hone your skills

Taking the First Step

Branch-specific Officer Basic training must be completed after receiving your commission. Here you will learn the skills of your chosen profession.

If you have a strong ambition to lead, to serve, to embrace responsibility, to better yourself – if you see yourself as an Army officer – then UAFS Army ROTC is for you.

Besides pride in being a leader, the UAFS ROTC experience comes with scholarships and other financial opportunities:

To qualify for ROTC, you must be a U.S. citizen, and age restrictions apply.* No prior military experience is necessary.

• Four-, three- and two-year scholarships are available to qualified students. Scholarships pay for all tuition and fees, provide a $1,200 book allowance and pay monthly stipends depending on class level: $300 to freshmen, $350 to sophomores, $450 to juniors and $500 to seniors.

Sign up your first semester. You’ll need 30 credit hours to contract into the program. To receive a commission, you will first have to earn your bachelor’s degree.

• Students selected for active duty receive a starting salary in excess of $45,000 along with housing and medical benefits. Students selected for reserve components receive more than $4,900 per year for drills and annual training while pursuing a civilian career.

Get Fit and meet program standards for physical conditioning. Includes push-ups, sit-ups, a 2-mile run and height/weight standards.

The physical, mental and emotional demands of ROTC are not for everyone – but those who succeed agree it’s one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives.

Make the Grade of at least 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

* Age restrictions: Scholarship applicants must be younger than 27 by June 30 of the commissioning year. Waivers are available for non-scholarship applicants.

To begin your journey, contact:

Military Science Dept.

51st Annex 204 Fort Smith, AR 72913 (479) 788-7526 armyrotc@uafs.edu

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