The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) prepares college students to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Armed Forces through military science courses, officer training, school-year drills, and summer training, all alongside their regular classes.
These students may receive ROTC scholarships covering all or part of tuition, required fees and textbooks, plus a monthly living expense stipend, for one, two, three or four years of college (five years for students majoring in engineering), in exchange for a military service commitment. The service commitment depends on whether the ROTC scholarship recipient will receive a regular appointment or a reserve appointment, and can include four years of service on active duty. Students may try ROTC for a year without incurring a military service commitment.
Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship, age restrictions, having a high school diploma, achieving and maintaining an acceptable level of academic performance (including a specified grade point average (GPA) and particular SAT/ACT test scores) and passing physical fitness standards.
More information may be obtained from each service’s recruiting program:
