The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) prepares college-trained officers for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve as a military officer. Except for a four-week summer training for some of the new incoming juniors into ROTC, or a five-week summer training for soon-to-be seniors with all expenses paid, most of the instruction is presented on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus or the home campus of the program located at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. Two field training exercises are conducted during the year to further enrich the students’ appreciation of the military officer in its broadest sense and to develop good leadership skills.
A commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve or National Guard is awarded to individuals who have successfully completed the ROTC program and obtained a baccalaureate or a graduate degree. Currently, college graduates who are commissioned through ROTC are placed on either active duty, the reserves or National Guard duty, depending on their desires and on the needs of the service at the time of graduation. The length and type of obligation will depend on the scholarship awarded.
ROTC instruction usually is presented over the four years of traditional full-time study. This also allows commissioning at the same time graduation requirements are met. However, a two- or three-year program is available for students who were unable to take the first two years of instruction and want to earn a commission.
Financial assistance is available through the U.S. Army Scholarship Program. Two-, three- and four-year scholarships are awarded each year to selected students who are enrolled or will enroll in the Army ROTC program. The scholarships provide 100% payment of tuition & fees or room & board (not both by law), a stipend of $420 per month for the duration of the scholarship, not to exceed 10 months for each year of the scholarship, and a flat-rate book allowance of $600 each semester. These scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Non-scholarship contracted cadets in the advanced portion of ROTC receive $420 per month, not to exceed 10 months per year for two years.
The Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) allows students to be a member of a National Guard or Reserve unit while enrolled in ROTC. Advanced course SMP students receive E5/SGT pay plus $420 per month from ROTC.
Rockhurst students interested in learning more about the ROTC program should contact the Department of Military Science at the University of Kansas at 785-342-1562 or visit armyrotc.ku.edu. Also, you can reach instructors at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Contact
Lawrence Jenkins
Recruiting Operations Officer
lawrence.v.jenkins@ku.edu
785-342-1562
LTC Calvin Taetzsch
Professor of Military Science
calvin.taetzsch@ku.edu
785-864-2668
SFC Marcus Carter
Military Science Instructor
marcus.w.carter4.mil@army.mil
(816) 235-1287
Nathan Sanders
Senior Military Science Instructor
nsr7f@umkc.edu
(256) 701-0918
CPT Emma Searle
Assistant Professor of Military Science
es3f6@umkc.edu
(810) 300-8896