Military Science

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        The university offers instruction in the military sci-ences to students preparing for military service. The Departments of the Army, Air Force and Navy each main-tain a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and provide staffs of military personnel for the instruction and administration of cadets and midshipmen.
ROTC Scholarship Program

        The ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964 provides for col-lege scholarships to ROTC cadets and midshipmen. Scholarships are competitive and pay either the cost of tuition, books, fees, supplies and equipment or an amount toward that coverage (depending on the service) plus a monthly subsistence allowance of $150. Scholarships are offered for two, three and four years.

Army Basic, Navy Basic and Air Force General Military Course Programs

        The Army and Navy basic courses and the Air Force general military course include four semesters of instruc-tion. Non-U.S. citizens must receive department approval to enroll.

        Cadets and midshipmen are issued uniforms and textbooks by their respective services and are responsible financially for the care of such property and for its prompt return when directed.

        Outstanding Army basic course cadets may be se-lected to attend airborne, air assault, northern warfare or military mountaineering training courses. Outstanding Air Force general military course cadets may be selected to attend parachute free-fall training, soaring programs, summer base visits and/or civil air patrol orientation.

Financial Assistance/Special Academic Programs and Opportunities

U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class

        To be eligible for the U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class, a student must be enrolled full-time.  Openings are available for freshmen, sophomore and junior males and for junior females. Freshmen and sophomores attend two six-week sessions and juniors attend one 10-week session in Quantico, Virginia.

        The program offers a guaranteed aviation contract to those who meet the physical and academic qualifications. The Marine Corps also offers contracts in various non-flying military fields. Financial assistance is available for qualified individuals. The program offers two entry-level paths that lead to commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

        The Ground Officer Program encompasses all mili-tary occupational specialties not directly related to pilot-ing aircraft. Applicants must have a qualifying SAT, ACT or ASVAB score. The second program is the Guar-anteed Aviation Program. The student attends flight school for the Marine Corps after graduation from college and acceptance of the commission as a second lieutenant. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens (either native born or naturalized) who are enrolled full-time (a minimum 12 academic credits per semester) and working toward an accredited baccalaureate degree.

    A stipend of $150 a month for the nine-month school year is available to all who meet the requirements and successfully complete summer training at Officer’s Can-didate School.

        Another benefit of the program is that the student doesn’t have to attend any special classes during the school year or wear any uniforms.

        For information concerning this program please call 1-800-270-9874, ext. 14 and then 15.

Students With Military Training Elsewhere

        Students transferring from other college-level institu-tions with ROTC units are allowed credit for military studies completed elsewhere, up to the amount allowed by the institution from which the transfer is made, pro-vided such credit does not exceed four semester hours for the Army or the Air Force general military course.

        A cadet who transfers to another institution with a similar-service ROTC detachment may transfer member-ship in the Army or Navy advanced course or the

        Air Force professional officer course to that detachment. Eligibility for admission to military science, naval sci-ence and aerospace studies courses at this university is determined by the Professors of military science, naval science or aerospace studies.

Military Commitment Upon Course Completion

        Non-scholarship students enrolled in Army, Air Force or Navy ROTC incur no military commitment during their first two years (basic course) in the program. Upon selection by the respective departments, students completing the basic course or its equivalent may enter the ROTC advanced course. Such students execute a contract at time of entry that obligates them, upon suc-cessful completion of the advanced course and commis-sioning, to serve on active duty for a period of not less than three years for Army, three years for Navy and four years for Air Force. Assignments are subject to orders of the appropriate service secretary.

        A graduate will continue as a member of the regular or reserve component of that service until the sixth and not later than the eighth anniversary of the commission. ROTC scholarship students incur an identical military commitment except they must serve at least four years on active duty, if selected, and depending on the service selection and warfare specialty.

        Army ROTC non-scholarship students may also elect to participate in the guaranteed reserve forces duty option, whereby they are not required to serve on active duty. After commissioning and completion of the basic branch school, they are assigned to an Army Reserve or National Guard unit to fulfill the remainder of their eight-year obligation in a reserve forces status.

        Interested students should apply in person at the Of-fice of the Professor of Military, Naval or Aerospace Science in Van Fleet Hall.

Uniforms, Equipment and Textbooks

        ROTC uniforms are identical to regulation uniforms except for insignia. Cadets and midshipmen must wear the uniform on specified days.
Newly entering students in the Army and Air Force ROTC are issued required uniforms and texts. The uni-forms and texts remain the property of ROTC and are returned to supply during semesters of nonattendance, transfer to another institution or upon completion of the prescribed course of instruction.

        Navy uniforms are issued to midshipmen in two ways: some uniforms are permanent issue as long as satisfactory NROTC participation is carried out; other uniforms are issued for special events such as summer cruises, and must be returned.

Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

        The general objective of Army ROTC is to provide junior officers who by their education, training and inher-ent qualities, are suitable for continued development as officers in the United States Army. The aim is to provide a basic military education, and in conjunction with other college disciplines, to develop individual character at-tributes essential to a professional military officer.

        The Army ROTC advanced course includes four se-mesters of instruction on campus and five weeks of summer camp at a military installation, normally at the end of the junior year. During each semester, cadets are required to participate in one weekend field training exercise at a military reservation.

Admission

        Army ROTC basic courses are open to all UF stu-dents. It is an elective offered by the Department of Mili-tary Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To take advanced courses, however, students must qualify medically, be U.S. citizens, want a commission and have a 2.0 GPA no criminal record and demonstrated leader-ship qualities.

        Each student applicant for the advanced course must have either completed the Army ROTC Basic Course, attended a basic ROTC summer camp of five weeks or participated in equivalent military training. Cadets who have successfully completed at least two years of Junior ROTC may be granted a waiver of the first two semesters of the basic course upon approval of the Professor of Military Science. Final selection of students for the advanced course is made by the professor of military science.

Training Allowances and Service Obligation

        Each student receives from the United States gov-ernment a monetary subsistence allowance, presently $150 per month, paid during the period of enrollment in the advanced course for not more than a total of 20 months. Students are paid for their travel to and from the five-week summer camp. While at camp they are provided quarters, rations and one-half of a second lieutenant’s pay per month. Qualified cadets may be eligible to serve as drilling members of reserve component units, in the pay grade of E-5 or higher, under the Simultaneous Member-ship Program. Upon the student’s successful completion of the advanced course, the cadet is commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army.

        Outstanding advanced course cadets may be selected to attend airborne, air assault, northern warfare or military mountaineering training courses. Several cadets are of-fered the opportunity to serve in leadership positions in active Army units immediately following advanced camp under the Cadet Troop Leadership Training Program. This program includes an opportunity for selected cadets to travel and serve in Germany or Korea. Prior to com-missioning, students must take and pass one semester of the following courses: military history, English compo-sition and computer literacy in order to complete the professional military education program requirements.

Army ROTC Course Requirements

        In order to be eligible for a commission in the Army, each student must complete the necessary courses as directed by their respective college for a degree and com-plete or receive credit for the following Army ROTC courses.
 
 
FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall Credits
MIS 1000C Organization of the Army and ROTC 2
MIS 1490 Freshman Leadership Laboratory 0
Semester 2 - Spring Credits
MIS 1020C Fundamental Leadership Development 2
MIS 1492 Freshman Leadership Laboratory 0
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall  Credits
MIS 2400C Basic Leadership and Military Skills 2
MIS 2493 Sophomore Leadership Laboratory 0
Semester 4 - Spring Credits
MIS  2621C Small Unit Operations and Field Survival Skills  2
MIS  2495 Sophomore Leadership Laboratory  0
JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall Credits
MIS 3300C Leadership Fundamentals-Small Unit Operations  3
MIS 3393 Junior Leadership Lab 0
Semester 6 - Spring Credits
MIS  3404 Leadership Fundamentals-Tactics and Camp Preparation 3
MIS 3395 Junior Leadership Lab 0
SENIOR YEAR
Semester 7 - Fall Credits
MIS 4002 The Army as a Profession 3
MIS 4493 Senior Leadership Lab 0
Semester 8 - Spring Credits
MIS  4421 Seminar in Military Leadership 3
MIS 4495 Senior Leadership Lab 0

        There are no prerequisites for any course. Students not attending UF on an Army ROTC scholarship may take the 1000 and 2000 level courses as non-obligation electives. ROTC scholarships and military service op-tions are discussed in class. All 3000 and 4000 level courses are intended for advanced ROTC cadets and students having prior military training. Acceptance into these courses requires the approval of the Professor of Military Science.

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps

        The NROTC unit was established at the university in 1972 to develop qualified officers for the Navy and Ma-rine Corps. Students who complete the program are tendered commissions in either the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve and are immediately placed on active duty.

        The program consists of a naval science course and a noncredit two-hour leadership laboratory each semester for four academic years. Shipboard engineering and naval weapons systems, seapower and maritime symposia, terrestrial and celestial navigation, and management and leadership are included in the curriculum. Training cruises, usually of four-to- six weeks duration with pay during the summer, also are part of the program.

        Students may participate with or without a scholar-ship. Those who have scholarships have their tuition, books and fees paid by the Navy. They also receive $150 per month for a maximum of eight semesters during the academic years.

        Non-scholarship college program students do not re-ceive these awards. However, they do receive naval sci-ence textbooks and uniforms free and, in the junior and senior years, receive $150 per month during the academic year (up-to-four semesters). Scholarships are usually awarded after national competition among high school seniors. However, college program students can be awarded scholarships for a period of fewer than four years and they actually have an advantage over high school students.

        Scholarship students participate in three summer cruises; college program students become involved in only one cruise, between their junior and senior years. There are  also a two-year scholarship program and a two-year college program. Application to these programs should be made by spring semester of the sophomore year; if in a five-year curriculum, by spring semester of the junior year.

        During the first year of the scholarship program, there is no obligation to serve on active duty. After students begin the sophomore year, they are obligated to serve on active duty after completing the program and receiving their baccalaureate degree. Eight-semester scholarship students incur an eight-year service obligation; four years must be active duty.

        Navy option graduates of the NROTC program will be assigned to one of the following areas: nuclear propul-sion, naval aviation, surface warfare or nursing. Marine Corps option graduates receive a six-month professional course before further assignment.

Navy ROTC Course Requirements

        In addition to the course curriculum assigned by each respective college, all students will complete the course requirements below to be eligible for a commission in the Navy or Marine Corps.
 
 
 
FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall Credits
NSC 1110 Introduction to Naval Science 2
NSC 1101L Naval Science Laboratory  0
Semester 2 - Spring Credits
NSC 1140 Seapower and Maritime Affairs 3
NSC 1101L Naval Science Laboratory 0
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall Credits
NSC 3221 Evolution of Warfare 3
NSC 2121 Naval Ships Systems I (Engineering) 3
NSC 2102L Naval Science Laboratory 0
Semester 4 - Spring Credits
NSC 4230 Leadership & Management 2
NSC  2102L Naval Science Laboratory 0
JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall Credits
NSC 4224 Amphibious Warfare 3
NSC 3214C Navigation and Naval Operations 1 3
NSC 3103L Naval Science Laboratory 0
Semester 6 - Spring Credits
NSC 3215C Navigation and Naval Operations 2 3
NSC 3103L Naval Science Laboratory 0
SENIOR YEAR
Semester 7 - Fall Credits
NSC 4233 Junior Naval Officer 2
NSC 4104L Naval Science Laboratory 0
Semester 8 - Spring Credits
NSC 2122 Naval Ship Systems 2
(Weapons)  3
NSC 4104L Naval Science Laboratory  0

 

Air Force Officer Training Corps

        The Department of Air Force Aerospace Studies was established in September 1946 to select and prepare students through a permanent program of instruction to serve as active duty officers in the United States Air Force. The curriculum emphasizes the uniformly high level of military understanding and knowledge required of Air Force officers.

        AFROTC training is divided into two phases: the first two years constitute the General Military Course (GMC), the last two the Professional Officer Course (POC). The department offers a four-year and a two-year program. Each of these options leads to a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

        The four-year program requires completion of the GMC, a four-week field training course and the POC. Students with prior active military service or previous training at military schools may on the basis of their experience receive a waiver for portions of the GMC. As a substitute for the GMC, the two-year program requires completion of a six-week field training course at an Air Force base prior to formal enrollment in the POC.

        Junior college and other non-ROTC transfer students with no previous ROTC training who qualify academi-cally are eligible for the two-year program, as are UF students with two academic years remaining (after a summer field training).

        AFROTC training provides free uniforms and text-books. POC cadets receive $150 per month during the academic year. Application for post-commissioning flying training is available to men and women.

General Military Course

        The General Military Course, a two-year course, ex-amines the role of U.S. military forces in the contempo-rary world, with particular attention to the United States Air Force, its organization and mission. The functions of strategic offensive and defensive forces, general purpose and aerospace support forces are covered. The develop-ment of air power over the last 200 years is examined by tracing the various concepts of employment of air power and by focusing on factors that prompted research and technological change. The history of air power is stressed, with significant examples of the impact of air power on strategic thought.

Professional Officer Course

        Enrollment in the Professional Officer Course (POC) is open to applicants who demonstrate a high officer potential. Applicants must:


        Veterans entering the university who desire a com-mission through AFROTC should contact the professor of aerospace studies before registering.
All POC cadets receive $150 per month for up to 20 months. This is in addition to the pay received for the four (or six)-week field training, which normally is ac-complished between the sophomore and junior years. Cadets also receive compensation for travel expenses and are furnished food, housing, uniforms and medical care while attending field training, which is conducted at an Air Force base.

        POC academics stress the development of the leader-ship, management and communication skills that are vital to an officer’s effectiveness. Classroom time also is spent developing the cadet’s professional awareness and understanding the international environment as it affects the national security of the United States.

        When the student successfully completes the POC and graduates from the university, he/she is commis-sioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force and is given an assignment commensurate with his or her academic major, the needs of the Air Force and his or her personal desires. The active duty requirement for officers who enter and complete navigator training or pilot train-ing satisfactorily is six and eight years, respectively, from the end of flight training. For others, the requirement is four years after entering active duty.

Air Force ROTC Course Requirements

        In addition to the course curriculum assigned by each respective college, all students will complete the course requirements directed below to be eligible for a commis-sion in the Air Force. Six hours of math and six hours English composition are also required, but these may be satisfied by completing the general education require-ments and Gordon Rule.
 
 
FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall  Credits
AFR 1101 Air Force Today 1
AFR 1101L Air Force Today Laboratory 1
Semester 2 - Spring Credits
AFR 1120 Air Force Today 1
AFR 1120L Air Force Today Laboratory 1
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall  Credits
AFR 2130 The Air Force Way 1
AFR 2130L The Air Force Way Laboratory  1
Semester 4 - Spring Credits
AFR 2140 The Air Force Way  1
AFR 2140L The Air Force Way Laboratory  1
JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall Credits
AFR 3220 Air Force Leadership and Management 3
AFR 3220L Air Force Leadership and Management Laboratory  1
Semester 6 - Spring Credits
AFR 3231 Air Force Leadership and Management 3
AFR 3231L Air Force Leadership and Management Laboratory 1
SENIOR YEAR
Semester 7 - Fall Credits
AFR 4201 Preparation for Active Duty 3
AFR 4201L Preparation for Active Duty Laboratory  1
Semester 8 - Spring Credits
AFR 4211 Preparation for Active Duty 3
AFR 4211L Preparation for Active Duty Laboratory 1