Why Join ROTC?
- World-class leadership and management training that can be completed in conjunction with any chosen academic major.
- The nation’s largest source of merit-based college scholarships. Includes full-tuition scholarship, monthly subsistence allowance, and funds for textbooks.
- Traditionally a four-year program, however it can be completed in just two years.
- Reserves or National Guard soldiers may be able to complete the ROTC program in two years while you serve with your unit.
- You’ll be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant the day you graduate and with the potential to earn the civilian equivalency of $68,000 within your first four years on active duty.
- Receive a monthly stipend (tax-free) of $420.
How To Join
Qualifications for the Basic Course
- Be a full-time student at in the UPR system, or and affiliated school
- Not be a Conscientious Objector
- Be of Good Moral Character
- Not have any Tattoos specifically prohibited by Army Regulation (AR 670-1)
- Be a U.S. Citizen
- Be in good physical condition
Qualifications for the Advanced Course
- Meet all of the previous requirements to enter the Basic Course.
- Not have any civil convictions, adverse adjudications, or court martial convictions
- Not have more than three dependents
- If prior service, have an honorable discharge from the Armed Services with a qualifying RE code of 1 on DD Form 214
- One of the following criteria: a. have credit for Military Science 100 and 200 level courses, complete Cadet Command’s Cadet Initial Entry Training (CIET), or complete Basic Training in one of the Armed Forces
- Have a college GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
- Score at least 180 points with 60 points in each event on a single Army Physical Fitness Test
- Successfully pass a Department of Defense Medical Evaluation Review Board (DODMERB) physical. The most common non-waiver disqualifiers during this physical are: documented asthma after the age of 13, ADD/ADHD, depression treatment, or academic skills disorders within the past 12 months; ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Scoliosis curvature of the spine in excess of 30 degrees, or prior service with a permanent profile
- Be younger than the age of 32 at time of commissioning (a waiver is possible)


