Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
Take Charge of Your Future
Officer training can elevate any professional.
Why ROTC? It's a smart choice academically and financially. Through a blend of courses, labs and physical training sessions, you'll learn basic Army skills and graduate as a second Lieutenant in the Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Plus, ROTC offers scholarships that cover the cost of your education.
Cadet Led, Cadre Assisted
Our program focuses on building confident leaders, not just for the Army, but also for your success as a civilian.
Any Major
Choose any college major you want and be commissioned as an officer when you commit to the ROTC program.
Need More Info?
In addition to our experts here at UW-Green Bay, get more information about ROTC through the Army's website.
Courses
Military science courses are standard college courses that fit into a normal academic schedule.
Basic Courses
During your first two years in basic courses, you'll build a foundation of select military skills and professional subjects.
Advanced Courses
In your final two years of advanced courses, you'll focus on applied leadership skills expected of all officers. These skills are fundamental to the military profession and serve as the basis for all future branch-directed specialty training. You'll learn what the U.S. Army does and how it goes about doing it. In these advanced courses, you receive:
- uniforms
- necessary military science textbooks
- salary during an advanced camp
- an allowance up to $4,000 each year
Advanced Camp
A 32-day advanced camp is held during the summer between the junior and senior years. This course permits you to apply leadership principles and theories you learn in the classroom. Successful completion of the course is required prior to commissioning.
Labs
In the ROTC program, you are required to attend leadership labs on Thursday afternoon. Wear the Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) to lab if you have one. If you are not issued OCP, you can wear appropriate civilian attire that can get dirty. These labs are also planned and executed by program juniors, and focus on various leadership and common military tasks such as first aid, basic rifle marksmanship, small unit tactics and land navigation.
Physical Training Sessions
A normal day for an ROTC Cadet begins with physical training (PT). Physical Fitness Training is only required for contracted Cadets or students who enrolled in the physical fitness class. Program juniors plan and execute these sessions, focusing on preparation for the Army physical fitness test. Other PT sessions focus on combat water survival or road marching with a 30-pound rucksack, both typically conducted on the Green Bay campus.
Location & Time
Sessions take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. in the Kress Events Center.
Expectations
You must pass the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) each month. The test consists of:
- Deadlift
- Standing Power Throw
- Hand-Release Pushups
- Sprint Drag Carry
- Plank
- 2 Mile Run
Scores are based on age and gender.
Additional ROTC Program Options
If a four-year program doesn't work for you, you have other ways to contract to ROTC.
Two-Year Program
If you are unable to take ROTC during your first two years of college, the two-year program is for you.
You must successfully complete a five-week basic camp prior to attending advanced camps. This summer training takes the place of the basic course of the four-year program and qualifies you to enter the professional course.
Qualified veterans with prior military service are eligible to enroll in the advanced course without participating in the basic course once they have obtained junior status.
Simultaneous Membership Program
Under this program, you can enlist in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve, attend basic training during the summer and be qualified to enroll in the advanced course the first semester of your junior year.
Upon successful completion of the advanced course and bachelor's degree, you will receive a commission as second Lieutenant with the Regular Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
Leadership Opportunities
As a Cadet in the ROTC program, take advantage of hands-on opportunities to hone your abilities and become more confident. Leadership is baked into our program. You'll plan our 2-hour Thursday labs for all Cadets, run PT sessions and teach concepts to other students so you can learn what it takes to be a leader.
Cadet Professional Development Training (CPDT)
Supplement your military science education with practical leader-development experiences. The CPDT program is comprised of Practical Field Training and Cadet Troop Leader Training. Practical Field Training includes basic airborne, air assault, jungle warfare orientation, northern warfare orientation and intensive fitness training.
When you successfully complete the 32-day advanced camp, you can participate in Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT). The CTLT program sends cadets to train as junior leaders with active Army units in the continental U.S., Europe, Korea, Alaska or Hawaii. You'll be in charge of up to 40 soldiers and requires you to perform as leaders. This extremely popular option provides an exciting and rewarding leadership development and learning experience.
Ask an Expert
Contracting to the ROTC is an important decision that will influence your future success. It's a decision that should not be made lightly. Please reach out to us if you're considering if the ROTC is right for you.