2. Why we’re here
•Welcome to Western Illinois University
•By the time you leave, you should understand the
following:
•What ROTC is
•What sort of students ROTC is looking for
•What a cadet’s weekly schedule looks like.
•What opportunities will be available to students that
complete ROTC.
•Question and Answer Session
•“Is ROTC like the movie “Full Metal Jacket?”
•“Does joining ROTC mean joining the military?”
•“If I’m in ROTC, will I have to wear a uniform
everywhere?”
•“Will ROTC take up all of my time?”
3. Bottom Line
•ROTC is designed to enhance your college experience, not
dominate it.
•Therefore, you will NOT have to dress like this everywhere
you go:
4. Common Misconceptions
•Signing up for an ROTC class is not the same as
enlisting
•Basic Training is not required for participation in ROTC
•ROTC Cadets are not treated like Army privates.
•ROTC produces leaders, not followers
5. Why Consider a Career as an Army Officer?
•Challenging and
rewarding career
•Sense of belonging
•True leadership &
responsibility
•Excellent pay & benefits
•A job waiting for you
after graduation!
8. Scholarships
• Federal Scholarship
(High School)
Pays Tuition and Fees OR Room and
Board
$1, 200 yr book stipend
Cadet Stipend
$300 (freshman)
$350 (sophomore)
$450 (Junior)
$500 (Senior)
• Application Process
Opens to High School Juniors on
February 1st, closed on January 10th of
their Senior Year
Apply online at
http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/high-school-
students/four-year-scholarship.html
Transcripts/ACT Scores sent to
usarmy.knox.usacc.mbx.train2lead@mail.mil
Presidential Fitness Test and Interview at
local Army ROTC program
8 yr commitment (4 Active, 4 IRR OR 8yr
Guard/Reserve)
9. Scholarships
• Federal Scholarship
(Campus Based.)
Pays Tuition and Fees OR Room and
Board
$1, 200 yr book stipend
Cadet Stipend
$300 (freshman)
$350 (sophomore)
$450 (Junior)
$500 (Senior)
• Application Process
Opens to Incoming Freshmen upon arrival On-
Campus, closes at the end of the first semester
of the student’s Junior year.
Cadets apply through their Military Science
Instructor.
Transcripts/Application to Contract submitted
to WIU ROTC Scholarships and Enrollments
Officer
Applicant must score 80 pts or more on each
category of the Army Physical Fitness Test
(held once per month) to be considered.
Applications processed through Scholarship
Boards held once per month. Applications
approved/denied based on GPA, Army Physical
Fitness Test score, and leadership during
classes, physical training, and labs.
8 yr commitment (4 Active, 4 IRR OR 8yr Guard/Reserve)
10. Scholarships
• State Scholarship
10 available per class
Offers made by WIU’s
Scholarship Board
Covers Tuition costs
No commitment required
• Qualifications
U.S Citizen
CGPA 2.5
Instructor Recommendation
Serious Interest in
Commissioning
APFT (score 180)
DODMERB Physical
Illinois Residency
Enrollment in a Military
Science course
Not receiving National
Guard/Veterans grant
11. Officer Pay – Your First 4 Years
Note: 2012 average annual salary of current rank throughout the Army.
(Basic Pay, BAS, BAH included)
Years of Service less than 2 2 3 4
$48,888
$56,964 $62,388 $69,156
$76,620 $81,612
Active Duty
12. Officer Pay – Your First 4 Years
Years of Service less than 2 2 3 4
Reserve/National Guard Duty
$5,938
$6,849 $7,893 $9,094
$9,649 $10,579
Note: Figures based on January 2012 pay tables. 12 Weekend drills plus 15
days of Annual training.
17. Other Training Opportunities
Airborne School
Air Assault School
Cadet Troop Leadership Training
Nurse Summer Training
Mountain Warfare
CULP
Cadet Field Training
19. Cadet
Leadership
Course
31 Days
“Olympics of
ROTC
Program”
Progression
MS I
(Freshman)
MS 111 & MS 112
MS II
(Sophomore)
MS 211 & MS 212
Cadet Initial Entry Training
Fort Knox, KY
28 Days
MS III
(Junior)
MS 311
MS 312
HIST 304
Squad
Operations
Land Nav
Operations
Orders
Leadership
Military History
MS IV
(Senior)
MS 411
MS 412
Transition
to LT
Military Law/
Justice
Plan & Conduct
Unit Training
Counseling
Basic Course Advanced Course
ROTC Program
Lateral Entry
Prior Service – Active Duty
Prior Service – NG or Reserves
“Warrior
Forge”
No military commitment Contract / Commitment / Stipend ($450/500)
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
or
or
20. Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12
Course
Overview &
Rank
Structure
Intro to
Stress
Manageme
nt
Time
Management
Intro to Troop
Leading
Procedures
Goal
Setting
US Military
Customs &
Courtesies
Midterm
Exam
Officership &
the Army
Profession
Intro to
Warrior
Ethos
Intro to Map
Reading
Health &
Fitness
Intro to
Cultural
Understanding
and Language
Proficiency
(CULP)
Final
Exam
Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Lab 5 Lab 6 Lab 7 Lab 8 Lab 9 Lab 10 Lab 11 Lab 12
Drill &
Ceremony
Combat
Water
Survival
Land
Navigation I
Land
Navigation
II
Individual &
Squad
Movement
Techniques
Employ
Hand
Grenades
&
Claymore
Mines
Battle Drills Squad
Tactics I
Squad
Tactics II
Squad
Tactics III
Fieldcraft &
Pre-Combat
Checks &
Inspections
Cmndr’s
Time
MS 111 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
21. MS 112 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
22. MS 211 Syllabus
Lesson 1a Lesson 2a Lesson 3a Lesson 4a Lesson 5a Lesson 6a Lesson 7a Lesson 8a Lesson 9a Lesson
10a
Lesson 11a Lesson 12a
ROTC &
Course
Overview
Map
Reading I
Land
Navigation I
Intro to
Problem
Solving
Intro to
Plans and
Orders
Intro to
Battle
Drills
Offensive
Operations
Team
Building
Interpersonal
Communicati
on
Leadership
Traits &
Behaviors
Culture
Briefs I
Intro to First
Aid
Lesson 1b Lesson 2b Lesson 3b Lesson 4b Lesson 5b Lesson 6b Lesson 7b Lesson 8b Lesson 9b Lesson
10b
Lesson 11b Lesson 12b
Army
Physical
Readiness
Training
Program
Map
Reading II
Land
Navigation II
Intro to
Troop
Leading
Procedures
Squad
Movement
Midterm
Exam
Intro to Pre-
Combat
Checks &
Inspections
Time
Management
Effective
Army Briefing
Leadership
Theory
Discussion
Culture
Briefs II
Final Exam
Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Lab 5 Lab 6 Lab 7 Lab 8 Lab 9 Lab 10 Lab 11 Lab 12
Drill &
Ceremony
Combat
Water
Survival
Land
Navigation I
Land
Navigation
II
Individual &
Squad
Movement
Techniques
Employ
Hand
Grenades
&
Claymore
Mines
Battle Drills Squad Tactics
I
Squad
Tactics II
Squad
Tactics III
Fieldcraft &
Pre-
Combat
Checks &
Inspections
Commander’
s Time
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
23. MS 212 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
Lesson 01a Lesson 02a Lesson 03a Lesson 04a Lesson 05a Lesson 06a Lesson
07a
Lesson 08a Lesson 09a Lesson 10a Lesson 11a Lesson 12a
ROTC &
Course
Overview
Operations
Orders
Navigational
Methods &
Route
Planning
Introduction
to Terrain
Analysis
Introduction
to Patrolling
Threat
Awareness and
Reporting
The
Defense
Effective
Writing
Situational
Leadership
Leadership
Analysis
Assessing Your
Own
Leadership
Leadership
Development
Program
Lesson 01b Lesson 02b Lesson 03b Lesson 04b Lesson 05b Lesson 06b Lesson
07b
Lesson 08b Lesson 09b Lesson 10b Lesson 11b Lesson 12b
Army Values
& the Army
Equal
Opportunity
Program
OPORD
Practical
Exercise
Land
Navigation
Practical
Exercise
Terrain
Analysis
Practical
Exercise
Patrol Base
Operations
Introduction to
Protection and
Emergency
Management
Midterm
Exam
Transformation
al Leadership
Adaptive
Leadership
Leadership
Capstone
Presentations
Leadership
Forum Lecture
Final Exam
Lab 13 Lab 14 Lab 15 Lab 16 Lab 17 Lab 18 Lab 19 Lab 20 Lab 21 Lab 22 Lab 23 Lab 24
Commander’s
Time
First Aid Leader
Reaction
Course
Squad
Tactics IV
(Practical
Exercise)
Platoon
Movement
Platoon Tactics –
Patrolling I
Platoon
Tactics –
Patrolling
II
Land
Navigation III
Land
Navigation
IV
Weapons -
Pre-
Marksmanshi
p Instruction
Tactical
Communication
, Reporting, &
Call for Fire
First Aid -
Casualty
Evacuation
(CASEVAC)
25. MS 312 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
Lesson 1a Lesson 2a Lesson 3a Lesson 4a Lesson 5a Lesson 6a Lesson 7a Lesson 8a Lesson 9a Lesson 10a Lesson 11a Lesson 12a
Course
Overview
Warrior
Ethos in
Action
Unified Land
Operations
Principles of
War – Case
Study
Call For Fire Cordon &
Search
Attack Land
Navigation
OPORD PE Team Dynamics Branch Brief Officership
Forum/
Lecture
Series
Lesson 1b Lesson 2b Lesson 3b Lesson 4b Lesson 5b Lesson 6b Lesson 7b Lesson 8b Lessons 9b Lesson 10b Lesson 11b Lesson 12b
Introduction to
the Brigade
Combat Team
Law of Land
Warfare &
Rules of
Engagement
Terrorism
Awareness
Problem
Solving
Patrol Base
Ops
Raid Midterm
Exam
FOB OPS
Peer
Leadership
Applied
Situational
Leadership
Branch Brief Course
Review
Lesson 1c Lesson 2c Lesson 3c Lesson 4c Lesson 5c Lesson 6c Lesson 7c Lesson 8c
Lessons 9c
Motivating
Soldiers
Lesson 10c Lesson 11c Lesson 12c
Branch Brief Warrior Forge
Brief
Final Exam
Officership
Forum/
Lecture
Series
Officership
Forum/
Lecture
Series
CTS RTW TLP’s &
Operations
Orders
Recon Ambush Map Reading FOB OPS
Lab 13 Lab 14 Lab 15 Lab 16 Lab 17 Lab 18 Lab 19 Lab 20 Lab 21 Lab 22 Lab 23 Lab 24
Annual
Training
Requirements
First Aid Leader
Reaction
course
Squad Tactics
IV PE
Tactical
Movement
Tactics –
Patrolling I
Tactics –
Patrolling II
Land
Navigation III
Land
Navigation IV
Weapons - Pre-
Marksmanship
Instruction
Tactical
Communication,
Reporting, &
Call for Fire
First Aid
26. MS 411 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
Lesson 1a Lesson 2a Lesson 3a Lesson 4a Lesson 5a Lesson 6a Lesson 7a Lesson 8a Lesson 9a Lesson 10a Lesson 11a Lesson 12a
Course
Overview/LDA
CAAR Review
Leadership
Development
Program II
Effective
Writing for
Officers
Train for
Unified Land
Ops II
(METL
Development)
Company and
Battalion
OPORD
Risk
Management
Process
Counseling
II
Officer Career
Management
Combat Stress
Management
Army Leader
Ethics - Case
Studies I
Code of
Conduct
Administrative
Discipline and
Separation
Lesson 1b Lesson 2b Lesson 3b Lesson 4b Lesson 5b Lesson 6b Lesson 7b Lesson 8b Lesson 9b Lesson 10b Lesson 11b Lesson 12b
Staff
Organization
Roles and
Responsibilitie
s
Counseling I Train for
Unified Land
Ops I
(Training
Management)
Military
Decision
Making
Process
(MDMP)
Mission
Rehearsals
and Rock
Drills
Midterm Exam Officer
Evaluation
Report
(OER)
Process &
Support
Forms
NCO
Evaluation
Report
(NCOER) &
Counseling
Process
Army Leader
Ethics
Law of Land
Warfare and
Rules of
Engagement
(ROE)
The Uniform
Code of
Military
Justice
(UCMJ)
Army Leader
Ethics - Case
Studies II
Lesson 1c Lesson 2c Lesson 3c Lesson 4c Lesson 5c Lesson 6c Lesson 7c Lesson 8c Lesson 9c Lesson 10c Lesson 11c Lesson 12c
Conduct of a
Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Officership
Forum I
(Lecture
Series)
Applied
Leadership
- Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Officership
Forum II
(Lecture
Series)
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Final Exam
Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4 Lab 5 Lab 6 Lab 7 Lab 8 Lab 9 Lab 10 Lab 11 Lab 12
Drill &
Ceremony
Combat
Water
Survival
Land
Navigation I
Land
Navigation II
Individual &
Squad
Movement
Techniques
Employ Hand
Grenades &
Claymore
Mines
Battle Drills Squad
Tactics I
Squad Tactics
II
Squad
Tactics III
Field craft &
Pre-Combat
Checks &
Inspections
Commander’s
Time
27. MS 412 Syllabus
TRACK LEGEND: Leadership Personal Development Officership Tactics & Techniques Values & Ethics Overview & Assessment
Lesson 1a Lesson 2a Lesson 3a Lesson 4a Lesson 5a Lesson 6a Lesson 7a Lesson 8a Lesson 9a Lesson 10a Lesson 11a Lesson 12a
Course
Overview
Army
Customs &
Courtesies
Introduction
to Battle
Analysis
Cultural
Awareness
Counter-
insurgency
Non-Govt.
Organizations,
Civilians on
the Battlefield,
& Host Nation
Support
Supply
Operations
Battle
Analysis
Case Studies
- Briefs
Officer Forum Platoon
Command
Team
Equal
Opportunity
(EO)
Financial
Management
Lesson 1b
The Army
Officer
Lesson 2b
Unit Level
Medical
Operations
Lesson 3b
Army Leader
Ethics - Case
Studies III
Lesson 4b
Culture of
Terrorism
Lesson 5b
Force
Protection in
the FSO and
Operational
Security
Lesson 6b
Midterm Exam
Lesson 7b
Maintenanc
e
Operations
Lesson 8b
Staff Ride
Lesson 9b
Senior NCO
Forum
Lesson 10b
BOLC
Overview
Lesson 11b
Sexual
Harassment/
Assault
Response
Prevention
(SHARP)
Program Pt 1
Lesson 12b
Installation
Support
Services for
Soldiers and
Family
Members
Lesson 1c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 2c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 3c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 4c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 5c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 6c
Officership
Forum III
(Lecture
Series)
Lesson 7c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 8c
Applied
Leadership -
Training
Meeting
Lesson 9c
Officership
Forum IV
(Lecture
Series)
Lesson 10c
Applied
Leadership
- Training
Meeting
Lesson 11c
Sexual
Harassment/
Assault
Response
Prevention
(SHARP)
Program Pt 2
Lesson 12c
Final Exam
Lab 13 Lab 14 Lab 15 Lab 16 Lab 17 Lab 18 Lab 19 Lab 20 Lab 21 Lab 22 Lab 23 Lab 24
Commander’s
Time
First Aid Leader
Reaction
Course
Squad
Tactics IV
Platoon
Movement
Platoon
Tactics-
Patrolling I
Platoon
Tactics-
Patrolling II
Land
Navigation III
Land
Navigation IV
Weapons -
Pre-
Marksmans
hip
Instruction
Tactical
Communication,
Reporting, &
Call for Fire
First Aid –
Casualty
Evacuation
(CASEVAC)
28. ROTC OML Model
Warrior Forge, Platoon Top Five=
1 point added to final OMS
RECONDO = 0.5 point added to final OMS
29. Officer Career Fields
Maneuver, Fires, and Effects:
Protect lives through the actual or perceived use of weapons and
movement against the enemy
Branches in this Field:
Infantry
Armor
Aviation
Air Defense Artillery
Field Artillery
Chemical
Engineers
Military Police
30. Officer Career Fields
Force Sustainment:
Support, train, supply, and provide maintenance.
Branches in this Field:
Adjutant General
Finance
Ordnance
Quartermaster
Transportation
31. Officer Career Fields
Operations Support:
Disseminate information critical to military operations
Branches in this Field:
Military Intelligence
Signal Corps
Special Branches
Positions requiring special degrees, certifications, and endorsements
Branches in this field:
Chaplain Corps
Army Nurse Corps
Medical Services Corps
32. Commissioning Requirements
1. Baccalaureate degree
2. Completion of:
- MS 311
- MS 312
- MS 411
- MS 412
- History 304
3. Completion of “Leaders Development Assessment Course”
4. Demonstrated swimming proficiency
5. Minimum GT Score of 110
3.00 GPA
minimum
Note: Cadets may also earn a Military Science Minor by completing the requirements
above and one additional elective approved by the department
34. Battalion Cadre
(Functional Organization)
As of April 2016
Department Chair
LTC Richard Helling
Supply
MSG Ronnie Robertson
Office Manager
Ms. Suzanne Boussard
MS IVs
(Seniors)
MS IIIs
(Juniors)
MS IIs
(Sophomores)
MS Is
(Freshmen)
Admin /
Log
= Active
= AGR
= COMTek
= DA Civ
= University
Training NCO
SFC Timothy Johns
Enrollment &
Scholarships
Admin Assistant
Mr. Billy Nicks
APMS
CPT Travis Brunson
APMS
Mr. Darrin Dunsworth
Recruiting Operations
Mr. Charles Noble
APMS
CPT Harry Yoon
APMS
SFC Josh Abernathy
APMS
SSG Heather Carreathers
APMS
SFC Wilfred Cunningham
This is the ROTC OML Model that was used in FY10 and for all you End of LDAC Commissionees this is your OML model.
This slide lists all the criteria that go into the Model. The numbers in green are the weighting of each of the criteria. If you add up the green numbers they will equal 100.
That is why GPA is 40% weighted 40 of 100. There is an additional point awarded to all those that receive LDAC PLT top 5, and an additional ½ point for anyone who earns RECONDO at LDAC. Let me run thru these criteria quickly:
GPA – Cumulative GPA for first three years of college (includes ROTC grades)
LDAC Performance – This is score based on number of E, S, N’s you receive here at LDAC in leadership positions and attribute/skills/actions
LDAC PLT TAC Eval – this is the TAC overall LDAC evaluation
LDAC Land Nav (1st Score) – Land nav score includes written, day, and night
PMS MSIII CER OML – Score based on where Professor of Military Science(PMS) ranked you with fellow MS III’s on your CER
PMS Accessions OML – Score based on were PMS will rank you with those he is sending to the FY board
Accession Potential Comments – Score based on combination of how LDAC Tac and PMS evaluated your potential
Training and Extracurriculars – Score based on number of training and activities you did as a Cadet/college student
Language/Culture – Score based on type and number college level foreign language course taken, whether majoring in a foreign language, studied abroad or completed Rosetta stone courses
APFT – What did you score in most recent Spring, Fall and 1st score here at LDAC
Swimming - Pass/Fail on campus and here at LDAC, Good news because they don’t do swim test here at LDAC anymore you all passed
Athletic – Score based on participation in varsity, intramural or community athletics
Now because we don’t do swim at LDAC anymore and the fact that Campus Swim test is a commission requirement there will be a change for FY11 Build slide.
As you can see swim will be removed starting in FY11 board, this is all of you minus End of LDAC, and the weighting will be applied to Campus APFT’s
There is one more change on the horizon which should start for all those going to the FY12 board. The Army desires to increase hard science, math and engineering degrees in the cohort. To assist in this there will be incentive points awarded next build.