Army ROTC (Military Science)

About This Program

CHAIRPERSON: MAJOR WILLIAM WHITE Faculty Professor: Captain David Sherman Professor: Mr. Bill Ramsey Assistant Professor: Sergeant First Class Steven Rice Wilkes University offers students the opportunity to participate in Army ROTC at nearby King’s College through the Northeast Pennsylvania Officer Training Corps Battalion. The classes are conducted l at nearby King’s College, a five-minute walk north on Franklin Street from Wilkes University. Students who participate in this program do so without penalty to their full-time academic status at Wilkes University. The primary objective of the Army Reserve Training Program is to develop leadership capabilities in students and to train future officers for the active Army, US Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. Army ROTC is a flexible program that can be tailored to the individual student’s schedule, particularly in the freshman and sophomore years. Military Science instruction is offered at King’s College with both two- and four-year programs leading to a commission as an officer in one of the three components of the United States Army. To obtain a commission, qualified male and female students must pass a physical examination and complete either the two- or four-year program of Military Science courses. Students normally take one course per semester during their four-year course of study. All students receiving ROTC scholarships, as well as juniors and seniors and some sophomores participating in Army ROTC, are...

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