THE
ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORP TWO-YEAR NON-SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM FOR
ACTIVE DUTY ARMY ENLISTED PERSONNEL
GENERAL
INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE-LEADER
INELIGIBILITY
OBLIGATIONS
APPLICATION
GENERAL
INFORMATION
The
Army ROTC scholarship program provides an avenue for the education and training of highly
qualified and motivated young men and women who desire
to be commissioned as officers in the Army after
graduation from college.
Soldiers
that meet the requirements of the program forward a
non-scholarship application to the Professor of
Military at the school of their choice. Soldiers must meet basic eligibility
requirements, including time in service, age, and
medical qualification by the Department of Defense
Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB). Beyond basic eligibility, however, the
Professor of Military Science looks for the traits the
Army desires in its officer corps, including
scholastic aptitude, physical fitness and demonstrated
leadership potential.
The
Army ROTC Green to Gold Non-Scholarship Program
provides selected active duty enlisted members of the
Army an opportunity to complete their baccalaureate
degree requirements and obtain a commission through
participation in the ROTC non-scholarship program. Enlisted members who have completed 2 years of
college are eligible to take part in the Green to Gold
Non-Scholarship Program. Enlisted members who have completed a
baccalaureate degree and have 2 years remaining to
obtain a masters degree may apply for the graduate
degree non-scholarship program.
Enlisted
personnel who are accepted into the non-scholarship
program are discharged from Active Duty for the sole
purpose of enrolling as an Army ROTC non-scholarship
cadet in the semester requested in the application. All active duty pay and benefits are terminated
upon discharge. Terminal/transition
leave is not authorized if enrolled in Army ROTC. Credit for military service is not received
while in ROTC. Applicants
are advised that current Department of Defense policy
requires non-scholarship recipients to fulfill all
commitments of any enlistment/reenlistment bonus
received or agree to reimburse the government for the
unfulfilled portion at the time of separation.
The U.S. Army ROTC non-scholarship program provides a
tax-free subsistence allowance of an annually
published amount per month for up to 10 months a
school year and are paid while attending the ROTC
Advanced Camp. The
Army ROTC Non-Scholarship Program does not cover the
expense of moving your family and household goods from
your actual permanent place of abode, home or Army
school to the educational institution you will be
attending. Contracted
ROTC cadets are not authorized use of medical
facilities, exchanges or commissaries except during
the periods in which they are attending summer camp. Green to Gold
Non-Scholarship cadets may, if qualified,
receive any portion of the Montgomery GI Bill/Army
College Fund benefits they earned while on active
duty.
To
qualify for benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill,
active duty members must:
- serve at least 20 months on active duty if initial
obligation is 2 years, or
- serve 30 months on active duty if initial obligation is 3
years or greater, and
- have
received a high school diploma or equivalent prior to
completion of their initial
tour of active duty.
NOTE: Soldiers who request a discharge to enroll in
ROTC cannot receive their GI Bill/Army College Fund
benefits if they have not completed the minimum length
of active service before discharge and contributions
to the plan are nonrefundable.
For
further information regarding eligibility for
Montgomery GI Bill/Army College Fund, contact an
education counselor at your installation�s Education
Center or you may write Commander, PERSCOM, ATTN: TAPC-PDE-EI, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22331-0472. The important point is to ensure you fully
understand the benefits before making any decision.
Applicants
taking part in the non-scholarship program must apply
and be accepted at a college or university that offers
Army ROTC and the academic discipline that you
indicated you will pursue. Engineering and/or Nursing students must attend
a school with an accredited Engineering and/or Nursing
program.
You
may pursue any course of study leading to a
baccalaureate degree on the List
of Approved Academic Disciplines and may engage in
any campus/community activity that does not interfere
with your requirements.
In
addition to your normal studies, non-scholarship
cadets must successfully complete the prescribed
military science courses, professional military
education subjects, the ROTC Advanced Camp (normally
between Junior and Senior years), and any other
training that may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Army as a requirement for commissioning.
Participants in the non-scholarship program are
permitted to participate in the Simultaneous
Membership Program (SMP) which permits simultaneous
membership in both the Senior ROTC program and U.S.
Army Reserve/Army National Guard. Upon successful completion of military science
and baccalaureate degree requirements, non-scholarship
cadets will be commissioned as a Regular Army or U.S.
Army Reserve second lieutenant in one of the officer
accession branches of the U.S. Army. An individual's branch preferences and needs of
the Army determine the branch received at the time of
commissioning.
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ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to take part in the Army ROTC
Non-Scholarship Program, you must--
a. Be
a citizen of the United States.
b. Be under 30 years of age on 30 June of the year
you complete all requirements for a commission and a
college baccalaureate degree. However, you can request a waiver up to age 35. This is a statutory requirement
and there are no waivers authorized beyond the allowed
extension.
c. IAW
Lautenberg Amendment Gun Control Act of 1968, a
soldier cannot have a misdemeanor record of a Domestic
Violence Conviction (DVC).
d. Have
no moral obligation or personal conviction that will
prevent you from:
(1) Supporting
and defending the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
(2) Conscientiously
bearing arms.
e. Have
completed at least two years of active duty on his or
her initial
enlistment, or has a time-in-service waiver approved
by DA. Soldier must submit a DA Form 4187 and a time-in-service
worksheet to request a waiver through HQCC to HQDA.
f. Have
completed three months of active duty for every one
month of
specialized training received as of the date of
discharge for enrollment in ROTC. This includes language training, critical
Military Occupation Skill (MOS), or Additional Skill
Identifiers (ASI) received. Service obligations are served concurrently;
the most recent service obligation for specialized
training may not be based on the most recent course
attended. Longer
duration ASI/SQI courses may have service obligations
that override a shorter but more recent course. If a waiver of the service obligation for
training is required, the soldier must submit the
request for waiver through HQCC to HQDA. Determine waiver requirements using time
in service worksheet. HQCC will forward the DA Form 4187 to HQDA with
non-scholarship program acceptance.
g. Have
received a score of 110 or higher on the General
Technical (GT) Aptitude Area of the Army
Classification Battery. No waivers authorized. A soldier may retest.
h. Have
passed an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) and
achieved a score of 180 or higher with a minimum of 60
points in each event (no alternate events) within the
last six months.
i. All
applicants applying for the non-scholarship program
must be an academic Junior as determined by the
university of attendance. No waivers.
j. Applicants
must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of
2.0 on a 4.0 point grading system on all previous
college work completed. No Waivers.
k. To
apply for the non-scholarship program, the applicant's CC
Form 104-R (Planned Academic Program Worksheet)
must indicate 2 years remaining (4 semesters/6
quarters) as a full-time student to degree completion. Course overloads are not authorized and summer
sessions are not authorized. Transfer hours accepted by the school you will
be attending toward
the degree you intend to pursue must be
included on the ROTC Cadet Command Form 104-R, block
5.b(1) and confirmed by the school administration
through evaluation of transcripts.
l. Obtain
a letter of acceptance from a baccalaureate degree
producing college or university offering Army ROTC. The letter must indicate you have either been
unconditionally accepted as an academic Junior or
Graduate Student.
m. Obtain
a letter of acceptance from the Professor of Military
Science (PMS) into the Army ROTC program at the school
you plan to attend and the start date of the school
term. Contact
the PMS at the institution in order to receive this
letter.
n. Have
a favorable or have initiated a National Agency Check
(NAC) or Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC).
o. Be
medically qualified IAW chapter 2, AR
40-501 for participation in the ROTC scholarship
program as determined by Department of Defense Medical
Examination Review Board (DODMERB) (the agency
responsible for reviewing Army ROTC scholarship
physicals).
p. Have
no more than three dependents (including spouse)
unless a waiver is
granted by Headquarters, Cadet Command.
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SCHOLAR
— ATHLETE — LEADER
The
Professor of Military Science evaluates your potential
for becoming an officer with quality indicators based
on the Scholar — Athlete — Leader (SAL) model.
A
soldier may be 100% qualified and eligible to contract
and commission, but without meeting any of the SAL
criteria he or she is not likely to be awarded a
scholarship.
Each
applicant should answer yes or no for him-
or herself to each SAL criteria below, and work with
his or her chain of command to indicate or highlight
all SAL qualities in the file submission to enhance
the strength of their application.
Scholar
- Honor Graduate/Commandant�s List of NCOES school
- Either:
Cumulative GPA over 3.0 on all college level courses or
If 25%
of the course work is in Math, Science, Engineering or
technical courses, cumulative GPA over 2.7 GPA
Athlete
-
Score 270 on APFT with a minimum 90 points in each
event
- Active competitive involvement on post level or
higher sports team
- Placement in top three of individual athletic
competition (triathlon, mountain biking, running,
martial arts, etc.
Leader
- Selected as Soldier/NCO of the quarter/year at
battalion level or higher board
- Served in team leader/squad leader position for
minimum six months with favorable endorsement from
company commander
- Inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy/Sergeant
Morales Club
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INELIGIBILITY
You are ineligible for this program if you:
a. Will
not be a member of the Active Army 30 days prior to
the start of your first academic semester.
b. Have
an unfavorable recommendation by your commanding
officer or a field grade officer in your chain of
command.
c. Are
ineligible for reenlistment.
d. Are
a conscientious objector, as defined in AR 600-43.
e. Are
under suspension of favorable personnel action (AR
600-8-2).
f. Have
10 years or more of active federal service as of the
date of discharge. (Request waiver from Department of the Army)
g. Have
completed undergraduate baccalaureate degree
requirements unless applying for a 2-year graduate
degree program.
h. Are
under probation of a civil conviction or charges are
pending at the time of application.
i. Have
had an adverse juvenile adjudication, or have been
arrested, indicted, or convicted by a civil court or
military law for other than minor traffic violations
(fine of $250 or less or had imposed other adverse
disposition; e.g. attend classes, perform community
service or perform any other similar acts) unless
waived for this program. You may request a waiver.
Requesting a waiver does not ensure approval.
j. Are
ineligible for reenrollment in the basic or advanced
course. (Applies
to prior ROTC cadets).
k. Are
an applicant without a spouse and you have one or more
dependents under 18 years of age. (No waiver is authorized)
l. Are
an applicant with a spouse in a military component of
any armed service (excluding members of the Individual
Ready Reserve (IRR)) who has one or more dependents
under 18 years of age.
(1) A
divorced applicant may be processed for enrollment
when the child or children has/have been placed in the
custody of the other parent, an adult relative or
legal guardian by court order and the applicant is not
required to provide child support. No waiver is required. Copies
of court documents must be provided with the
application.
(2) A
divorced applicant may be processed for a dependency
waiver when the child or children has/have been placed
in the custody of the other parent, an adult relative
or legal guardian by court order and the applicant is
required to provide child support. Contact this headquarters about waiver
procedures. In
both cases, the applicant must sign a statement of
understanding that he or she will be disenrolled
should the individual regain custody of the child or
children while enrolled in ROTC. (DA Form 3286-31-R, Statement of Understanding
U.S. Army Enlisted Policy for Applicants Without
Spouse Who Have Surrendered Custody of Dependents,
will be used as a guide.) An exception to the disenrollment will only be
considered if extraordinary circumstances prevail such
as the death of the legal guardian or adult. A soldier married to an Army National Guard member with a
dependent, but said soldier has not adopted the
dependent means he/she has no dependent and is
eligible.
m. Been
convicted of a domestic violence crime. (No waiver authorized)
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OBLIGATIONS
If medically and administratively qualified and
selected for the U.S. Army ROTC non-scholarship
program you will be required to--
a. Initiate
a DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) requesting a
discharge under the provisions of AR
635-200, chapter 16, paragraph 16-2b(l)(f) thru
your commanding officer and the Personnel
Administration Center (PAC) to the approving
authority. Discharge
should be requested and approved in sufficient time to allow you time to arrive on campus, normally 30
days, prior to enrollment.
b. Sign
a contract with the Secretary of the Army.
c. Enlist
in the U.S. Army Reserve for a period of 8 years.
d. Accept
an Army commission as either an Active Army, Army
Reserve or Army National Guard officer upon completion
of the required academic and ROTC course.
e. Serve
in the military for a period of 8 years. This may be fulfilled by:
- Serving
on active duty 4 years followed by service in the Army
National Guard
(ARNG) or United States Army Reserve (USAR) or the
Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).
Serving 8 years in an ARNG or USAR Troop Program Unit
which includes a 3- to 6-month active duty period for
initial training.
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