Program

reserve officers' training corps (rotc)

General:

Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a program focused on developing leadership and management skills with the ultimate goal of commissioning graduated college students as Second Lieutenants into the United States Army, Reserve, or National Guard in a wide variety of career paths. Students participate in ROTC part-time while attending college full-time. Most training and coursework takes place on the Boston College campus where approximately 35 students participate in the program. Any Boston College student can join and participate in the ROTC basic course, as a non-scholarship Cadet, without military obligation during their freshman and sophomore years.

Academic and Skills Training:

Army ROTC academic and skills training consists of two parts, the Basic Course, usually attended by freshmen and sophomores, the Advanced Course for juniors and seniors, including attendance at the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), and Military History course for which credit is granted by course work in an approved Boston College History or Political Science course. ROTC at Boston Cadets in the BC PlexCollege includes the following:

  • Military Leadership classes which meet one to three hours each week
  • Physical Fitness Training (PT) meets three times weekly from 6:45 AM to 8:00 AM
  • Leadership Labs (24 hours of per semester of practical exercises focusing on basic military skills) conducted at the beginning of each semester
  • One weekend long Field Training Exercise per semester
  • One major social event per semester
  • Informal social events
  • Cadets participate and lead Color Guards and optional Drill, Running, Ranger Challenge, and Recon Challenge Teams.

Any Boston College sophomore, junior, or graduate student may join by attending the Leader's Training Course at Ft Knox, Kentucky where they will earn constructive credit for the Basic Course. For more information see curriculum.

On-Line Inquiry:

For more information, complete this on-line inquiry and a Boston College Army ROTC Cadre member will contact you.

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