USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 250
The Department of Military Science for Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) was established to select and prepare students to serve as officers in the Regular and Reserve components of the United States Army. The curriculum is designed to develop the students; leadership potential, as well as improve the students; planning, organizational, and managerial skills.
Army ROTC training is divided into two phases: the first two years constitute the Basic Course; the last two the Advanced Course. The Department offers both a four- and a two-year program, each leading to a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. The four-year program requires completion of the Basic Course, a five-week field training course, and the Advanced Course. Students with prior active military service or previous training at military schools may exempt some or all of the Basic Course. Students with questions concerning the various options should contact the Professor of Military Science for more information. Army ROTC training is offered to both men and women students and provides free uniforms and textbooks. Enrollment is open to qualified students at all levels, including graduate students. Offerings are published each semester.
Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis in all academic majors. The scholarship pays for tuition, books, lab fees, and certain other academic expenses.
All Advanced Course and scholarship students receive $150.00 per month for subsistence. This is in addition to the pay of approximately $700.00 while attending the five-week field training course at the Summer Advanced Camp.
Additional skills training at the Airborne School, Air Assault School, and the Northern Warfare School is available to both Basic and Advanced Course students during semester breaks. Additional skills training is also available during the academic year to include first aid, rappelling, orienteering, etc.
Basic Course: The Basic Course consists of four semesters of classroom instruction of one hour each week. Students incur no military commitment by participating in the Basic Course.
Advanced Course: The Advanced Course is designed to prepare the student who desires to be a Professional Army Officer for duty, either Reserve, National Guard, or Active Army. The training consists of four semesters of classroom instruction of three hours each week, lab, field training exercises, and a five-week training phase at summer Advanced Camp.
The newly commissioned officer can be guaranteed Reserve or National Guard duty, or compete for an Active Duty commission. Prior to commissioning the student may request to serve in a number of career fields to include; aviation, engineering, medical, law, law enforcement, logistics, and personnel administration.
Requirements for an AROTC Commission: Students who desire to earn a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army must meet the following requirements; four semesters of the ROTC Advanced Course, successfully complete the Professional Military Education Courses (written communication skills, computer literacy, and military history), attend Advanced Camp, maintain and graduate with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, pass the Army Physical Readiness Test and meet the height and weight, and requirements of the United States Army.
USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 250
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Students not attending on an Army Scholarship may take the 1000 and 2000 level courses with no obligation to the Army. Army Scholarships and service obligation options are discussed in class.
MIS 1000 ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY AND ROTC (1)
Make your first new peer group at college committed to performing well and enjoying the experience. Increase self-confidence through team study and activities in basic drill, physical fitness, rappelling, first aid, and making presentations. Learn fundamentals of leadership.
MIS 1400 FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (1)
Learn/apply principles of effective leading. Reinforce self-confidence through participation in physically and mentally challenging exercises. Develop communication skills. Relate organizational ethical values to the effectiveness of a leader
MIS 2601 MILITARY TRAINING MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES (1)
Learn/apply ethics-based leadership skills that develop Individual abilities and contribute to the building of effective teams. Develop skills in oral presentations, writing, planning, coordination of group efforts, fundamentals of ROTC’s Leadership Development Program.
MIS 2610 LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT (1)
Introduction to individual and team aspects of military tactics in small unit operations, radio communications, making safety assessments, movement techniques, planning for team safety/security and methods of pre-execution checks. Learn techniques for training others as an aspect of continued leadership development.
MIS 2610L LEADERSHIP LABORATORY (0)
Required with all classes. Involves leadership responsibilities for the planning, coordination, execution and evaluation of various training and activities. Students develop, practice and refine leadership skills by serving and being evaluated in a variety of responsible positions.
MIS 3302 SMALL UNIT OPERATIONS (3)
PR: MIS 1000, MIS 1400, MIS 2601, MIS 2610. Series of practical opportunities to lead small groups, receive personal assessments and encouragement, and lead again in situations of increasing complexity. Uses small unit operations and opportunities to plan and conduct training for lower division students both to develop such skills and practicing leading.
MIS 3404 LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS – TACTICS AND CAMP PREPARATION (3)
PR: MIS 3302. Analyze tasks; prepare written or oral guidance for team members to accomplish tasks. Delegate tasks and supervise. Plan for and adapt to the unexpected in organizations under stress. Examine and apply lessons from leadership case studies. Examine importance of ethical performance.
MIS 4410 ARMY AS A PROFESSION (2)
PR: MIS 3404. Designed to prepare cadets for duty as commissioned officers. Instruction centers around proficiency/familiarization with the military justice system, military administration, the Officer Professional Management System, international laws of war, and principles of management/leadership.
MIS 4421 SEMINAR IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (3)
PR: MIS 4410. Provides a basic understanding of the professional soldier’s responsibilities to the Army and the nation. Attempts to improve ethical decision-making skills through an examination of the need for ethical conduct, greater awareness and sensitivity to ethical issues, and the opportunity to apply these abilities in real world case study situations. Included are seminars to acquaint the new lieutenant with his/her relationship to NCO’s, company grade officers, and senior officers.
MIS 4930 ADVANCED DIRECTED STUDY AND RESEARCH (1-3)
PR: CI and permission of Professor of Military Science. Intensive individual study in a particular aspect of military science that is not covered in regular course offerings. Request for enrollment must be made prior to registration in the form of a written proposal. May be repeated for credit.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 1999
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