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100

Cadets who join ROTC choose the manner and capacity in which they serve? 

Absolutely! Choice of Active duty, Reserves or Guard is entirely at the discretion of the cadet.

100

This is the average number of hours you would have to commit to ROTC during college per week...

What is 8. pt x3 class x 2 lab x 3

100

This is the number of years you would have to commit to the Army if you took a scholarship and contracted..

4 active duty or 4 years guard/reserve plus 4 years of IRR

100

This Branch is the newest in the Army. It is a high demand area crucial to daily operations and directly correlates to high paying civilian equivalents.

What is Cyber Branch.  

100

Once contracted you have the opportunity to have the Army pay either room and board or tuition...

True.  Scholarships can be combined.  If on another scholarship or grant you could pocket room and board money.

200

This is the amount of money per year that the Army gives contracted cadets for books...

$1200

200

This is the year in which you would have to commit to joining the Army and contract.

Junior year.  You can join the program and take the class up until your junior year without any commitment to the Army.

200

On average a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant can expect to make this amount of money per year..

01-2nd LT = $84,404 at Fort Carson, CO

Base pay- 3837 x 12

Basic Allowance Housing 2169 x 12

Basic Allowance Subsidence x 12

 

200

Similar to any war movie you have ever seen, this branch is known as the "Queen of Battle" and often considered the most prestigious. 

What is the Infantry.

200

In addition to tuition/room and board payment the Army also pays contracted cadets this much monthly in stipend money...

$420

300

There are over 75 Internship programs that the Army offers to cadets. True or False...

True. Internships/Military Schools/ Project GO/ CDLT, The number of opportunities is borderline ridiculous.

300

This is the percentage of students in the continental US who graduate college with no student loan debt.

10 %

300

This is the minimum gpa you must maintain in order to commission into the US Army...

2.0... 2.5 to gain a scholarship and contract but then you must maintain a 2.0..

300

This branch is Referred to as the "King of Battle" and their support is greatly appreciated by grunts on the ground in a firefight.

What is Field Artillery.

300

Daily Double !!

This is the year that ROTC was established

1819 USMA-West Point 1916- Nationally at Universities

400

This percentage of branch choices directly correlates to civilian equivalent jobs ..

90 %

400

Other than the Military, this is the number of professions that offer a 20 year retirement system..

Zero.  Police/Firefighter=30 years State job=30 years Union jobs=25 on average Federal=25 on average

400

This is the percentage of Americans who have served in the military..

7.3 percent=veteran 0.4 percent active duty

400

Daily Double !

This is the year of the ROTC program where you will attend advanced camp at Fort Knox, KY

3-summer between junior and senior year

400

This is the number of Universities where ROTC is taught in the US..

274