How to Join ROTC

High School: if you are in high school, you can apply for a four year scholarship. You can go here and find the steps on how to apply.

Freshmen in College: All you have to do is sing up for MSL 101(Fall Semester) or MSL 102 (Spring Semester). These classes are listed below. If you join these classes and you decided you like ROTC, we would be able to get you a scholarship. Information on these scholarships can be found here.

Sophomore in College: Sign up for MSL 201(Fall semester) or MSL 202(Spring Semester). Also, you can decide to do Leader's Training Course (LTC) during the summer after your sophomore year. If you choose to do this, you do not need to sign up for the classes. If you have more questions regarding LTC, contact Major Clark at clarkrt@purdue.edu. You may also go here for more information. You can also check out the Army ROTC LTC website by clicking here.

Green To Gold: There are many opportunites for enlisted Soldiers to participate in the Green to Gold program. You can learn more about the process here: Green-To-Gold PowerPoint.

Classes and Curriculum

Army ROTC students take classes like any other college student. You also attend your weekly MSL (Military Science and Leadership) classes from once to three times a week (depending on what grade you are in) and weekly leadership lab. The weekly leadership labs are where you put to practice the knowledge that you have gained from your MSL class as well as learn Common Tasks that all soldiers need to know.

The MSL classes that are taught in each grade level are follows:

• MSL 101 - Foundations of Officership (1 or 2 cr.)
• MSL 102 - Basic Leadership (1 or 2 cr.)
• MSL 201 - Individual Leadership Studies (2 or 3 cr.)
• MSL 202 - Leadership And Teamwork (2 or 3 cr.)
• MSL 301 - Leadership And Problem Solving (4 cr.)
• MSL 302 - Leadership And Ethics (4 cr.)
• MSL 401 - Leadership And Management (4 cr.)
• MSL 402 - Officership (4 cr.)

Every Army ROTC Cadet who enters into the Advanced Course attends the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). It's a four-week summer course to evaluate and train all Army ROTC Cadets. This course normally takes place between your junior and senior years of college, and is conducted at Fort Lewis, Washington.