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1999-2000 Marymount University Catalog
Military Science

U.S. Army ROTC Program

Marymount University prepares students for careers in all branches of the nation’s military services. The University offers a U.S. Army ROTC program whose military science courses are taught at nearby Georgetown University.

The U.S. Army ROTC Program consists of structured study in Military Science courses in addition to regular studies in other fields. The program prepares graduates for leadership as commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. For more information regarding ROTC at Marymount, please contact the admissions counselor in the Office of Admissions.

Enrollment Criteria

To be eligible for enrollment as a scholarship recipient, each student must be of good character, be in good health, have a projected age of 25 or fewer years on the scheduled date of commissioning, and be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien in the United States. Nonscholarship students must have a projected age of 33 or fewer years on the scheduled date of commissioning in addition to other criteria noted above. Enrollment is totally elective on the part of the student and selective by the program director.

Program Requirements and Curriculum

The program consists of two components: military skills and knowledge, referred to as the core curriculum; and professional military education, which encompasses certain academic electives and the requirements of completion of an academic curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree.

Course Material Fees and Expenses

All uniforms, textbooks, and required course reference material for the core curriculum courses are furnished at no expense to the student. Advanced Phase cadets receive a tax-free stipend of $150 per month for up to ten months of each school year. Additionally, while attending the Advanced Camp, each cadet receives pay equivalent to one-half of that of a second lieutenant on active duty, room and board, medical and dental care, and paid round trip transportation between Camp and the student’s home of record. The Basic Camp offers the same entitlements except for a difference in pay.

Scholarships

The Army awards scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding young men and women who are interested in the Army. Marymount offers partial housing scholarships on a space available basis to students chosen as ROTC scholarship winners and partial tuition scholarships to students who enroll in the ROTC program but do not win an ROTC scholarship.

Marymount partial housing and partial tuition scholarships are restricted to full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate students.

Service Obligation

The active duty and/or reserve service obligation for nonscholarship students varies from three months to three years; for ROTC scholarship students it is eight years. Educational delays may be granted for the pursuit of advanced studies leading to a graduate degree.

Core Curriculum

The core curriculum is comprised of classroom instruction in general military skills. It is conducted in two phases, the Basic Phase and the Advanced Phase.

The Basic Phase is normally taken during the freshman and sophomore years. No military commitment is incurred during this time, and students may withdraw at any time through the end of the second year. The curriculum for the Basic Phase stresses fundamentals in the areas of military discipline, courtesy, customs and traditions, weapons familiarization, marksmanship theory and application, land navigation and map reading, individual skills and tactics, communications, and leadership development. The following courses comprise the Basic Phase:

MS 101 Leadership Skills I

MS 102 Leadership Skills II

MS 201 Leadership Skills III

As an alternative, credit for the Basic Phase may be attained through attendance at a six-week Basic Camp, conducted during the summer between the sophomore and junior years. This option is available to students who did not complete the Basic Phase during their freshman and sophomore years. Either the Basic Phase or Basic Camp must be successfully completed as a prerequisite for acceptance into the Advanced Phase. In cases of advanced placement, a credit is granted for prior military service, Simultaneous Membership Program, JROTC, or previous attendance at a service academy.

The Advanced Phase is normally taken in the final two years of college. The core curriculum for the Advanced Phase concentrates on the application of fundamentals acquired during the Basic Phase as an integral part of study in applied leadership development, unit tactics, organizational administration and management, military justice, and the interrelationships of the various branches of the Army and supporting uniformed services.

A six-week Advanced Camp, conducted during the summer between the junior and senior years, is an integral part of the Advanced Phase. This camp permits cadets to put into practice the principles and theories acquired in the classroom, and exposes the cadets to the rigors of Army life in a tactical, field environment. The following courses comprise the Advanced Phase:

MS 301 Applied Leadership I

MS 302 Applied Leadership II

MS 401 Military Management

MS 402 Ethics and Military Law

Academic Electives

An elective course in each of the following academic areas must be successfully completed by each ROTC cadet prior to graduation and commissioning:

Written Communication Skills

Human Behavior

Military History

National Security Studies

Management

Elective requirements may be fulfilled through courses offered by the various academic departments of the University.

Courses

MS 101 Leadership Skills I

Introduces the student to the organization, missions, customs, and traditions of the national defense establishment. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership applications and military drill. Fall–Freshman

MS 102 Leadership Skills II

Introduces the student to military topographic analysis and land navigation. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership, application, and military drill. Spring–Freshman

MS 201 Leadership Skills III

Designed to familiarize the student with first aid and field communications. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership application. Fall–Sophomore

MS 202 Leadership Skills IV

Introduces the cadet to the philosophy of leadership and the chain-of-command concept. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership application. Spring–Sophomore

MS 301 Applied Leadership I

A study of the fundamentals and principles of military leadership. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership training. Fall–Junior

MS 302 Applied Leadership II

Prepares the cadet to lead a platoon-sized element. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership training. Spring–Junior

MS 401 Military Management

Examines functions of the U.S. Army staffs from division to battalion level. The function and responsibilities of staff officers are explained in depth. Includes a requirement to participate in a leadership laboratory activity. Fall–Senior

MS 402 Ethics and Military Law

Study in two separate areas: ethics and military law. The study of ethics is designed to generate an understanding of the standards of conduct and professional ethical issues as they pertain to the Army Officer. In the second part of the course the American judicial system is examined in regard to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Includes a laboratory in practical leadership training. Spring–Senior


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