What is Army ROTC?   

The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at Truman State University is an educational and Leadership Development Program that combines college electives in military science with practical leadership training to prepare men and women to become Army officers. Upon successful completion of the Army ROTC program and graduation from Truman, cadets receive their commissions as Second Lieutenants in the active Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard.

 Visit the US Army's Officer Career Web Site to Learn more about the ROTC pathway to Leadership Excellence: www.goarmy.com/officer

Truman ROTC Cannon Crew Members Signal a BULLDOG Touchdown!

How can Army ROTC benefit me?

Army ROTC can help you be successful during college and afterwards, You'll quickly gain the confidence and self-discipline necessary to progress in your studies at Truman. Every cadet is paired with a senior class peer-mentor to assist in balancing Truman academics with ROTC training.  Upon graduation your leadership and management skills will be accompanied by credentials that will impress employers. Truman ROTC graduates receive minors in leadership in addition to their undergraduate degree majors. In addition, you'll earn opportunities for service-to-country as an officer, full time on active duty or part-time in the Reserves or National Guard while you pursue a civilian career.

Truman Color Guard Salutes at Veteran's Day Ceremony

Who Participates in Army ROTC?   

Truman RECONDO Club Cadets Brief an Operations Order Using the Sand Table

At Truman State University approximately 200 students are members of the "Bulldog Battalion" and enroll in military science courses each semester. Members include students from all academic disciplines to include business, nursing, social sciences, physical sciences and justice systems. Students enrolled in the Truman Army ROTC program are not "in the Army" and can withdraw from the Basic Course without obligation. Each year about 15 students complete the Army ROTC program and earn presidential commissions to serve as Army Officers on Active Duty, in the US Army Reserves or the National Guard.

How do Army ROTC Courses fit in?

Army ROTC does not in any way interfere with regular college courses. In fact, introductory no-obligation freshman level courses satisfy part of the Truman liberal arts and sciences core requirements. Army ROTC involves one course and a leadership lab each semester. The courses fit into most academic programs as electives. Military Science 100 and 101 serve to fulfill freshman level health and wellness classes and our MS 200 and 201 level courses satisfy Writing Enhanced (WE) course requirements. Students completing the ROTC program are awarded a minor in Military Science.  The leadership experiences offered by Army ROTC are unique and can not be matched by classroom instruction. The Leadership Development Program (LDP) will set you apart from your peers and serve as either the beginning of your career as an Army Officer or as a springboard to success in whichever civilian career you choose to pursue.

Spring 2009 Commissionees along with TSU Army ROTC Cadre