TO HELP YOU FINANCE YOUR COLLEGE YEARS, ARMY ROTC scholarships pay tuition and required fees, and can be worth more than $60,000! They're awarded on merit; Scholastics, Athletics and Leadership.  Scholarship winners receive a stipend of $250-$300 (MS I &II), $350 (MS III), and $400 (MS IV) for each academic month plus a $900 allowance for books and other educational items. If you're a non-scholarship student, you can still receive the stipend as a contracted cadet during your last three years. If you are awarded and accept a scholarship, you will have a commitment to the Army after completing the program. You can fulfill it by either serving part time in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve, or full time on active duty.

 

ARMY OBLIGATION

There is NO obligation to the United States Army simply by taking courses in Army ROTC.  Enrolling for this course offers you a great opportunity to learn about the United States Army. You will also gain valuable leadership experience, meet a wide variety of new people, and be able to add this course to your resume when you graduate. We in fact have approximately 50 cadets enroll in the program every semester however only 15-20 of these cadets are contracted and will become commissioned officers in the United States Army. Non-scholarship cadets incur no obligation during the first two years (the Basic Course) of Army ROTC.  At the beginning of their sophomore or junior year, non-scholarship cadets agree to accept a commission in the U.S. Army upon completion of the required academic and military courses.  

 

The Longwood University ROTC program is a partnership program with the University of Richmond that offers excellent training, adventure, and lots of fun in addition to the financial benefits of the ROTC scholarship.  Some of these include:

 

 

  • Field Leadership Reaction Course
  • Rappelling
  • Water Training
  • Land Navigation
  • Field Training
  • Physical Training
  • Military Ball/Ceremony
  • Weapons Training
  • Ranger Challenge Team

 

 

For exciting Internet links that give you more information and action photos from Army ROTC and the LWU ROTC program, see the following web sites.

http://military.richmond.edu

 

Contact Information:

   Military Science Department

 

SFC Hunsinger

434.395.2136

hunsingertl@longwood.edu