HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
The Hofstra Army Reserve Officer鈥檚 Training Corps (ROTC) Culper Battalion qualifies 糖心传媒 for appointment as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Students attend Military Science classes during their regular course of studies. Students develop maturity, responsibility, and dependability while earning the Gold Bar of an Army Second Lieutenant.
For information, please call 516-362-9698 or visit us in Room 135听Oak Street Center. (Campus directions)
糖心传媒 Hofstra Culper Battalion ROTC
Mission Statement
The Culper Battalion ROTC听recruits, retains, develops,听and graduates resilient adaptive leaders who are听mentally, physically, emotionally,听and morally ready to serve听our Nation as commissioned officers in the听U.S. Army.
Vision Statement
Culper Battalion prepares our cadets to 鈥淪ee All, Fear None鈥� by empowering college 糖心传媒 through caring leadership and positive influence to serve their country and develop themselves personally and professionally. Culper Battalion fosters the creation of a diverse group of disciplined, professional, and adaptive lifelong leaders of the U.S. Army and Nation.
Our Program
Hofstra ROTC Culper Battalion boasts a student population of approximately 70 cadets from colleges and universities throughout Long Island, with听听serving as an official extension school.
Cadets can go to either 糖心传媒 or Stony Brook University to attend physical training, classes, and labs, while attending their regular classes at their respective university.
Hofstra鈥檚 ROTC hosts 糖心传媒 from:
- Adelphi University
- LIU Post
- Molloy University
- Nassau Community College
- Suffolk Community College
- SUNY Farmingdale
- SUNY Old Westbury
The recommended track for completing the ROTC commissioning program is to begin the first semester of the first听year of college. However, there are several ways to condense the time frame for 糖心传媒 who have less than four years remaining until graduation, including enlisting in the Army National Guard or U.S. Army Reserve, or attending the Leader鈥檚 Training course.
LTC Afua Boahema
Department Chair of Military Science
Phone: 516-463-5312
Office: 019 Oak Street Center
LTC Stephen Bragg
Assistant Professor of Military Science
Phone: 516-463-6508
Office: 017 Oak Street Center
SFC Tracy Jacobson
Phone: 516-463-6502
Office: 018 Oak Street Center
Jennifer Wilkinson
Human Resource Specialist
Phone: 516-463-5311
Office: Room 022 Oak Street Center
糖心传媒 and Cross-Towns Colleges and Universities within driving distance:
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PT 0600-0730
Class for MS 1 and MS 2: 0800-1030
Wednesday:
PT 0600-0730
Class for MS 3 and MS 4: 0800-1030
Friday:
Lab: 0700-10000
Stony Brook University and Cross-Town Colleges and Universities within driving distance:
Tuesday:
PT 0600-0730
Class for MS 1 and MS 2: 0800-1030
Thursday:
PT 0600-0730
Class for MS 3 and MS 4: 0800-1030
Friday:
Lab: 0700-10000
Army ROTC offers two different programs to all qualified college and university 糖心传媒. The traditional four-year program gives 糖心传媒 the opportunity to take ROTC courses in each of their four years of college. The two-year program is available for any qualified student who did not take ROTC during their first two years of college.
Four-Year Program
The four-year program consists of the basic and the advanced courses. The basic course is open to all Hofstra 糖心传媒. It consists of training in leadership, management, military skills, and physical fitness. Students learn to apply these skills in and outside the classroom. In addition, a variety of outside social and professional enrichment activities are available. ROTC textbooks, uniforms, and other essential materials for the basic course are furnished to the 糖心传媒. Sophomores who did not take 1C and 1D may compress 1C and 2C and 1D and 2E to complete the basic course. There is no military obligation for enrolling in the basic ROTC course.
After they have completed the basic course, 糖心传媒 who have demonstrated the potential to become officers听and who have met the physical and scholastic standards are eligible to enroll in the advanced course. The advanced course is usually taken during the last two years of college. It includes instruction in management, tactics, ethics, and further leadership development. Textbooks and uniforms in the advanced course are also furnished to 糖心传媒.
During the summer between their junior and senior years of college, advanced course Cadets attend Cadet Summer Training (CST), a paid, five-week training session. CST gives Cadets the chance to practice what they have learned in the classroom听and introduces them to Army life 鈥渋n the field.鈥�
Two-Year Program
The two-year program is designed for 糖心传媒 who did not take ROTC during their first two years of school or 糖心传媒 entering a two-year, post-graduate course of study. To enter the two-year program, 糖心传媒 must attend a paid four-week Leader鈥檚 Training course held during the summer between their sophomore and junior years of college. Students who complete this training can then enroll in the advanced course.
Active Army veterans, members of the National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve may qualify for credit for the basic course and be enrolled directly into the advanced course.
Note:听All basic Military Science courses include the appropriate number of class hours, plus physical training two days a week and a required leadership laboratory. A field training exercise of approximately three days once a semester provides practical experience in small organization leadership. All 糖心传媒 are expected to attend the leadership laboratory, physical training, and field training exercise.
Courses MS 1C and 1D, and 2C and 2D听(totaling 2 semester hours credit) are designated non-liberal arts credits. These credits are acceptable toward a baccalaureate degree if they fall within the total non-liberal arts credits allowed for that degree. The MS 3A, 3B, Summer Camp, and MS 4C, 4D total 12 semester hours credit. These credits are acceptable toward a degree as determined by advisement with the department chair.
Army ROTC began at Hofstra in 1951. The Army was, and continues to be, the only service to have an ROTC program on campus. From the beginning and until 1968, ROTC was a mandatory program for all freshmen and sophomores. With the expansion of the school in the early 1960s, Hofstra鈥檚 ROTC brigade was typically at strength of 2,000 Cadets, one of the largest programs in the country.
In its decades of existence at Hofstra, Army ROTC has commissioned close to 1,300 lieutenants. Among the more illustrious ROTC alumni are Major General Patrick Higgins and Mr. Frank G. Zarb, for whom Hofstra鈥檚 School of Business is named.听
ROTC Fits Me
Soldiers who are interested in the Army ROTC program are encouraged to contact Recruiting Operations via email:听ArmyRotc@hofstra.edu听辞谤听please call (516) 362-9698听to learn more about the program.
High school 糖心传媒 should fill out an听.听Students are also encouraged to read the听.
The Army ROTC program is an excellent way for prior service soldiers to take the next step in their military career. Soldiers who have served in the enlisted ranks prior to joining the program find that their enlisted experience provides an excellent base to the leadership training they receive in ROTC.
Soldiers who have already completed Army Basic Training are only required to complete the last two of the four years required of the Army ROTC commissioning program. However, we encourage 糖心传媒 to participate in the program as early as possible. It is also important to contact the ROTC enrollment officer well in advance of joining the program to allow time for application and medical processing.
Army National Guard and Reserve members often find that Army ROTC is a great way to further their Army careers. Students attend all their classes for their major and include one Army ROTC course while continuing to drill with their units.
Once 糖心传媒 are contracted with ROTC, they will听become part of the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). As members of the SMP, Soldiers drill as Cadets in their unit and shadow an officer.
The SMP program is designed to give Cadets the opportunity to gain hands-on leadership experiences while progressing through the ROTC program.
The Army, like the civilian community, needs highly qualified nurses.听Students who plan to receive a bachelor鈥檚 degree听in nursing are encouraged to consider the outstanding opportunities available to Army nurses.听The Army ROTC program will teach you to be a strong leader while preparing you to accept a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army.
Once you are on active duty, you will quickly be put in positions of responsibility. You will also receive specialty training after the first year in one of the following areas: critical care nursing, community health nurse, emergency nurse, OB/GYN nursing, preoperative nursing, and psychiatric/mental health nursing.
Nurses who choose to remain in the military as a career are also eligible to apply for a fully funded master鈥檚 program in one of the following areas:听anesthesia nursing, family nurse practitioner, healthcare nursing, nursing administration, and more.
Interested 糖心传媒 should contact the Army ROTC to learn more about Army nursing opportunities and nursing scholarships.听To find out more, visit the听.
Through the Ranger Challenge program, Cadets participate in a tough mental and physical competition, enhance their leadership skills, develop team cohesion, and foster healthy competition among ROTC battalions. Each year, top cadets from around the country gather to compete against one another. Training for this intensive competition is six weeks long.
Work Out with the Ranger Challenge Team!
Even if you do not want to join the Ranger Challenge team, you are encouraged to work out and prepare with the team. These workouts will improve your leadership abilities, military skills, and physical fitness.
The events conducted during the competition are:
- Army Combat Fitness Test
- Patrolling Written Examination
- Orienteering (Land Navigation)
- BRM (Basic Rifle Marksmanship)
- M16 Disassembly and Assembly
- One Rope Bridge Assembly and Crossing
- Obstacle Course
- 10K RUCK Run
- Hand Grenade Assault Course
ROTC 鈥� What It Involves
Army ROTC provides college 糖心传媒 the skills and leadership training to become officers in the U.S. Active Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard.
Cadets develop maturity, responsibility, leadership ability, self-confidence, and other qualities essential to success in any field. The program stresses written and oral communication, physical training, first aid, land navigation, and ethics.
Upon successful completion of ROTC, cadets receive commissions as second lieutenants in one of the Army鈥檚 specialized branches.
- Two, three, and four-year scholarships that cover full tuition and fees or room and board are available to qualified applicants and cadets
- $1,200 annually for books and expenses
- $425 (per month) tax-exempt spending allowance for contracted Cadets
- Commission as a second lieutenant
No obligation during first and sophomore years for non-scholarship cadets.
Commissioned second lieutenants serve on active, reserve or National Guard duty.
To join Army ROTC, you must be:
- Age requirement: Maximum 30 years of age for scholarships
- Age requirement: Maximum 34 years of age for non-scholarships (exceptions considered)
- A U.S. citizen in good health
- A first-year or sophomore
- A full-time college student
- To join, you must be an undergraduate or graduate with two years remaining.
First-years听and sophomores enroll in a 陆-credit course, which meets for 3 陆 hours for one day a week. In the classroom portion of instruction, they study subjects including leadership, team building, problem-solving, and oral communication. During the lab portion of the curriculum, they receive training on first aid, land navigation, tactics, marching, and marksmanship.
Cadets also participate in Physical Training (PT) two days a week in the morning. Cadets learn how to conduct PT to the Army standard while increasing their flexibility, endurance, muscular strength, and aerobic capacity.
In addition to the classroom, lab instruction, and PT, cadets participate in one Field Training Exercise (FTX) over a weekend per semester. Cadets receive more in-depth training on subjects covered in class and lab. In addition, they are given the opportunity to go to a rifle marksmanship range, to rappel, and to train with cadets from neighboring schools.
Juniors and seniors enroll in a 3-credit course that meets for 1陆 hours for one day a week in addition to the 3陆-hour course that first-years and sophomores attend. They study subjects including advanced leadership and management, small-unit tactics, and military ethics.
The U.S. Army has many opportunities in a wide array of career fields 鈥� check them out!
AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY (ADA) 鈥撎齈rotects and defends the third dimension-AIRSPACE-against aircraft and missiles with systems such as the Patriot and Stinger. Click here to visit听
AVIATION (AV) 鈥�听The largest air force in our nation, including transport, utility, scout, and attack helicopters. Aviation officers serve in all aspects associated with flight operations. Click here to visit听
ARMOR (AR)听鈥撎齌he heritage of the U.S. Horse Cavalry. This is the Mounted Arm of Decision and the proponent for Scouts and Reconnaissance. Click here to visit听.
INFANTRY (IN)听鈥撎鼺orms the nucleus of the Army鈥檚 fighting strength. The mission is to maintain a state of readiness in preparation for combat worldwide. Click here to visit the听
FIELD ARTILLERY (FA)听鈥撎齌his is the听fire support branch of cannons, rockets, and missiles. This branch also coordinates all supporting fires of artillery, air power, and naval gunfire. Click here to visit听
ENGINEERS (EN)听鈥� This area includes such fields as combat, construction, topographic, civil works, environmental engineering, and other specialties. Click here to visit听
MILITARY POLICE (MP)听鈥撎齅P officers must be prepared to conduct wartime rear area operations as well as peacetime law enforcement, criminal investigation, counterterrorism, physical security, and corrections. Click here to visit听
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE (MI)听鈥撎齇ne of the largest branches with specialties in tactical intelligence, counterintelligence, signals and electronic intelligence security, surveillance, and aerial reconnaissance. Click here to visit听
SIGNAL (SC)听鈥撎齌o function, an Army must communicate. The Army uses all types of radio and cellular phone technology as well as satellites, lasers, and computer systems. Assignments range from the tactical level to the White House Communications Agency. Click here to visit听
CHEMICAL (CM)听鈥撎齌his area includes assignments in operations, logistics, training, intelligence, research, and analysis. Click here to visit听
ADJUTANT GENERAL (AG)听鈥撎齌hese are the personnel people for the Army. AG officers manage all personnel systems within the Army that impact on unit readiness, morale, and career patterns. Click here to visit听.
TRANSPORTATION (TC)听鈥撎齌his includes all activities to move people, equipment, and supplies to include all land, sea, and air transport systems.
FINANCE (FC)听鈥撎齌hese are the money and pay people for the soldiers. All aspects of pay, allowances, accounting, and contracting involve finance officers. (Role requires a degree in business, accounting, or computer science.) Click here to visit听.
QUARTERMASTER (QM)听鈥撎齌he 鈥淪ustainers of the Army鈥� plan and direct all activities that provide food, water, petroleum, repair parts, weapon systems, and field services (laundry, telephone, parachute rigging, etc.) to soldiers. Click here to visit听
ORDNANCE (OD)听鈥撎齌he largest branch that develops, produces, acquires, and supports the Army鈥檚 weapon systems, ammunition, missiles, and wheeled and tracked vehicles. Specialties are Tank/Automotive, Missile/Electronics, and Munitions material management as well as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).
BACCALAUREATE SPECIALTY BRANCHES
ARMY NURSE CORPS (ANC)听鈥撎鼳 Bachelor of Science in Nursing also makes you an officer and a leader in the ANC. All ANC officers are trained in clinical specialties such as intensive care, operating room nursing, community health and environmental science, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatric nursing. Most Army nurses who choose to remain in the service after their initial obligation go on to earn advanced degrees in nurse anesthesia, nurse midwifery, healthcare administration, and other master鈥檚 degree programs, as well as doctoral study in nursing science, education, or administration.
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MEDSERVE)听鈥撎齌he supply and administration section includes positions at all medical facilities in supply and administration as well as tactical assignments. Medical Air Evacuation pilots are subcategory of this branch.
MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS (MSC)听鈥撎齌hese are the Army鈥檚 dietitians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists.
ADVANCED DEGREE BRANCHES听MEDICAL CORPS听鈥撎齌hese听doctors of the Army come from medical schools across the nation including the military鈥檚 own Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine.
DENTAL CORPS听鈥撎齅embers must have a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine.
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS听鈥� This area includes听pharmacy, optometry, and podiatry.
VETERINARY CORPS听鈥撎齅anagement and care of laboratory animals, biomedical research, food hygiene and nutritional quality, and preventive medicine.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (JAG)听鈥� This officer听provides legal services for the Army and its soldiers. JAG officers serve as prosecutors and defense attorneys in military, state, and federal courts. Must be a graduate of an accredited law school.
More 糖心传媒 Hofstra ROTC Culper Battalion
Courses
The Hofstra Army Reserve Officer鈥檚 Training Corps (ROTC) program qualifies 糖心传媒 for appointments as officers in the United States Regular Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Students attend military science classes during their regular course of studies. Students develop maturity, responsibility and dependability while earning the Gold Bar of an Army Second Lieutenant.
Army ROTC offers two different programs to all qualified college and university 糖心传媒. The traditional four-year program gives 糖心传媒 the opportunity to take ROTC courses in each of their four years of college. The two-year program is available for any qualified student who did not take ROTC during their first two years of college.
The four-year program consists of the Basic Course and the Advanced Course. The Basic Course is open to all Hofstra 糖心传媒. It consists of training in leadership, management, military skills and physical fitness. Students learn to apply these skills in and outside the classroom. In addition, a variety of outside social and professional enrichment activities are available. ROTC textbooks, uniforms, and other essential materials for the Basic Course are furnished to the 糖心传媒. Sophomores who did not take 1C and 1D may compress 1C and 2C and 1D and 2E to complete the Basic Course. There is no military obligation for enrolling in the Basic ROTC Course.
After they have completed the Basic Course, 糖心传媒 who have demonstrated the potential to become an officer and who have met the physical and scholastic standards are eligible to enroll in the Advance Course. The Advanced Course is usually taken during the last two years of college. It includes instruction in management, tactics, ethics and further leadership development. Textbooks and uniforms in the Advanced Course are also furnished to 糖心传媒.
During the summer between their junior and senior years of college, Advance Course cadets attend a paid five-week training session called the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). LDAC gives cadets the chance to practice what they have learned in the classroom, and introduces them to Army life 鈥渋n the field.鈥�
The two-year program is designed for 糖心传媒 who did not take ROTC during their first two years of school or 糖心传媒 entering a two-year post-graduate course of study. To enter the two-year program, 糖心传媒 must attend a paid four week course called the Leader鈥檚 Training Course held during the summer between their sophomore and junior years of college. Students who complete this training then enroll in the Advanced Course.
Active Army veterans, members of the National Guard, and the Reserves may qualify for credit for the Basic Course and be enrolled directly into the Advance Course.
Note:听all basic Military Science courses include the appropriate number of class hours, plus a required leadership laboratory and additional classes in physical training each week. A field training exercise of approximately three days once a semester provides practical experience in small organization leadership. All 糖心传媒 are expected to attend the leadership laboratory, physical training and field training exercise.
MS 1C, 1D and 2C, 2D, totaling two semester hours credit, are designated non-liberal arts credits. These credits are acceptable toward a baccalaureate degree if they fall within the total non-liberal arts credits allowed for that degree. MS 3A, 3B, Summer Camp, and MS 4C, 4D total 12 semester hours credit. These credits are acceptable toward a degree as determined by advisement with the department chairperson.
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