Army ROTC and Army Nursing
What career offers tuition for 2-4 years of college? Puts you in charge of
employees ranging from 18 to 45 years old right after graduation? Guarantees
you a fulltime nursing job with full benefits and 30 days paid vacation immediately
upon graduation? ARMY NURSING ROTC.
The University of South Alabama offers 2-3-4 year scholarships paying full
tuition, a tax-free monthly stipend ($300 as a freshman to $500 as a senior), and
$900/yr for books. Nursing students accepted into the ROTC program may also
compete for one of 26 room scholarships available through the ROTC program.
The four year scholarship applicants apply while still in high school or in your
first semester on campus. If you already attend college, you may apply for a two
or three year scholarship through our office on campus (Located in the ROTC
quad across from the Mitchell Center).
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a very exciting and
challenging program that trains college students to become Army officers. ROTC
provides college nursing students with practical, hands-on leadership experience
while paying for college. The Army ROTC course also develops management,
communication, and decision-making skills. Students will participate in
confidence-building activities such as rappelling and obstacle courses that are
physically and mentally challenging.
Numerous opportunities will present themselves while enrolled in ROTC at USA.
In the summer between your junior and senior year, you will attend a paid, 32
day Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Lewis,
Washington. After graduating LDAC, you will have the opportunity to attend a
voluntary Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP). For 3-4 weeks you will gain
experience and training at one of over 20 different Army hospitals in the US,
Germany, Korea, or Hawaii. NSTP offers a paid, hands-on experience, under
direct supervision of a preceptor in areas such as medication administration,
emergency procedures, and intravenous (IV) therapy.
After four years of education, training and enhancing these skills, you will be
commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. You will attend the
Officer Basic Course (OBC) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas where you will study
basic Army knowledge and the role of nurses in the Army health care system.
After graduating OBC, you will have the opportunity to be stationed at over 25
hospitals in the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Germany or Korea. Your
commitment back to the Army for receiving a scholarship will be to serve in the
Army Nurse Corps for a period of typically four years.
While serving as a nurse in the Army, you may expand your expertise by
attending specialty courses such as critical care, obstetrical and gynecological,
preoperative, Psychiatric/mental health, emergency, community health,
anesthetist, practitioner, and administration.
You can make the Army a career, or you can fulfill your time commitment and
pursue the numerous civilian opportunities available to an experienced veteran
nurse. Army Officers are in great demand in the civilian world due to their
experience, values, and effective leadership and management training received.
Army ROTC nursing is a challenging and very exciting program to be involved
with. It offers great incentives such as paying for 2-4 years of college. Where
else can you get your education paid for and travel around the United States, or
overseas while earning a paycheck? To find out more about The University of
South Alabama Nursing/ROTC program, contact:
Major Guy Bass
Scholarship and Admissions Officer
251-460-6341 (Work)
251-460-7311 (Fax)
251-379-8476 (Cell)
gbr@usouthal.edu
Feel free to stop by the Army ROTC office located in the ROTC Quad across
from the Mitchell Center. Also, check out these websites:
http://www.rotc.monroe.army.mil/nurse/
http://www.armyrotc.com/nurse_ecard2003/
http://www.armyrotc.com/branchorientation_nurse/home.html
Application/Scholarship information
Applications for 2-3-4 year scholarships are accepted year round. For High
School Seniors the best time to apply for a 4-year scholarship is by November
15th of your Senior year.
Scholarships currently pay full tuition/year, $900/year for books and between
$300-$500 monthly stipend.
Criteria:
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Scholarships are Merit Based.
Financial need is not considered.
Evaluation Criteria include student’s achievements and accomplishments
based on a Scholar / Athlete / Leader (SAL) model.
Army Nurse Candidate Program
If you are pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN) check out the
Army Nurse Candidate Program (ANCP). This program provides eligible
individuals the means to obtain a BSN, become a registered nurse (RN) and
accept a commission as an Officer in the U.S. Army.
ANCP offers the following benefits:
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A $10,000 bonus
$5,000 upon acceptance of enrollment documents
$5,000 at start of senior year for students in the program for two years or
upon graduation for students in the program for one year
A monthly stipend of $1,000
Must be enrolled as a full-time student to receive the stipend. (This
includes the summer months.)
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for ANCP you must:
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Be a junior or senior nursing student enrolled full time in an accredited BSN
program
Juniors incur a five-year active-duty service obligation*
Seniors incur a four-year active-duty service obligation*
Possess a minimum 3.2 GPA
Have no less than six months or no more than 24 months until BSN
completion
Be a U.S. citizen
Meet the moral and physical qualifications to become an Army Officer.
For more information please contact:
Sergeant First Class Bill Marcinak
U.S. Army Health Care Recruiter Team
3280 Dauphin Street, Ste C-105A
Mobile, AL 36606
Office:(251) 471-2990 Cell: (888) 568-7573
1-800-USA-ARMY
or email at: william.marcinak@usarec.army.mil