THE MILITARY AT Oregon State University has progressed with
the growth of the University. About 1872 Corvallis College began teaching military tactics as required by the Morrill Act of 1862
which established land-grant universities. Cadets trained in the early
years served in the Spanish-American War. On June 3, 1916, Congress passed an act which caused the Cadet Regiment to reorganize
in 1917 as a Reserve Officer Training Corps unit. In World War I,
World War II, and the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts former students have served with distinction in our armed forces and have
given proof of the high quality of their preparation and the value
to the nation of such military instruction. In 1962 the ROTC programs all became voluntary. In 1965 OSU added a two-year program
to open ROTC to junior college graduates.
Oregon State University is one of the 33 colleges and universities
that offer AROTC (Army) ; NROTC (Navy and Marine
Corps) ; and AFROTC (Air Force). Training in the Department of
Military Science leads to a commission as an officer in one of the
fourteen branches of the U. S. Army. The Department of Naval Science, which was commissioned on September 17, 1945, includes a
program of training for Marine Corps as well as Naval officers.
Training in the Department of Aerospace Studies, activated on July
1, 1949, as one of the first AFROTC units established, leads to active
duty aerospace flight training in a commissioned status or to other
careers on the aerospace team.
Mission and Objectives. The ROTC selects and prepares young
men, through a program of instruction coordinated with the students'
normal academic curriculum, to serve as officers in the Regular and
Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine
Corps. Each of the units on this campus strives to develop in the
student a capacity for leadership, to develop him morally, mentally,
and physically, and to provide him with the basic working knowledge required of a young officer.
Membership in ROTC does not preclude registration under the
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951. Each student
enrolled and of age must register with his draft board. In all programs, however, while participating in training, students are deferred
from military service.
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Armed Forces Officer Education
Uniforms and allowances. Students in each of the units
Flight training. Eligible students in each of the three units
receive uniforms to be worn at drill periods and on special
occasions. During the final two years students receive $50 per
month retainer pay for up to 600 days. Travel to and from any
summer camps or cruises is paid. While at camp or on cruise
the members receive food and quarters at government expense
in addition to basic pay. See the individual service sections for
further information on the various camps and cruises. Those
selected for the scholarship programs receive tuition, books,
and fees plus $50 per month retainer pay.
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may request and be selected for flight training during their
senior year. This training, provided at government expense,
leads to a private pilot license and an opportunity to continue
flight training in a commissioned officer status.
How to enroll. See the Army, Navy, or Air Force sections
for enrollment details for the various ROTC programs. All
three departments are manned throughout the year during
normal school hours to answer any inquiries regarding the
ROTC programs.
Department of Aerospace
Professor HALM (Colonel), Commander.
Associate Professor: Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAMS.
Distinguished Military Graduates: Outstanding advanced
course cadets may be designated Distinguished Air Force ROTC
Cadets and are given the opportunity to apply for commissions
Assistant Professors: Majors HOLM, PHILLIPS.
Instructors: Master Sergeant WARDSWORTH, Technical Sergeant
TURNBULL, Staff Sergeant HARKINS.
provide a comajor in Aerospace Studies with the major he
Personnel detailed from the U. S. Air Force as of January 1969.
Air Force officers are required to create the ideas, develop
and operate the specialized equipment, fly the planes, manage
the weapon systems, and lead the men who are the aerospace
power for peace. The Air Force requirement for professional
officers spans most academic fields. Today's officers must be
college graduates. Many pursue advanced degrees. Developing
the attributes necessary for the career professional officer is the
mission of the Air Force ROTC. Eligible students desiring to
be officers in the United States Air Force through the AFROTC
program may take either a two-year or a four-year sequence of
studies:
Four-Year Program
1. Students must register for AS 1 (AS 111) in the fall term of their
freshman year and continue in sequence throughout the four-year curriculum.
2. Curriculum: 30 credit hours in Aerospace Studies I (AS 111,112,
113); Aerospace Studies 11 (AS 211,212,213); Aerospace Studies III
(AS 311,312,313) ; AS 314 (four weeks field training) ; and Aerospace
Studies IV (AS 411,412,413).
3. Financial assistance grants are offered only to students enrolled in
the four-year program.
4. Previous military experience (ROTC Academy, or military service)
may allow the Professor of Aerospace Studies to waive all or part of the
General Military Course (freshman and sophomore years) for students
enrolled in the four-year AFROTC program.
Two-Year Program
1. This program provides an opportunity for students who did not
elect the tom year ROTC program upon entering college.
2. Application is made early in the fall term of the student', sophomore
year. Processing is accomplished during the winter term and selections
are made in spring term of the sophomore year. Selectec s attend mandatory six-week summer field training (AS 214) prior to the junior year
of college. Applicants must have two years remaining in college after
the six-week field training. This may be undergraduate or graduate work
or a combination.
3. Curriculum: 24 credit hours in AS 214 (six-week field training);
III (AS 311,312,313); and Aerospace Studies IV
as regular officers in the Air Force.
Comajors: A student may include PS 418, 420, and 443 to
submits for a degree. The two-year program student must also
include Sp 407.
Further Educational Opportunities:
After completion of
AFROTC requirements, advanced degrees may be sought by
delaying active duty commitments. Some commissioned officers
continue advanced studies with the Air Force Institute of Technology. Special provisions are available for medical, law, and
meteorology students. For further information, contact the
Air Force ROTC.
Lower Division Courses
AS 111,112,113.
Aerospace Studies I.
1 hour each term.
IQ1Q
General Military Course (GMC). Foundations of world military systems; exploring causes of world conflict; factors and instruments of
national power; nature and principles of war; military systems; U. S.
Department of Defense; military structure; USAF organization and
doctrine; strategic offensive and defensive forces; leadership, discipline,
tradition, and courtesies of the service.
AS 211,212,213.
Aerospace Studies II.
1 hour each term.
IQIQ
General Military Course (GSf(3). U.S. general purpose and aerospace
support forces. Function of these forces in limited war. The mission,
resources, and operation of tactica I air forces with attention to counterinsurgency functions. Review of A,rmy, Navy, and Marine general purpose forces. Trends and implications: An examination of the conflict
between communism and demoeracies in terms of theories, objectives
end strategy. The alliance and csllective security agreements of U. S.
and specific problems involved in the search for peace. Corps training
to expand development of junior , ifficers. Prerequisite: AS 1.
AS 214.
Field Training.
6 hours summer.
Six-week field training (for two-year program applicants); education
and training comparable to that received by the four-year program
cadet during his freshman (AS I) and sophomore (AS II) years on
campus and his four-week field training period (AS 314). Conducted
at an Air Force Base. Prerequisite: Application preceding fall term.
Aerospace Studies
(AS 411,412,413).
4. Two-year program applicants are not eligible for financial assistance
grants.
Commitments: The student agrees to accept a commission
in the Air Force, if offered, only after enrolling in AS 311.
EXCEPTION: A financial-assistance grant recipient incurs a commitment to accept a commission upon accepting a grant.
Financial-Assistance Grants are available for a limited num-
ber of qualified four-year program students on a competitive
basis. High school seniors interested in applying for ROTC
financial assistance grants should consult their high school
counselors early in their senior year. University cadets already
in the four-year ROTC program compete for the grants on the
basis
of grade-point average, Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
scores, and an interview board's evaluation. Students receiving
financial assistance grants must be able to complete the Air
Force ROTC program, receive a degree, and be commissioned
by age 25. Each grant covers the cost for full tuition, laboratory
fees, incidental expenses, and an allowance for textbooks.
Field Training: Under either Air Force ROTC program
the student takes only one summer field training session. The
six-week field training for the two-year program pays approxi-
mately $140. The four-week field training for the four-year
program pays approximately $160. This pay is in addition to
travel pay to and from the field training location.
Standards: Cadets must be male U. S. citizens of sound
physical condition and high moral character. They must receive a degree and complete ROTC by age 28 to be recommended for commissioning as Air Force officers.
Upper Division Courses
AS 311,312,313.
Aerospace Studies III.
3 hours each term.
3 Q 1 QQ
Professional Officers Course (POC). Growth and development of aerospace power; nature of military conflict; aerospace power as a prime
security element; concepts, doctrine, and methods of force employment
in military operations; contemporary thought and projected technological developments for manned aircraft; role of technology; national space
effort- solar system effect on space operations; orbit, trajectory, and
vehicle principles and problems- current and planned space operations.
Corps training to continue of cer development. Prerequisite: AS I
and II or AS 214.
AS 314. Field Training.
6 hours summer.
Four-week field training (for four-year program students) ; supplements
campus courses in developing leadership and discipline. Mission, organization and functions of an Air Force Base; marksmanship, survival,
and physical training; aircrew and aircraft indoctrination- orientation on
specific opportunities in career fields. Conducted at an Air Force Base.
Prerequisite: AS III.
AS 350. Aerospace Studies.
3 hours.
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Principles of flight, weather, and navigation- aerodynamic reactions;
meteorology; flight computers; navigation; Bight planning; and associated federal air regulations. Prerequisite: AS 312.
AS 405. Reading and Conference: Aerospace Studies.
1 to 3 hours. Terms and hours arranged by instructor.
Supervised individual work. Consent of instructor required.
AS 411,412,413.
Aerospace Studies IV.
3 hours each term.
3O10
Professional Officer's Course (POC). Professionalism; leadership and
management theory, practice, tools and controls; responsibilities; military justice; human relations; personnel policies; channels of communication; problem solving. Prerequisite: AS III.
Reserve Officers Training Corps
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of Military Science
Personnel detailed from United States Army as of January 1969.
Professor: Colonel SHAW (Artillery) Commandant
Associate Professor: Lieutenant Colonel HARRISON (Corps of
Engineers).
Assistant Professors: Major MOORE (Infantry), Captains STINSON
(Signal Corps) and CLINTON (Armor).
Instructors: Sergeant Major BERRY, Master Sergeant VON MILLANICH, Sergeant First Class KARHUTNAK, Staff Sergeant
BONHAM.
Instruction in the Military Science Department is designed
to produce junior officers for the United States Army in both
the reserve and regular components. The basic military education this department provides, in conjunction with the student's
regular course of study, provides the background and attributes essential to the Army officer.
The Army ROTC commissioning program is comprised of:
(1) either the Basic Course or Basic Summer Camp; (2) the
Advanced Course; (3) the Advanced Summer Camp; and (4)
authorized electives front other schools of the University. Upon
completion of the four-year military science course, the student
will have received 33 credit hours, all of which are reflected
in his university grade-point average. Those students taking
the "two-year" course, that is, substituting Basic Summer Camp
for the Basic Course, will have received 30 credit hours at
completion of the Military Science Course.
A. The Basic Course conxists of freshmen classes each term for which
the student receives one credit hour each, and classes each term of the
sophomore year for which he receives 2 credit hours per term. (Students
who have not taken the Basic Course may attend a six-week Basic Summer Camp at the end of their sophomore year and also he eligible for the
Advanced Course. This provision allows students transferringg from junior
colleges, or who for other reasons have not taken the Basic Course, to get
8. Execute a written agreement with the United States to complete
the Advanced Course, contingent upon remaining in college; to
attend summer camp at time specified unless deferred for cogent
reasons; to accept a commission if offered; and satisfy the service
obligation after graduation.
Pay. Advanced Course cadets receive a subsistence allowance
which totals more than $900. In addition, they are paid $240 for
the six-week summer training session plus a 6¢-per-mile travel
allowance to and from camp.
Commissions. For a reserve commission a student must meet
the following minimum requirements:
1. He must have received a baccalaureate degree.
2. He must successfully complete the course in Military Science. The
branch of service in which he is commissioned is determined by
his academic concentration and the needs of the Army.
Distinguished Military Students may apply for appointment
as commissioned officers in the Regular Army. They must pos-
sess outstanding qualities of military leadership, high moral
character, and definite aptitude for the military services, be between the ages of 21 and 27 years, and meet certain physical
standards.
Scholarships. Army ROTC offers two types of scholarships.
Each pays full tuition, book costs, laboratory and incidental
fees, and $50 each month subsistence pay for the term of the
scholarship. (This is not paid in addition to the subsistence pay
that all Advanced Course cadets get, but is an alternative
financial aid program.) The four-year scholarships are awarded
to selected applicants from among high-school seniors.
Two-year scholarships are effective for junior and senior
years and are awarded to selected students who are in the
sophomore year of the Basic Course Army ROTC classes at
the University. Students who substitute the Basic Summer
Camp for the Basic Course are not eligible for a scholarship.
Full information on Army ROTC Scholarships may be obtained
into the commissioning program.)
b. Students in the Advanced Course, the junior and senior years, receive 3 credit hours per term.
by contacting the Military Science Department of the Uni-
c. The Advanced Summer Camp, which normally is attended between
the junior and senior years, is six weeks in duration and 8 credit hours
are awarded for it by the University.
it. While enrolled in the Advanced Course, the cadet will take 9
credit hours of selected electives. Credit for these electives is in addition
MS 111,112,113. Military Science I.
1 hour each term.
to the Military Science Advanced Course and will satisfy requirements for
ROTC and for the students priulary course of study. Electives will be
selected with the advice of the departmental faculty from electives approved by the PMS. Only subjects which are not required in the student's
normal academic curriculum during the freshman and sophomore years
will be selected to meet this requirement. A student may submit Military
Science as a comaior for a baccal:uuenle degree if he includes sufficient
credit hours of either PS 417 -418,420.412. or 443 as electives to increase
hours creditable to ,Military Science to a total of 36,
Successful completion of the program in Military Science
leads to a commission as an officer in one of fourteen branches
of the Army. A student who successfully completes the cadet
flight training program may be selected for Army Flight Training
which will qualify him as an Army Aviator.
Enrollment in the Advanced Course. Each student enrolled
in the Advanced Course of the ROTC must:
1. Be selected by the professor of Military Science and the President
of Oregon State University.
2. Be able to complete requirements for commission before reaching
28 years of age.
3. Have successfully completed such survey and general screening
tests as may be prescribed.
4. Have completed the Basic Course, or the Basic
Summer Camp,
or received credit in lieu thereof for having had 4 months or more
of previous honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force.
5. Be a citizen of the United States.
6. Be physically qualified under standards prescribed by the Department of the Army. Due allowance will be made for those defects
that are correctable before the student becomes eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer.
7. Be accepted by Oregon State as a regularly enrolled student.
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versity.
Lower Division Courses
2 CI
Leadership laboratory: organization of the Arm and ROTC; individual
weapons and marksmanship; U. S. Army and National Security; elective
subjects totaling 3 credit hours chosen from general academic courses
in effective communications, science comprehension, psychology, or
political development and political institutions.
MS 211,212,213. Military Science II.
2 hours each term.
3 CI
Leadership laboratory; map and aerial photo reading; introduction to
operations and basic tactics; counter insurgency; American military
history.
MS 214. Basic Summer Camp.
6 hours.
Six weeks of instruction at Fort Benning, Georgia; substitute for the first
two years of the ROTC program.
Upper Division Courses
Military Science III.
3 hours each term.
MS 311,312,313.
4
tQ,
4 Q, 4
IC
Leadership laboratory; military teaching principles; branches of the
Army; small unit tactics and communications; precamp orientation;
internal defense development; selected academic subjects.
MS 314. Advanced Summer Camp.
6 hours.
Practical and theoretical instruction for six weeks at Fort Lewis, Washington. Prerequisite: MS 311,312,313.
MS 405. Reading and Conference.
3 hours. Terms to be arranged.
Consent of Professor of Military Science required. Prerequisite: enrollment in MS 411,412,413.
Military Science IV.
3 hours each term.
MS 411,412,413.
4 CI ,
4
tC,
4 Ci
Leadership laboratory; operations, logistics; role of the United States
in world affairs; army administration; military law, service orientation;
internal defense development; review of map reading; selected academic subjects.
Department of Naval
Personnel detailed from United States Navy and Marine Corps
as of January, 1969.
Professor
HITCHCOCK (Captain, USN) Commanding Officer.
Associate Professor RATTE (Commander, USN) Executive
Officer.
Assistant Professors: SPERLING (Lieutenant Commander, USN) ;
KENWORTHY (Major, USMC); OLSON (Lieutenant, USNR);
ANDERSON (Lieutenant, USN); YOUNG (Lieutenant, USN).
Instructors: WERSEBE (Chief Quartermaster); BORNHEIMER
(Chief Yeoman); BROCKWAY (Gunnery Sergeant, USMC);
HUSTON (Senior Chief Gunner's Mate) ; PHILLIPS (Chief
Storekeeper).
Regular students are selected by the Chief of Naval Personnel through national competition. Successful applicants are
appointed Midshipmen USNR by the Secretary of the Navy.
During a maximum of four years of college, the Navy pays
tuition, cost of textbooks, other fees of an instructional nature,
and subsistence allowance of $50 per month. Graduates are
offered commissions as Ensigns, USN, or Second Lieutenant,
USMC, and are required to serve on active duty for four years.
Contract students are selected by the Department of Naval
Science at Oregon State University from among voluntary
applicants during the new-student orientation period. They are
paid subsistence amounting to $50 per month during their last
two years only. They are offered commissions as Ensign, USNR,
or Second Lieutenant, USMCR upon graduation and are required to serve on active duty for three years.
10. Agree, with consent of parents or guardian, to serve on active
duty in the Navy or Marine Corps after receiving his commission, for a
period of four years (for regular student) or three years (for contract
student).
Status and Curriculum. Students enrolled in the NROTC
program are not on active duty. They wear the uniform only for
drills, on special occasions, and during the summer at sea training
periods.
The program of study covers four years and fits into curricula leading to first baccalaureate degrees. It includes the following minimum requirements:
1. 36 term hours of Naval Science.
°2. One year of college physics or chemistry. One year of a biological
earth science may be substituted if approved by the Professor of Naval
Science.
°3. One year course of instruction in calculus with analytic geometry.
One year of statistics and probability may be substituted if approved by
the Professor of Naval Science.
4. One term of computer science. Mth 151 is considered norm for this
requirement.
5. Proficiency in written and oral expression. (One year of English is
considered adequate.)
6. Two years of physical education. Each student must qualify as a
swimmer and will be instructed in lifesaving and resuscitation.
Naval Science (including summer at sea training) pursued
for four years in one of the undergraduate curricula constitutes
a co-major with several of the majors offered in degree-granting
divisions of schools.
Sophomores in good standing and students beyond the
sophomore level (including graduate students) with two years
of college remaining may be eligible for a special two-year
contract program. Details regarding this program are available
at any NROTC unit or U. S. Navy Recruiting Station. Timely
application should be made for the summer training session,
which is a prerequisite for enrollment in this special program.
The active duty obligation in the foregoing categories defers
participating students from military service during university
training.
Any undergraduate student may, with the prior approval of
the Professor of Naval Science, undertake naval science courses
for credit. Such students, however, are classified as Naval
Science students and are not actually enrolled in the NROTC
program which leads to a commission upon graduation.
Requirements. Every acceptable NROTC candidate, whether
applying as a regular or contract student, must:
1. Be a male citizen of the United States.
2. Be a regularly enrolled student in good standing or tentatively accepted at a college of which the NROTC unit is a part.
3. Have attained his 17th birthday on or before July 1 of the year in
which enrolled, but must not attain his 25th birthday before July 1 of the
year in which he would normally receive his first baccalaureate degree and
be commissioned.
4. Be unmarried and agree to remain unmarried until commissioned
or otherwise separated from the NROTC program. (Regular students only)
5. Agree, with the consent of his parent or legal guardian, to undergo
whatever period of training may be necessary to complete all requirements
of the NROTC curriculum.
6. Agree to participate in required summer training courses and
cruises.
7. Agree to accept the appropriate commission in the Navy, Marine
Corps, Naval Reserve, or Marine Corps Reserve, when offered.
8. Meet general physical requirements as follows: Height, mininpnn
5 feet 4 inches, maximum 6 feet fi inches. Vision, 20,/20 each eye; color
perception, normal. Contract applicants may request waiver of the vision
requirement if vision is not less than 20/40 each eve and can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses. Weight, in proportion to height. Teeth, a
minimum of 16 vital, of which 8 must he in each arch. Other physical remur e ti as prescribed by the Manual of Medical Department for canidates for commissions.
9. Be morally qualified and possess potential officer qualities as evidenced, for example, by appearance, scholarship, and extracurricular activities.
Lower Division Courses
NS 111,112,113.
Naval Science I.
3 hours each term.
50
Naval Organization and Administration, Naval Ships Systems. NS 111:
Introduction to structure and principles of naval organization. NS 112,
113: Types, structures, purpose, and safe operation of naval ships.
NS 211,212,213.
Naval Science II.
3 hours each term.
50
American Military Affairs and National Security Policy. NS 211, 212:
Military affairs in the United States from American Revolution to present.
NS 213: Formulation and implementation of American security policy.
Upper Division Courses
NS 311,312,313.
Naval Science III.
3 hours each term.
50
Navigation and Naval Operations: NS 311, 312: Science of navigationpiloting, celestial navigation, and electronic aids. NS 313: Fleet tactics
and maneuvers, fleet communications, rules of the nautical road, and
relative movement problems.
NS 321,322,323.
Naval Science III: Marine Option.
3 hours each term.
50
Evolution of Art of War and Modern Basic Strategy and Tactics: Art
of war from Alexander to present; principles of modem strategy and
small unit tactics. For U. S. Marine Corps candidates.
NS 411,412,413.
Naval Science IV.
3 hours each term.
50
Naval Weapons: Weapons systems and the systems approach; linear
analysis of ballistics and weapons; dynamics of basic components of
weapons control systems investigated and stated as transfer functions.
NS 421,422,423.
Naval Science IV: Marine Option.
3 hours each term.
50
Amphibious Warfare and Administration: Theory of amphibious operations in World War II and Korean conflict; administration; leadership;
and military justice. For U. S. Marine Corps candidates.
Summer At-Sea Training.
6 hours summer.
NS 450.
Six- to eight-week training cruise taken aboard naval ships as arranged
by professor of Naval Science.
° To he completed by end of junior year.
Reserve Officers Training Corps
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