Reserve Officers Training Corps
Armed Forces Officer Education
OR MORE THAN A CENTURY, military training has been
F offered at Oregon State University. Fulfilling a provision of the Morrill Act of 1862, which gave Corvallis
College its fast public support, a Cadet Corps was organized about 1872 and was continued thereafter under
the direction of a U. S. Army officer assigned to the faculty.
they have been enrolled as cadets in Air Force ROTC and
plans are underway to accept them in Army and Naval
programs also.
Cadets trained in the early years served as officers in the
Mission and Objectives. The ROTC selects and prepares young men and women, through a program of instruction coordinated with the students' normal academic
Spanish-American War.
curriculum, to serve as officers in the Regular and Reserve
On June 3, 1916, Congress passed an act which brought
about the reorganization of the Cadet Regiment into a
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) unit in 1917. In
World Wars I and II and in subsequent international conflicts, OSU graduates have served with distinction and have
components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine
Corps. Each of the units on this campus strives to develop
in students a capacity for leadership, to develop them
morally, mentally, and physically, and to provide them with
the basic working knowledge required of a young officer.
given proof of the high quality of their preparation and
the value to the nation of such military instruction.
Uniforms and allowances. Students in each of the units
receive uniforms to be worn at drill periods and on special
At the end of World War II, on September 17, 1945,
the Secretary of the Navy commissioned the Department
of Naval Science (NROTC) on this campus to provide for
the training of both Navy and Marine Corps officers. On
July 1, 1949, the U. S. Air Force activated an AFROTC
occasions. During the final two years, students receive
$100 per month subsistence pay for up to 20 months.
Travel to and from any summer camps or cruises is paid.
unit that is now called the Department of Aerospace
Studies. Oregon State is now one of the 30 or so colleges
and universities that offer education for all three military
departments.
Originally, two years of military science and tactics
were required of all able-bodied male students, but since
1962, ROTC has been voluntary. Since 1965, two-year
programs have been available for students who have
finished two years of college but have not taken ROTC
While at camp or on cruise, the members receive food and
quarters at government expense in addition to basic pay.
See the individual sections for further information on the
various camps and cruises. Those selected for the scholarship programs receive tuition, books, and fees plus $100
per month subsistence pay for up to 40 months.
Flight training. Eligible students in each of the three
units 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.
previously.
As opportunities for women to serve as officers in the
armed forces grow, opportunities for women to participate
in ROTC programs expand. Women have long been
eligible to take ROTC course work for credit. Since 1970
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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 Studies
Distinguished Air Force ROTC Graduates: Outstanding ad-
Personnel detailed from U.S. Air Force as of July, 1973
PROFESSOR: Colonel C. G. Memminger, Commander
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Major Christensen
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Major Wilhelm; Captain Capito
vanced course cadets may be designated Distinguished Air
Force ROTC Cadets at the beginning of their senior year and
designated Distinguished Air Force ROTC Graduates prior to
INSTRUCTORS: Technical Sergeants Schwinabart, Salada; Staff
Sergeant Hale
graduation.
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 and women 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
provide a comajor in Aerospace Studies with the major he
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 register for AS 1 (AS 111) in the fall term of their freshman year and continue throughout the four-year curriculum.
2. Curriculum: 30 credit hours in Aerospace Studies I (AS 111,112,
113); Aerospace Studies II (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. 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 opporthmity for students who did not
elect the four-year ROTC program upon entering college.
2. Application is made early in the fall term of the student's sophomore
year. Processing is accomplished during the winter term and selections
are made in spring term of the sophomore year. Selectees attend manda-
tory 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 he undergraduate or graduate work
or a combination.
3. Curriculum: 24 credit hours in AS 214 (six-week field training);
Aerospace Studies III (AS 311,312,313); and Aerospace Studies IV
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 f:)r medical, law, and
meteorology students. For further information, contact the
Air Force ROTC, 229 Gill Coliseum.
Lower Division Courses
AS 111,112,113.
Aerospace Studies I.
1 hour each term.
Aerospace Studies II.
1 hour each term.
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Officer Qualifying Test scores, and an interview board's evaluation. Students receiving scholarships must be able to complete
the Air Force ROTC program, receive a degree, and be commissioned by age 25. Each scholarship covers the cost of full
tuition, laboratory fees, incidental expenses, textbooks, and an
allowance of $100 a month.
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 approximately $288. The four-week field training for the four-year program pays approximately $265. This pay is in addition to travel
pay to and from the field training location.
Standards: Cadets must be U. S. citizens of sound physical
condition and high moral character. They must complete ROTC
and receive a degree prior to age 265 if designated for flight
training, or otherwise prior to age 30, to be recommended for
commissioning as Air Force officers.
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General Militant Course (GMC): Defense policies; theories of general
war; nature and context of limited war; policies and strategies of the
Soviet Union and China; and the role of alliances in U. S. defense
policies; Defense organization and decision-making; organization and
function of the Department of Defense; role of the military in the na-
tional policies of the U.S.; the elements and process of defense decisionmaking. Corps Training to expand development of junior officers. Pre,requisite: AS I.
Field Training.
6 hours summer.
AS 311,312,313. Aerospace Studies III.
3 hours each term.
for the grants on the basis of grade-point average, Air Force
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tradition, and courtesies of the service.
AS 211,212,213.
AS 214.
are available for a limited number of qualified
students on a competitive basis. High school seniors interested
in applying should consult their high school counselors in their
junior year or early in their senior year. University cadets already in the two- and four-year AFROTC programs compete
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Corps general purpose forces. Corps Training: Leadership, discipline,
Commitments: Nonscholarship cadets incur no obligation
during the first two years in AFROTC. The student agrees to
accept a commission, if offered, only after enrolling in AS 311.
Scholarship recipients agree to accept a commission upon accepting the scholarship. Upon commissioning, pilots and navigators incur an obligation of five years after completion of flying training at an Air Force Base; all others agree to serve for
Scholarships
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special attention to limited war; review of Army, Navy, and Marine
(AS 411,412,413).
four years following commissioning.
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General Military Course (GMC): The doctrine, mission, and organization of the USAF; U.S. strategic offensive and defensive forces, their
mission, function, and employment of weapons; civil defense; aerospace
defense; missile defense; U.S. general purpose and aerospace support
mission, resources, and operation of tactical air forces, with
forces;
education
Six-week field training (for two-year program
and training comparable to that received by the four-year program
years on
(AS
II)
cadet during his freshman (AS I) and sophomore
campus and his four-week field training period (AS 314). Conducted
at an Air Force Base. Prerequisite: qualify for POC.
Upper Division Courses
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Professional Officers Course (POC ). Growth and development of aero-
space 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 officer 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 II or III.
AS 350. Aerospace Studies.
3 hours.
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Principles of flight, weather, and navigation- aerodynamic reactions;
meteorology; flight computers; navigation; flight 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.
Professional
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Officer Course (POC). Professionalism; leadership and
management theory, practice, tools and controls; responsibilities; military justice; huma,i relations; personnel policies; channels of communication; problem solving. Corps Training to continue officer development. Prerequisite: AS III.
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Department of Military Science
Personnel detailed from U.S. Army as of January 1973
PROFESSOR: Colonel E. J. Fulsang, Jr. (Field Artillery),
Commander
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Major Terpstra (Corps of Engineers)
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Major Case (Field Artillery); Captains
Read (Infantry), Nelson (Infantry)
INSTRUCTORS: Sergeant Major Graham; Master Sergeant
Linschoten; Sergeant First Class Schoonover; 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 in this department provides, in conjunction with the student's regular course of study, 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 from 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 consists of freshman 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 be eligible for the
Advanced Course. This provision allows students transferring from junior
colleges, graduate students, or students who for other reasons have not
taken the Basic Course, to get into the commissioning program.
b. Students in the Advanced Course, the junior and senior years, receive 3 credit hours per term.
c. The Advanced Summer Camp, which normally is attended between
the junior and senior years, is six weeks in duration and 6 credit hours
are awarded for it by the University.
d. While enrolled in the Advanced Course, the cadet will take 9
credit hours of selected electives. Credit for these electives is in addition
to the Military Science Advanced Course and will satisfy requirements for
ROTC and for the student's primary 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 gars
will be selected to meet this requirement. A student may submit Military
Science as a comajor for a baccalaureate degree if he includes sufficient
credit hours of either PS 417.418,420,122, or 443 as electives to increase
hours creditable to Military Science to a total of 38.
Successful completion of the program in Military Science
leads to a commission as an officer in one of fifteen 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 (may be waived for applicants with prior military
service).
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 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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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 $2,000. In addition, they are paid one-half a
Second Lieutenant's monthly pay and a mileage allowance for
one six-week summer training period.
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, his individual desires, 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 physical standards.
Scholarships. Army ROTC offers four types of scholarships.
Each pays full tuition, book costs, laboratory and incidental
fees, and $100 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.
Three-year, two-year, and one-year scholarships are available
to selected freshman, sophomore, and junior ROTC
cadets.
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 by contacting the
Department of Military Science of the University.
Lower Division Courses
MS 111,112,113. Military Science I.
1 hour each term.
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Fundamentals of Leadership and Management. Leadership communica-
tion methods; organization of the Army and ROTC; historical growth
and development of the Defense Establishment; military geography and
introduction to service weapons; leadership laboratory.
MS 211,212,213.
Military Science II.
2 hours each term.
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Applied Leadership and Management. American military history; introduction to basic military tactics and operations, and the functions, duties, and responsibilities of junior leaders; leadership laboratory.
MS 214. Basic Summer Camp.
6 hours.
Six weeks of instruction at Fort Knox, Kentucky; substitute for the first
two years of the ROTC program.
Upper Division Courses
Military Science III.
3 hours each term.
MS 311,312,313.
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Advanced Leadership and Management. Leadership communication
methods; case studies in leadership and management; small unit operations; branch orientation; leadership laboratory. Selected academic subjects.
MS 314.
Advanced Summer Camp.
6 hours.
Practical and theoretical instruction for six-nine weeks at a military installation. Prerequisite: MS 311,312,313.
MS 405.
Reading and Conference.
3 hours. Terms to be arranged.
Consent of Professor of Military Science required.
MS 411,412,413. Military Science IV.
3 hours each term.
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Theory and Dynamics of the Military Team. Combat operations and
the leadership and management problems involved; position of the
United States in the contemporary world; obligations and responsibilities of an officer on active duty; leadership laboratory. Selected academic subjects.
Department of Naval Science
Personnel detailed from United States Navy and Marine Corps
as of January 1973
PROFESSOR: Colonel R. P. Wray (USMC), Commanding Officer.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Commander Carpenter (USN),
Executive Officer
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Major Ripley (USMC) ; Lieutenants
Weeks (USN), Selmer (USN), Nead (USN), Janik (USNR),
Moore (USN)
INSTRUCTORS: Master Gunnery Sergeant Snyder (USMC);
Master Chief Machinist Mate Martin (USN; Senior Chief
Yeoman Ponthieux (USN); Chief Quartermaster Freeman
(USN); Storekeeper First Class Semones (USN)
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
Scholarship students are selected through national competition. Successful applicants are appointed Midshipman, USNR,
by the Secretary of the Navy. During four years of college, the
Navy pays tuition, cost of textbooks, other fees of an instructional nature, and subsistence allowance of $100 per month for
up to 40 months. Graduates are offered commissions as Ensign,
United States Navy, or Second Lieutenant, United States
Marine Corps, and are required to serve on active duty for
four years. Application forms for the scholarship program may
be obtained from any NROTC Unit or Navy-Marine Corps
5. Possess
a satisfactory record of moral integrity and have
potential officer characteristics.
6. Have no moral obligations or personal convictions that
will prevent him from conscientiously bearing arms and sup-
porting and defending the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies foreign and domestic.
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 fits into curricula leading to first
baccalaureate degrees. It includes the following minimum requirements for all programs:
1. Three term hours of Naval Science per term.
2. One term of computer science. CS 101 is considered
norm for this requirement.
In addition, students in the Scholarship Program must com-
plete the following requirements by the end of the sophomore
year:
1. Three terms of college physics.
2. Three terms of calculus with analytic geometry.
Naval Science (including summer training) pursued for
four years in one of the undergraduate curricula constitutes a
co-major with all of the majors offered in degree-granting divisions of schools.
Recruiting Office.
COLLEGE PROGRAM STUDENTS
Four-Year College Program students are selected by the
Department of Naval Science at Oregon State University from
voluntary applicants. While enrolled in the advance course, the
last two years of college, successful applicants receive subsistence amounting to $100 per month. Graduates are offered
commissions as Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, or Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, and are required to serve
on active duty for three years.
Two-Year College Program selections are made on a national basis from nominations submitted by the Professor of
Naval Science. Selectees for enrollment in this program attend
a Naval Science Institute during the months of July and
August after selection. While at the Naval Science Institute,
students will receive a course of instruction in Naval Science
and drill. Successful completion of the Naval Science Institute
will qualify students for enrollment in the advanced course
of the NROTC College Program. Applicants must be in their
second year of college or third year of a five-year curriculum
in good standing with not less than a "C" average.
Outstanding College Program students may be awarded
scholarship status by the Professor of Naval Science.
Students receive draft deferment while enrolled in all
NROTC Programs.
Any university student may, with the prior approval of the
Professor of Naval Science, undertake naval science courses
for credit. Such student, however, is classified as a Naval
Science student and is not actually enrolled in the NROTC
program. NROTC students also have the opportunity to request participation in graduate programs.
Requirements. Every acceptable NROTC candidate apply-
ing for any of the NROTC Programs must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States.
2. Be accepted for admission or enrolled in the University.
3. Be 17 years of age and must be capable of receiving first
baccalaureate degree prior to 25th birthday.
4. Be physically qualified in accordance with the physical
standards established by the Department of the Navy.
Lower Division Courses
Naval Science I.
NS 111,112,113.
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3 hours each term.
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.
Naval Science II.
NS 211,212,213.
3 hours fall, winter, and spring.
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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
Naval Science III.
NS 311,312,313.
3 hours each term.
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Navigation and Naval Operations: NS 311, 312: Scienceof navigationpiloting, celestial navigation, and electronic aids. NS 313: Fleet tactics
and maneuvers, fleet communications, rules of the nautical road, and
relative movement problems.
Naval Science Ill: Marine Corps Option.
NS 321,322,323.
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3 hours each term.
Evolution of Art of War and Modem Basic Strategy and Tactics: Art
of war from Alexander to present; principles of modern strategy and
small unit tactics. For U. S. Marine Corps candidates.
Naval Science IV.
NS 411,412,413.
3 hours each term.
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Naval Weapons NS 411: Essentials of Weapons Systems. Naval Management NS 412, 413: Theory of management and the systems approach to naval management. Familiarization with the administrative
techniques to be effective within the Navy management systems.
NS 421,422,423.
Naval Science IV: Marine Corps Option.
5n
3 hours each term.
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.
NS 450.
Summer At-Sea Training.
6 hours summer.
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.
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