HE MILITARY AT Oregon State University has progressed with
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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 stu-
dents 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 O. ffcerr
Training Corps
Armed Forces Officer Education
Flight training. Eligible students in each of the three units
Uniforms and allowances. Students in each of the units
may request and be selected for flight training during their
receive uniforms to be worn at drill periods and on special
occasions. During the final two years students receive $40 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 financial assistance program receive tuition,
books, and fees plus $50 per month retainer pay.
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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.
Personnel detailed from the United States Air Force as of
January 1966
Professor FROSS (Lieutenant Colonel), Commander.
Associate Professors: Major ANDERSON; Captains
KINSLEY,
HANSEN.
Instructors: Master Sergeant GIBSON; Airmen First Class GoRDON, KRUEGER.
The Air Force now accepts only college graduates as officers.
Eligible students desiring to be officers in the United
States Air Force through Air Force ROTC may take either the
two-year or the four-year program. The three parts of the two-
year program are AS 214 (a six-week summer camp) Aerospace Studies III, and Aerospace Studies IV (the Professional
Officer's Course); a total of 30 credit hours. The four-year
program consists of Aerospace Studies I, II, III, and IV plus
AS 314 (a four-week summer camp) ; a total of 33 credit
hours. Pilot trainees in either program take AS 450, Flight
Ground School.
In deciding between the two- or four-year program you
must weigh these factors:
1. The financial assistance program which offers tuition,
books, and fees is open only to students in the four-year
program.
2. The two-year program's six-week summer camp must be
taken one summer while a student is in college, but the fouryear program's four-week summer camp may be delayed until
after graduation. (This affects summer employment.)
3. The two-year program may be completed if you have
two years remaining in school after the six-week summer camp.
This may be undergraduate work, graduate work, or a combination. (This allows you to delay your officer career decision.)
4. In neither program are you committed to accept a commission in the Air Force, if offered, until you enroll in your
first course in the Professional Officer's Course, AS 311.
5. Previous military experience (ROTC experience, Academy, or military service) may allow the Professor of Aerospace Studies to waive all or part of the Basic Military Course
for students in the four-year program.
A student may include PS 441, 442, and 443 to provide a
comajor in Aerospace Studies with the major he submits for
a baccalaureate degree. '.
The financial assistance program is available for a limited
number of qualified four-year program students on a competitive basis. Competition is based equally upon accumulative grade-point average, Air Force Officer Qualification (Apti-
tude) Test scores, and a board's evaluation. It is not based
upon need. The program pays tuition, books, and fees for the
two years of the advanced Air Force ROTC.
How to enroll: To enroll in the four-year program, enroll
in the fall in AS 111 just as you would for any other course.
To enroll in the two-year program a student must apply to
AFROTC early in winter term of the year before he plans to
enroll in AFROTC.
Field Training: Under either program the student takes
only one summer camp. The two-year program requires a sixweek camp two academic years before leaving school. This
camp pays an Airman Basic's pay and at present totals about
$117. The four-year program requires a four-week camp between the junior and senior years. The total pay for this camp
is about $120.
Commissioning:
Students must be male U.
S.
citizens,
under age 28, of sound physical condition and moral character.
They must have received a baccalaureate degree to be recommended for commissions as Air Force officers. Students receiving the financial assistance program must be able to complete
the AFROTC program by age 25.
Outstanding advanced course cadets are designated Distinguished Air Force ROTC Cadets and are given the opportunity to apply for commissions as regular officers in the
Air Force.
The flight program, the retainer pay, and the entrance
requirements are described under General Remarks. These
programs are flexible-for information contact the Air Force
ROTC.
Lower Division Courses
Aerospace Studies I.
AS 111,112,113.
2 hours fall and spring; 1 hour winter.
3 0, 1 ®, 3 0
General Military Course (GMC). FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD MILITARY
SYSTEMS: Exploring causes of present world conflict, role of military
power and relationship to that conflict, and responsibility of the Air
Force officer. Tridimensional analysis of political philosophies which
have guided segments of society in twentieth century; objectives of
nations in world development; individual military systems with
emphasis upon U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force.
AS 211,212,213.
Aerospace Studies II.
1 hour credit fall and spring; 2 hours winter.
General Military Course (GMC).
1 0, 300, 1 ®
WORLD MILITARY SYSTEMS: Con-
tinues study of world military forces and political-military issues surrounding their existence. U. S. Armed Forces' doctrines, missions, and
employment concepts; the military force of joint commands (NATO,
CENTO, SEATO) and their role in free-world security; investigation
of USSR, Soviet satellites, and the Chinese Communists' military
forces. Trends and implications of world military power.
Field Training Unit.
6 hours summer.
AS 214.
DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES AND WORLD MILITARY SYSTEMS:
Causes of world conflict as affecting security of United States; mission of U. S. Air Force; U. S. power position in world affairs; and world
commitments. World military forces and military discipline, military
courtesy and traditions. Students attend this training at an Air Force
by the Defense Department. Prerequisite: application
base designated
prior winter term.
Upper Division Courses
AS 311,312,313.
Aerospace Studies III.
3 hours each term.
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Professional Officer's Course. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AEROSPACE POWER.
Nature of war; development of airpower; mission and
organization of Defense Department; Air Force concepts, doctrine, and
employment; astronautics and space operations; and future development of aerospace power. Space programs, vehicles, systems, and
problems in space exploration. Prerequisite: AS I and II or AS 214.
AS 314. Summer Camp.
6 hours summer.
Junior Officer Training. FIELD TRAINING UNIT (for four-year program
students). Military discipline, air crew and aircraft indoctrination, a
career in the Air Force, organization and functions of an Air Force
base, physical training, and weapons familiarization. Students attend
this training at an Air Force base designated by the Defense Department. Prerequisite: AS 311,312,313.
AS 411,412,413.
Aerospace Studies IV.
3 hours each term.
Professional Officer's
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Course. THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICER. Profes-
sionalism, leadership, and management. Professional responsibilities, the
military justice system, leadership theory, functions, and practices,
management principles and functions, problem solving and management tools, practices, and controls. Prerequisite AS 311,312,313.
AS 450.
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.
Reserve Officers Training Corps
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of Military Science
Personnel detailed from United States Army as of January 1966.
Professor: Colonel HANCOCK (artillery) Commandant.
Associate Professor: Lieutenant Colonel BUCKLEY (Infantry).
Assistant Professors: Major BURTCHETT (Corps of Engineers) ,
Captains DELUMPA (Armor), FITZPATRICK (Signal), and
VANTURE (Artillery).
Instructors: Sergeant Major BERRY, Master Sergeant CARTER,
Sergeant First Class BRUMBELOW, Staff Sergeant BONHAM,
Specialist SMITH.
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 from other schools of the University. Upon
completion of the four-year military science course, the student
will have received 33 credit hours, 27 of which are applicable
as electives toward graduation and 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 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 is six-week Basic SomGnp at the end of their sophomore year and also he eligible for the
Advanced Carne. This provision Allows students transferring from junior
colleges, or who for other reasons have not taken the Bask Cause. to get
into the counni.ssioning 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
And will satisfy requirements for
to the Military Science Advanced Course
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 students
normal academic curriculum dung the freshman and sophomore years
will be selected to meet this requirement. By including SSc 441, 442, and
443 as the selected electives, a student nwy submit Military Science as
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 about $535. In addition, they are paid $132 for
the six-week summer training session plus a 5¢-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
by contacting the Military Science Department of the University.
Lower Division Courses
MS 111,112,113.
1 hour each term.
MS 211,212,213.
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 12 months or
more previous honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force or have completed 4 or more
months active duty for training or active service in the National
Guard or Armed Forces reserves.
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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Leadership laboratory: organization of the Army 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.
a comajor for a baccalaureate degree.
Successful completion of the program in Military Science
Military Science I.
Military Science II.
30
2 hours each term.
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 Knox, Kentucky; substitute for the first
two years of the ROTC program.
Upper Division Courses
MS 311,312,313.
Military Science III.
3 hours each term.
3 (D,
3 QQ ,
4 QI
Leadership laboratory; military teaching principles; branches of the
Army; small unit tactics and communications; precamp orientation;
counter insurgency operations; 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 411,412,413. Military Science IV.
3 hours each term.
3 (D, 4 (D, 3 QI
Leadership laboratory; operations, logistics; role of the United States
in world affairs; army administration; military law, service orientation;
review of map reading; selected academic subjects.
Department of Naval
Personnel detailed from United States Navy and Marine Corps
as of January, 1966.
Professor LOCKE (Captain, USN) Commanding Officer.
Associate Professor FREDERICKS (Lieutenant Colonel, USMC)
Executive Officer.
Assistant Professors: SPERLINC ( Lieutenant Commander,
USN) ; BENCH (Major, USMC) ; BOWER (Lieutenant,
USN) ; RYAN (Lieutenant, USN) ; REECE (Lieutenant,
USNR).
Instructors: ADAMS (Chief Quartermaster); CAIN (Chief Gun-
ner's Mate) ; ADAMS (Chief Fire Control Technician) ;
CONNORS (Storekeeper First Class) ; PHILLIPS (Gunnery
Sergeant, USMC); REBER (Chief Yeoman).
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 $40 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.
Students presently enrolled at junior colleges or nonNROTC colleges and universities who expect to transfer to
Oregon State University for their final two years may be eligible
for the special two-year contract program. Details regarding
this program are available at any NROTC unit or U. S. Navy
Recruiting Station. This information must be obtained early
in the sophomore year in order that timely application may be
made for the summer training session which is a prerequisite
for enrollment in this special program.
The active duty obligation in both foregoing categories defers participating students from military service during univer-
sity training.
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 training
cruises.
The program of study covers four years and fits into curricula leading to first baccalaureate degrees. It includes the following minimum requirements:
1. 33 term hours of Naval Science.
2. One year of college physics to be completed by the end of the
sophomore year for regular students only. This course provides background for the courses in naval engineering (NS 411,412).
3. One year of college mathematics to be completed. by end of sopho-
more year for regular students only. Contract students must have completed mathematics through trigonometry or take one term of college mathematics by the end of the sophomore year. This is required as background
for navigation courses (NS 312,313).
4. One term of general psychology (Psy 212) ordinarily taken in
spring term of sophomore year.
5. Proficiency in written and oral
which leads to a commission upon graduation.
Requirements. Every acceptable NROTC candidate, whether
applying as a regular or contract student, must:
8. Two years of physical education. Each student must qualify as a
swimmer and will be instructed in lifesaving and resuscitation.
Naval Science (including summer cruise) pursued for four
years in one of the undergraduate curricula constitutes a comajor with several of the majors offered in degree-granting
divisions of schools.
Lower Division Courses
NS 111,112,113.
Naval Science I.
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3 hours each term.
organization, naval customs and traditions, and naval discipline followed
by two terms of naval history designed to provide an understanding of
the role of sea power in world development.
NS 211,212. Naval Science II.
3 hours fall and winter.
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.
marine warfare, missile systems, principles of nuclear weapons, and
introduction to space technology.
Upper Division Courses
NS 311,312,313.
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.
in required summer training courses and
7. Agree to accept the appropriate commission in the Navy, Marine
Corps, Naval Reserve, or Marine Corps Reserve, when offered.
N. Meet general physical requirements as follows: Height, minimum
S feet 4 inches, maximum 6 feet 6 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 eye and can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses. Weight, in proportion to height. Teeth, a
minimum of 16 vital, of which 8 most Win each arch. Other physical requirements as prescribed by the Manual of Medical Department for candidates for commissions.
9. Be morally qualified and possess potential officer qualities as evidenced, for example, by appearance, scholarship, and extracurricular activities.
Naval Science III.
3 hours each term.
5 QI
Naval Operations and Navigation: Fleet tactics and maneuvers fleet
communications, rules of the nautical road, relative movement problems,
piloting, celestial navigation, and electronic aids to navigation.
NS 321,322,323.
4. Be unmarried and agree to remain unmarried until commissioned
or otherwise separated from the NROTC program.
5 QI
Naval Weapons: Basic science of naval ordnance and gunnery, weapon
types and principles of construction, operation and delivery, anti-sub-
1. Be a male citizen of the United States.
cruises.
(One year of English is
Orientation and History of Sea Power: One orientation term of naval
Any undergraduate student may, with the prior approval of
the Professor of Naval Science, undertake science courses for
credit. Such students, however, are classified as Naval Science
students and are not actually enrolled in the NROTC program
6. Agree to participate
expression.
considered adequate.)
Naval Science III: Marine Option.
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3 hours each term.
Evolution of Art of War and Modern 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.
NS 411,412,413.
Naval Science IV.
3 hours each term.
501
Naval Machinery, and Principles and Problems of Naval Leadership:
Principles of typical marine engineering plant; boilers turbines, condensate system, auxiliary equipment, diesel engines; f=undamentals of
ship stability; naval administration, military justice, and naval leadership.
NS 421,422,423.
Naval Science IV: Marine Option.
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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 Cruise.
6 hours summer.
Six- to eight-week training cruise taken aboard naval ships as arranged
by professor of Naval Science.
Reserve Officers Training Corps
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