Department of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)

Lieutenant Colonel Caitlyn A. DeFabo, Detachment 730 Commander
Location: Air Force ROTC Detachment 730, 4200 Fifth Avenue, 2917 CL, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-6031
Email: afdet730@pitt.edu
Website: www.afrotc.pitt.edu

The AFROTC program is administered by the Department of Aerospace Science at the University of Pittsburgh. This program is available to undergraduate students at fourteen fifteen crosstown universities via enrollment through agreement with the University of Pittsburgh. Students must have at least six semesters (three full academic years) of school remaining to successfully complete AFROTC graduation requirements. Upon successful completion of university academic and ROTC requirements, students will earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force.

Students will complete one or two years in the General Military Course (GMC) before competing for an enrollment allocation into a four-week summer leadership training program. After completion of the summer training program, students are enlisted into the Professional Officer Course (POC), where they will take on role leading anywhere from 10–50 of their fellow cadets in weekly activities. Students are under NO contractual obligation to the Air Force until entering the POC or accepting an Air Force scholarship. In addition to the academic portion of the curriculum, each student attends a weekly two-hour, hands-on “laboratory” that tests both their followership and leadership abilities amongst their peers. This lab is used to practice various leadership and management techniques and groom students into future military leaders. Three and three-and-a-half year scholarships are available to qualified students in certain areas of study. Most AFROTC scholarships cover tuition plus lab fees, books, plus each scholarship awardee receives a tax free monthly stipend that ranges between $300–500 per month.

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Department of Military Science (Army ROTC)

Bill Perez, Army ROTC, Three Rivers Battalion Recruiting Operations Officer
Location: University of Pittsburgh, 315 South Bellefield Avenue Room 306, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-6254
Fax: 412-624-7793
Email: WRP14@pitt.edu
Website: https://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/rotc/army-rotc-pitt

The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program supporting Carnegie Mellon University is located at the University of Pittsburgh.  It exists to train the future officer leadership of the United States Army and offers opportunities and challenges that can put college students on the fast track to success in life.  ROTC provides a combination of academics and important hands-on training, in addition to physical and mental challenges that will help students succeed in college and beyond.  Through the training in ROTC, students will develop the confidence, self-esteem, motivation and leadership skills they will need regardless of their career plans.

The Four-Year Program

The traditional Four-Year program is divided into two parts. The Basic Course is taken in the freshman and sophomore years.  There is no commitment for non-scholarship students at this level. Upon successful completion of the Basic Course, students are eligible for the Advanced Course, taken in the junior and senior years.  At the beginning of the Advanced Course, students will decide whether or not they wish to become officers in the Army and enter into a formal contract.  During the summer between the junior and senior years, students are required to attend the the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). Upon successful completion of a University degree and the Army ROTC program, students are commissioned into the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant.

The Two-Year Program

If the first two years of ROTC are not taken, students can attend the Leader’s Training Course (LTC) during the summer between the sophomore and junior year.  This camp will qualify students to begin the Advanced Course in their junior year or in the first year of a two-year graduate program.  Or, if students have served in the active duty military, attended a military academy for one year, participated in JROTC for three years or belong to a Army National Guard or Army Reserve unit, they already qualify for entrance into the Advanced Course.

Army ROTC Scholarships

The Army ROTC offers four-, three-, and two-year scholarships. The scholarship covers your full tuition, mandatory fees, and $600 each semester for textbooks. Students receiving the Army ROTC scholarship will also receive a $420 a month stipend for 10 months during the school year to help with living expenses. Recipients can elect to have their scholarship cover room and board costs instead of tuition and fees. The room and board payment is $6,000 each semester, paid directly to the student. There are scholarship options with additional benefits for those students who are currently serving or looking to serve in either the Army Reserves or Army National Guard. To receive the Army ROTC scholarship, students must sign a contract to serve with the Army on either Active Duty, Army Reserves, or Army National Guard following graduation. Visit the Army ROTC at Pitt for additional scholarship information and eligibility requirements. 

Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)

This program allows students to become members of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserves while enrolled in Army ROTC. Students in the Advanced Course who are SMP are paid for their Guard/Reserve training. The benefit of this program is that students in the Advanced Course are able to act as Army officers in their National Guard or Reserve unit, receiving valuable leadership experience.

Summer Programs

Cadet Basic Camp

Cadet Basic Camp is designed for those cadets who have not completed the Military Science Level 1 and 2 classes. This takes place at Ft. Knox, KY over the summer between their sophomore and junior years. It is designed to introduce cadets to Army life and leadership training.

Cadet Advanced Camp

Cadet Advanced Camp is a commissioning requirement for all cadets to successfully complete.  It is held at Ft. Knox, KY.  Cadets usually attend this camp during the summer between their junior and senior years.  It is a capstone event meant to evaluate the cadet’s ability and proficiency in the officer leadership skills they learned during their first 3 years in the ROTC. 

Cadet Advanced Individual Training

Cadet Advanced Individual Training (CAIT) is a summer training program that affords highly qualified and motivated Cadets to attend some of the Army's specialty schools during the summer. Learn more about Advanced Individual Training.

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Department of Naval Science (Naval ROTC)

Mike Danko, ROTC and Veterans Affairs Coordinator
Captain Michael Tomon, U.S.N., Commanding Officer
Location: 4615 Forbes Avenue
Phone: 412-268-5109
Fax: 412-268-6381
www.cmu.edu/nrotc

The Department of Naval Science was established 16 December 1987. Its mission is to prepare young men and women mentally, morally, and physically, and to instill in them the highest qualities of duty, honor, and loyalty, in preparation for leadership positions in the naval service.

Carnegie Mellon’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) is designed for young men and women who are seeking a challenging academic experience and who desire to serve their country as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps after graduation.

NROTC midshipmen lead the same campus life as other Carnegie Mellon students. They make their own arrangements for room and board, choose a preferred area of study and participate in extracurricular activities. Midshipmen wear civilian clothes to classes but wear uniforms one day of the week.  NROTC students are active in all facets of university life; many are in positions of leadership in student government, on varsity and intramural sports teams, in campus clubs, and other student organizations. The NROTC program seeks students who are bright, ambitious, enthusiastic leaders whose lives are enriched by their education at Carnegie Mellon and by their involvement in NROTC.

Naval ROTC Scholarships

Four-Year Scholarship Program
The four-year scholarship program provides full tuition and educational fees, $750 for textbooks per academic year, uniforms, and a $250 per month tax-free subsistence allowance to students during their freshman year.  This stipend then increases to $300 during their sophomore year, $350 for their junior year and $400 for their senior year. Midshipmen must complete the university-approved curriculum of their choice, including courses in calculus and calculus-based physics (Navy Option Only), and specified courses in naval science subjects.  Paid summer training periods are also provided.  Scholarships are awarded on the basis of a nationwide competition before the start of the freshman year. Midshipmen commissioned through the scholarship programs become officers in the Navy or Marine Corps and incur a four-year active duty obligation in a selected area of the naval service.

College (Non-Scholarship) Programs in NROTC
Qualified students may participate in NROTC as college program (non-scholarship) midshipmen and earn commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve upon graduation.  The active duty obligation for this program is three years.  Students receive all naval science textbooks and uniforms. Additionally, if awarded advanced standing during their junior and senior years, they receive a tax-free subsistence monthly allowance of $350 and $400 respectively.  A paid summer training period is provided between the junior and senior year. College program students may compete for three- and two-year scholarships described in the following paragraph.

College Program Three- and Two-Year Scholarships
Three-year scholarships are available on a competitive basis to those qualifying college program (non-scholarship) NROTC students who have demonstrated leadership and academic excellence during their freshman or sophomore year and are nominated for the scholarship by the Professor of Naval Science.  Scholarship benefits are identical to those provided by the four-year scholarship program.  Active duty obligation is four years upon commissioning in a selected area of the naval service.

Two-Year National Scholarship Program
Sophomores who have not participated in the NROTC program may apply for a nationally competitive two-year NROTC scholarship. The two-year scholarship program provides the same benefits as the four-year program for a period of 20 months.  Students must apply for this program no later than February of their sophomore year.  Students selected for this program attend the Naval Science Institute during the summer before their junior year to complete required naval science course material.   A paid summer training period is provided between the junior and senior years.  Commissionees incur a four-year active duty obligation upon graduation in a selected area of the naval service.

Curriculum

The sequence of naval science courses is the same for all officer candidates for the first three semesters. Midshipmen accepted into the Marine Corps option program will have curriculum variations starting with their third year. Additionally, some candidates may be required to complete courses in American military affairs, national security policy, English, mathematics, and/or the physical sciences. Descriptions of the course requirements for each candidate classification (scholarship/college program) may be obtained from the Department of Naval Science office.

All scholarship and college program students are required to attend a weekly 1.5 hour Naval Laboratory (32-100) where professional orientation, military drill, physical fitness, and leadership are emphasized. Guest speakers from the Fleet are frequent participants in these laboratories.
Naval Science courses are open to all students.  Since these are required courses for NROTC students, they will be given priority in enrollment. Remaining spaces will be filled through the normal university registration process.

Naval Professional Academic Courses

Freshman Year		Units
32-100	Naval Laboratory	3
32-101	Introduction to Naval Science	6
32-102	Seapower and Maritime Affairs	6

Sophomore Year		Units
32-200	Naval Laboratory	3
32-201	Leadership & Management	9
32-212	Navigation *	9

Junior Year		Units
32-300	Naval Laboratory	3
32-310	Evolution Of Warfare **	9
32-311	Naval Ship Systems I-Engineering *	9
32-312	Naval Ship Systems II-Weapons *	9

Senior Year
32-400	Naval Laboratory	3
32-402	Leadership and Ethics	9
32-410	Amphibious Warfare/Operations & The Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare **	9
32-411	Naval Operations and Seamanship *	9

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Required for students in the Navy Option

**

Required for students in the Marine Option

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