Army ROTC

陆军在圣道大学(University of The Incarnate Word, uw)和圣乔治大学(St . west University)设有高级预备役军官训练团(ROTC)项目. Mary's University. UIW students interested in participating in Army ROTC may do so through the cross-enrollment agreement between St. Mary's and UIW. Four-year and two-year programs are available to eligible students.

Military science classes are held at both St. Mary's University and the University of the Incarnate Word. Classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and all military science classes include a leadership lab requirement. The leadership lab is a two-hour course taught every Wednesday from 3 - 5 p.m., and the labs are generally held at the St. Mary's University campus. 领导力实验室旨在补充课堂教学，并通过实地培训侧重于个人领导技能的发展, practical exercises and visits to military installations.

Four-Year Program

The Basic Course, usually pursued during the freshman and sophomore years, is voluntary for students who are physically qualified for military training. There is no obligation incurred unless the student accepts an ROTC scholarship. 完成陆军基本训练(或同级服役)并光荣退伍的退伍军人, 或高中学生已完成三或四年高中JROTC课程，经St .批准，可获得基础课程学分. Mary's professor of military science.

The Advanced Course may be pursued by students who are physically and academically qualified. 学员通常在他们的大三和大四或研究生院期间参加高级课程. Students are required to attend a four-week ROTC Advanced Camp the summer following the junior year. Upon satisfactory completion of Advanced Camp and the academic work required for a degree, students are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army, the Army Reserve or the Army National Guard.

Two-Year Program - Advance Course

In addition to the standard four-year course outlined above, the St. 玛丽大学军事科学系为那些没有完成基础课程的人提供了一个为期两年的项目. In order to enroll in the Advanced Course, a student must successfully complete four weeks of leadership training provided at Basic Camp in Fort Knox, KY during the summer months prior to beginning the junior year or the first year of graduate school. If students desire to take advantage of this opportunity, they should communicate directly with the St. Mary's University enrollment officer no later than March 1 of the year preceding the last two years of college. Those students seeking a master's degree or a law degree are eligible to participate in the two-year program.

Scholarship and Remuneration

The Army offers four, three and two-year competitive scholarships. This assistance consists of payment up to $50,000 per year to cover tuition and fees, a $1,200 per year book stipend and a monthly stipend of $420 per month. Additionally, students are paid for all required summer training. The student need NOT be enrolled in the ROTC program to apply for a scholarship. 有兴趣竞争奖学金援助的学生应联系uw陆军后备军官训练队招生官，电话:(210)832-3210.

Army Nurse Corps

As a ROTC nursing student, you'll be able to combine college electives in military science, and an invaluable summer clinical experience, with your regular nursing program. 在了解你自己和你能完成的事情的同时，你会发展你的专业和领导技能. Check here for additional information: Army ROTC for Nursing Students.

Uniform and Equipment

All uniforms, textbooks and other equipment will be issued, free of charge, to students enrolled in Army ROTC courses.

LTC Steve Conrad, Professor of Military Science

(210) 436-3415 ext. 1500
smconrad@uiwtx.edu

Lt. Col. Steve Conrad enlisted in the Army on August 6, 1990, serving as an infantryman and x-ray technologist. 他于1999年7月获得Army’s Green to Gold奖学金，并于2001年5月获得巴尔的摩Coppin State University的管理科学学士学位, Maryland. In 2001, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant through Morgan State University’s ROTC program in Baltimore.

His military education includes the Aviation Officer Basic Course, Aviation Captain’s Career Course and the Command and General Staff Officer Course. 他还拥有中密歇根大学(Central Michigan University)公共管理专业的管理学硕士学位.

Lt. Col. Conrad completed flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 2002 as a UH-60 pilot. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment as an assistant S-3 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While at Fort Bragg, 康拉德作为空中突击排长被派往伊拉克支持“伊拉克自由行动”，飞行了150多个战斗小时. In 2005, Conrad was reassigned to HHC, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment and served as the sole U.S. Army Liaison to the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, in support of Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, a joint, multi-national, counterdrug operation. In 2007, he served as a rear detachment battalion commander to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment. From 2008 to 2010, Lt. Col. Conrad served as company commander of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg.

In 2010, 他被任命为联合作战和情报中心的航空军官，联合部队陆地部分司令部和美国陆军司令部.S. Army Central in Kuwait. Following this assignment, Lt. Col. Conrad redeployed and PCSed to Fort Rucker to serve as an aviation accident investigator at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center and deployed multiple times to Afghanistan. In 2013, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment as the battalion S-3.

Lt. Col. Conrad PCSed to the great place of Fort Hood, Texas, in 2014. While at Fort Hood, he was assigned as an executive officer for both the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 227th Aviation Regiment and deployed to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. He PCSed to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, in 2016, and served as the senior personnel management officer for the U.S. Army Physical Evaluation Board. He assumed battalion command of the 1-222 Aviation Regiment at Fort Eustis, Virginia, in 2020. Lt. Col. Conrad was selected to serve as a professor of military science at St. Mary’s University and later PCSed back to San Antonio, Texas, in 2022. Lt. Col. Conrad is married to the former Yolanda Johnson and they have three daughters, Nyah, Stevie, and Jaime.

Awards

His awards include: the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the Army Achievement Medal. He has earned the following special skill badges: Expert Infantry Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge, Aviators Badge, Basic Parachutists Badge, Combat Actions Badge, Air Assault Badge, and German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Lt. Col. Conrad also is the recipient of the Army Aviation Association of America’s honorable Order of St. Michael bronze medal.

CPT Lorenzo Calderon, Assistant Professor of Military Science

(210) 436-3415
lcalderon8@stmarytx.edu

CPT Lorenzo V. Calderon was born in Dallas, TX and joined the Army in 2004 as an 11B Infantryman. During his enlistment he was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 1st Battalion 32nd Infantry out of Fort Drum NY. 他在阿富汗的库斯特和库纳尔省服役了16个月，完成了两次到联合重建中心的轮换训练和一次到全国过渡委员会的轮换训练. He was selected to participate in the annual Cobra Gold Exercise in Phitsanulok, Thailand in 2008. He graduated from the Warrior Leader Course in September 2009 and was promoted to SGT in December 2009.

2011年，CPT Calderon参加了Clarkson University ROTC计划的同步会员计划，并获得了商业管理学士学位，并于2013年5月从SUNY Canton毕业后担任现役防空炮兵军官. 他于2014年完成了防空炮兵基础军官领导课程，并被分配到1-43 ADA营，在那里他担任了各种领导职务. After attending the Air Defense Artillery Captain’s Career Course in 2018, CPT Calderon was assigned to 30th ADA where his assignments culminated with battery command. 在指挥之后，他担任卓越的消防中心和堡垒指挥将军的执行官. He currently serves as the Executive Officer for St. Mary's University ROTC.

CPT Calderon’s assignments include Fire Direction OIC and Tactical Director, HHB/1-43 ADA, Fort Bliss, TX; Fire Control Platoon Leader, A/1-43 ADA, Fort Bliss, TX; Brigade Assistant S3, 30th ADA Brigade, Fort Sill, OK; Battery Commander, A/2-6 ADA, Fort Sill, OK, Battery Commander, B/2-6 ADA (AIT), Fort Sill, OK. He has deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve Qatar.

CPT Calderon’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon (1 OLC), the Meritorious Unit Citation, NATO Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Honorable Order of Saint Barbara Medal.

CPT Calderon currently resides in San Antonio, TX. He is currently engaged to Sarah Pugh and has one son, Lorenzo Calderon IV, and one daughter, Suri Pugh.

MSG John Hespe, Senior Military Instructor

(210) 436-3415, ext. 1522
jhespe@stmarytx.edu

SFC Zachariah Oeland, Military Science Instructor

(210) 832-3210
rotc@uiwtx.edu / oeland@uiwtx.edu
Office: NB #146

Sergeant First Class Zachariah P. Oeland于2006年入伍，并在本宁堡参加了11B(步兵)的一站单位训练, Georgia. His initial assignment was to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where he served as a Squad Automatic Rifleman.

In September, 2007, Oeland was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon redeployment, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and served as a Sniper and Team Leader. In January 2010, he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where he was awarded an Arcom with Valor Device.

Upon redeployment in 2011 he was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant and assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment (Stryker), with the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, where he served as a Squad Leader as well as deploying a second time in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2014, SSG Oeland was selected to serve as a Drill Sergeant and later Senior Drill Sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, with the 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment from 2015 to 2017.

In 2017, SSG Oeland was reassigned to the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in Fort Irwin, California, where he served as a Platoon Sergeant and promoted to Sergeant First Class in 2018. SFC Oeland is currently assigned as a Military Science Instructor at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

His military education includes: Senior Leader Course (CL), Advanced Leader Course, Basic Leader Course, Drill Sergeant Course, Battle Staff Course, Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention Course, Master Resilience Training Course, Sniper School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, NTC Observer/ Controller Course, Combatives Level 1, Armorer Course, Field Sanitation Course, Sling Load Inspection Certification Course, Anti-Terrorism Basic Course

SFC Oeland has been married to Cortney Oeland since 2006, and they share two children together, a son, Gavin, and a daughter, Paislee.

Awards

His awards and decorations include: Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire), Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (2nd award), Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device, Army Commendation Medal (5th award), Army Achievement Medal (4th award), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation (2nd award), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (4th award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (two Bronze Service Stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (one Bronze Service Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3rd award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award), NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Driver/mechanic Badge (Wheeled), Certificate of Achievement (3rd award).

CPT Amy M. Swan, Assistant Professor of Military Science

(210) 431-1513
aswan1@stmarytx.edu

The Rattler Battalion welcomed CPT Amy Swan to campus at the start of the Fall 2022 semester. She is originally from San Antonio, TX and commissioned from St. Mary’s University in 2013 as an Adjutant General Officer. During her tenure in the Army, she has performed as a Battalion S1 both in garrison and forward deployed in Afghanistan while seving in the 3 ^rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, TX. CPT Swan was also a Company Commander in the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) located at Fort, Bragg, SC; and lastly, as a Battalion S1 in the 2 ^nd Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany. Her civilian education includes the a bachelor’s in criminal justice from St. Mary’s University, a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Webster University, and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from the University of the Incarnate Word.

CPT George Vargas, Assistant Professor of Military Science

(210) 436-3011, ext. 1117
gvargas6@stmarytx.edu

CIV Chez Varela, Assistant Professor of Military Science/Recruiting Operations Officer

(210) 436-3011, ext. 1517
cvarela@stmarytx.edu

After service as an Air Force Space Command Communications Noncommissioned Officer, Retired Air Force Captain Augustine Varela Jr. entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps at University of Nebraska-Omaha. He was commissioned in 1990 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. Varela is a graduate of the Signal Corps Officer's Basic Course, Signal Corps Advance Course, Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3), Commander's Course and the Observer/Controller Trainer (OC/T) Course.

His military assignments include: Cable Platoon Leader in Desert Storm/Desert Shield; Tactical Satellite Platoon Leader; Company Executive Officer; G6 Telecommunication Staff Officer for the 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps; S6, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion,

Fort Gordon, Georgia; Allied Military Intelligence Battalion, NATO Headquarters, Sarajevo, Bosnia; Company Commander, Charlie Company, 447th Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Active Component / Reserve Component (AC/RC) Operations Officer, 75th Training Support Division, Houston; and Chief, J6 Operations, Exercise, and Training Branch for NATO Joint Headquarters, Madrid, Spain. He is currently the Recruiting Operations Officer for St. Mary's University.

Awards

His awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (Three Oak Leaf Clusters), Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Good Conduct Award, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (Three Campaign Stars), Kosovo Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Air Force NCO Leadership Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon, NATO Medal, Southeast Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal.

Varela resides in San Antonio and has one daughter, Augustina.

Mr. Frederick Nash, Human Resources Assistant

(210) 832-3210
fnash@uiwtx.edu

Frederick Nash was born and raised in Colfax, LA, graduated from Montgomery High School in May 1990.

Following in his family's footsteps, he enlisted into the U.S. 1990年10月加入美国陆军，成为一名(11M)机械化步兵，并在乔治亚州本宁堡完成了基本训练和高级单兵训练, “Home of the Infantry”.

His previous assignment positions and deployments include: 5th Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment Schweinfurt Germany; 1st Battalion 5th Calvary Regiment Fort Hood, TX; 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment Schweinfurt Germany; with deployments to Bosnia, Macedonia, and Kosovo; 1st Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment Fort Benning GA; 2nd Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment South Korea (Camp Casey); Noncommissioned Officer Academy Fort Benning, GA (Primary Leadership Development Course); 2nd Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment Fort Benning, GA (Infantry Officer Basic Course); Operation Group National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA (Scorpion Team); 1st Battalion 37th Armor Regiment Fort Bliss, TX with deployments to Iraq; 3rd Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment Fort Bliss, TX; San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (Senior Military Science Instructor).

Mr. Nash has held numerous positions ranging from Rifleman, Team Leader, Squad Leader, Section Leader, Platoon Sergeant, and Company First Sergeant. He is currently serving as the human resource assistant for St. Mary's University and the University of the Incarnate Word ROTC.

His military education includes: Combat Life Savers Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Unit Prevention Leader Course, Senior Instructor/Writer Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, Combative Level 1 Course, Senior Military Science Instructor Course, and First Sergeants Course.

Mr. Nash is married to the former Bridgett Williams of Colfax, Louisiana. They have three sons, Brandon, Caleb and Cameron.

Awards

His awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2), Army Commendation Medal (5), Army Achievement Medal (6), Army Good Conduct Medal (8), National Defense Service Medal with 1 star, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3), Army Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), and the Expert Infantry Badge.

Mr. Michael Potts, Human Resources Assistant

(210) 436-3415, ext. 1511
mpotts@student.uiwtx.edu

Ms. Tina Smith, Logistics Technician

(210) 436-3145, ext. 2153
tsmith26@stmarytx.edu

Reserve Officer Training Corps, or ROTC, 将军事科学课程与夏季培训机会相结合，重点是将大学生转变为未来的陆军军官领袖. The classes are available at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the nation.

Freshman and Sophomore Years

During the freshman and sophomore years of college, cadets tackle the Basic Course, which includes topics like Army Values, first aid, basic land navigation, time management, goal setting, and military customs and courtesies. 学校一直强调领导力的发展，学员们开始了他们对军事战术的初步介绍——这是用来评估他们领导力发展和潜力的工具. Through these two first years, cadets typically take these classes as electives and do not have to make a commitment to serve in the Army.

Junior and Senior Years

During the final two years of ROTC, called the Advanced Course, cadets continue to refine their abilities to lead at the squad and platoon level. They learn about Army Leader Ethics, the Army Profession, advanced land navigation skills, and participate in labs that continue to facilitate their leadership development. During the Advanced Course, cadets will not only lead teams through tactical situations, they begin to teach, coach and mentor other cadets on how to accomplish those tasks. The Advanced Course is the first point at which most cadets must make a commitment to serve.

For students who did not take ROTC during their first two years of college, a compressed version of the Basic Course is available each summer. This 4-week training session, called Basic Camp, gives students a condensed version of the subjects normally taught on campus during the first two years of ROTC.

Upon Graduation

所有这些努力的回报在毕业那天到来了——学员们离开母校，成为驻美国的少尉.S. Army. Many of these newly commissioned officers will immediately begin service in the Army. Others, will fulfill their military obligation as citizen-soldiers, through service in the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve.

Visit the official Army ROTC webpage for further information.

What We Offer

UIW Army ROTC presents students with the opportunity to learn and grow in a variety of ways. The program of instruction challenges each cadet in the battalion in both indoor and outdoor settings; cadets participate in classroom instruction while also engaging in world class physical fitness training, land navigation, marksmanship, rappelling, and other military activities. Cadets learn management and leadership skills not available in other University programs. 他们也有机会在世界各地参加广泛的实习，并参加空降和空中突击训练.

The Experience

Army ROTC experience contributes to a variety of job skills applicable to any profession, career or job, while instilling in each cadet a sense of confidence, discipline, and personal responsibility. Moreover, 每一名学员都为成为一群杰出的美国人而感到满足，这些人献身于美国的价值观，为国家服务.

To Commission as an Army Officer

There are many routes you can take to commission as a second lieutenant through Army ROTC. You can enter our program as a freshman, sophomore, or once you have at least two years remaining at UIW as an undergraduate or graduate student.

The Cardinal Company

UIW Army ROTC is a great place to start either for a few years or a full career in uniform, but whatever you do, Army ROTC will teach you le adership excellence for a lifetime.

Although ROTC is a military oriented program, the value of its training is recognized by business leaders. 研究表明，ROTC毕业生在寻找民间经济部门就业时具有明显的优势.

Specialty Teams

Ranger Challenge

Ranger Challenge (RC) is the Varsity sport of ROTC. It is a team based event that tests the mental and physical toughness of all participants. Competing as members of a team, Cadets are tested on Land Navigation, weapons assembly and disassembly, marksmanship, one-rope bridge assembly and crossing, the Army Physical Fitness Test, and numerous other physically challenging tactical tasks.

To become part of the Rattler Ranger Challenge team, cadets undergo a rigorous training and selection process. 这个过程结束于RC团队的选择和一个学期的训练演变，以准备区域, brigade, and national competition.

Bataan

“26 MILES OF HIGH DESERT, 26 MILES OF PURE PERSEVERANCE”

Bataan is a memorial march in honor of the heroes who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II. It is a challenging march through the high desert terrain of the White Sands Missile Range.

• Rattler Battalion Bataan webpage
• About Bataan March

Army Ten Miler

Every fall, the Cardinal Company participates in the Army Ten Miler Race in Washington D.C. The race runs around some of our nation's most famous monuments.

Specialty Schools

Airborne Training

The U.S. Army Airborne School, located at Fort Benning, Georgia, is available to cadets that are enrolled in the program. The course is three weeks long, consisting of a ground week and jump week. 每周都有不同类型的训练，旨在教你如何从飞机和直升机上跳伞. It is an exciting, nonstop course that will push you to the limit.

Air Assault Training

Air Assault Training is available at different Army posts across the country. It is a 10- to 12-day course consisting of physical training, sling load training, rappelling, and a 12-mile timed road march in full combat gear. This is a tough course that will exhaust you both physically and mentally, but in the long run it will be worth everything you put into it!

German Proficiency Badge

The German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency is a decoration of the Bundeswehr , the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decoration is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. In the United States Army, 德国武装部队军事熟练徽章是允许佩戴在军服上的几百个外国奖项之一. To Earn the Award one must complete the following requirements: Evaluation Report; First Aid Course; NBC Test, Basic Fitness Test; Marksmanship; Foot March with 33lb Rucksack; and complete an 100 Meter swim in Military Uniform.

Northern Warfare Training

北方战争训练中心(NWTC)——满足特殊北极战争训练需求的是美国陆军的NWTC. An exclusive school that provides training in arctic survival, navigation of land and waterways, military skiing, mountaineering and river crossing operations. The school trains not only active duty soldiers but soldiers from other services, reserve soldiers, ROTC, West Point cadets and allied military soldiers. 夏季的重点放在山地作战上，而冬季则用来训练士兵如何适应野外生活, clothing use and maintenance, as well as snowshoeing and military skiing. NWTC is also the home of the Army Mountaineering Team. 每年，这支队伍都会与来自盟国的士兵一起尝试攀登麦金利山.

Norwegian Foot March Badge

The Norwegian Foot March, or Marsjmerket, is a Norwegian armed forces skill badge that is earned. 它起源于1915年，目的是让平民和新兵了解战场上的情况. Since then, it has evolved to become a Foreign Service badge earned by completing the foot march to standard. Participants had to complete, in uniform with boots, an 18.在负重25磅(11公斤)的情况下，在4小时30分钟内完成6英里(30公里)的行军. Participants had to abide by the rules in order to earn the badge.

The ruck march is sponsored and verified by a member of the Norwegian Army. The Norwegian Foot March badge is an approved foreign award and may be worn on the Army Service Uniform.

"Physical fitness is paramount in a Soldier's career," said CDT Kujawa. "The ruck hurt, but the cadets and cadre the Rattler Battalion pushed through and earned a foreign badge."

Mountain Warfare Training

Mountain Warfare School is a two-week course conducted at the Ethan Allen Firing Range at Jericho, Vt. Both a summer and a winter phase are offered. Its mission is to develop and conduct resident mountain warfare training under both summer and winter conditions. 山地作战课程通过要求陆军人员在现实的战术山地环境中执行登山任务，培养他们的领导能力和技术技能. 它为学生提供了山地作战所需的战术和技术应用的实际动手经验.

Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT)

CTLT increases each cadet's leadership experience. Each cadet is assigned to a platoon leader position and given an opportunity to lead soldiers. It familiarizes cadets with the command, training, administration and logistical functions of active duty units. It also exposes cadets to the on-duty and off-duty environment of the junior officer.

Airborne/Air Assault/Mountain Warfare/Scuba School

Additional training:

• CTLT
• CULP

Green to Gold

The Green to Gold Active Duty option program provides eligible, 现役士兵有机会完成学士学位或两年制研究生学位，并获得陆军军官的委任. 提交绿色到金色ADO和奖学金申请的截止日期将在申请窗口打开时确定. Learn more about the Green to Gold Active-Duty Option Program.

Simultaneous Membership Program

同时会员计划(SMP)允许你参加后备军官训练队，并在陆军国民警卫队或陆军预备役在同一时间, provided a vacancy exists in either a Guard or Reserve unit. While you're still in college, you can be gaining valuable experience and earning extra income.

你将在警卫和预备役部队担任见习军官，履行与少尉军衔相称的职责. Once you graduate and are commissioned, you may continue your military service with your unit or apply for active duty.

SMP是一项志愿军官培训计划，允许陆军国民警卫队和陆军预备役士兵也参加高级后备军官训练队计划. Upon completion of Basic Training, a Reserve Component Soldier who is an academic junior, 在完成大学学位的同时，可以参加高级后备军官训练队并获得美国陆军军官的委任吗. In addition, 签约的非奖学金学员和预备役部队义务(RFD)奖学金学员可以加入预备役组成单位和SMP. SMP的目的是通过增加正在上大学的ROTC成员的注册人数来增加军官加入预备役组成部分(RC).

The SMP Provides:

• Future Reserve and Active Duty officers
• A Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) Scholarship option
• An opportunity for Guard and Reserve units to select future Reserve officers
• ROTC cadets who can assume officer responsibilities while serving in Reserve Component units

What is SMP to the Individual?

• An opportunity to gain a commission while going to college and to serve in a Reserve Component Unit
• Hands-on management and leadership training
• A ROTC stipend plus E-5 pay while at drill
• Annual Training pay
• Montgomery GI Bill and Tuition Assistance
• An opportunity to win a three-year GRFD Scholarship
• A future as an officer on Active Duty or Reserve Duty
• Opportunity for volunteer training in Airborne, Air Assault, Northern or Mountain Warfare Training

Who is Eligible?

• Has completed Basic Training or equivalent
• Has a sophomore or junior standing at his/her school
• Is physically qualified
• Is under 30 years of age when commissioned (waiverable through age 34)
• Nursing students have to be less than 41 by December 31st of your graduation year
• Has a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale
• Has four years left on current military obligation
• Is a full-time student
• U.S. citizen

What is the Commitment Upon Commissioning?

Upon completion of the ROTC program, the officer has an eight-year obligation which can be served in the Reserve Forces, on Active Duty, or a combination of the two.

GRFD Scholarship and Non-Scholarship Option

GRFD计划旨在吸引有兴趣在陆军国民警卫队(ARNG)或美国陆军预备役中获得职位的学员.S. Army Reserve (USAR).

GRFD计划还允许学员提前发表个人对预备役部队任务(RD)的偏好。. Those who satisfactorily participate are guaranteed to receive a RD duty assignment during the accession process. If a Non-Scholarship cadet becomes interested in active duty, 他们可以要求撤销其GRFD合同背书，并在加入过程中竞争现役. 该计划的使用将使陆军后备军官训练队计划继续满足其现役(AD)要求，同时为预备役组成部分(RC)提供军官。.

Since the intent of the GRFD Program is to encourage interest in the RC, satisfactory participation in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) is required of all GRFD cadets.

View more about the History of Army ROTC at St. Mary's University.

The St. Mary's University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program, established in 1932, has commissioned 1,705 officers as of September 2020 for our Army.

Prior to the National Defense Act of 1916, military training occurred primarily at land grant institutions established by the Morrill Act of 1862. 《澳门博彩官网下载》规定，每个赠地机构都将提供军事战术教学，作为其工程和农业课程的一部分. When the Civil War ended in 1865, the benefits of the Morrill Act were extended to former Confederate States of America, including Texas, thus allowing for the creation of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M University, in 1876. From 1876 until World War I, 正式的军事教育一般只在德克萨斯州的主要国家资助的机构提供&M and the University of Texas), and even at those schools, it was not formalized under U.S. Army control until 1916.

1916年的《澳门博彩官网下载》正式确立了在美国各地的民用学院和大学设立预备役军官训练团的计划.S. Immediately following the NDA and in the feverish effort to produce men and materiel for the war effort in Europe, 陆军部选择了德克萨斯州的28所学院和大学参加学生军队训练团(SATC)计划. Approved by Congress on Aug. 31, 1918, the SATC program was an agreement between the U.S. Department of War and American educators to prevent the U.S. 美国陆军部的征兵努力使得进入大学的18岁男性人数在1918年秋季进一步减少. The only SATC program available in San Antonio was at the West Texas Military Academy, the predecessor to the Texas Military Institute. The SATC program was short-lived and disbanded upon signing of the armistice that ended World War I. The SATC program was again replaced with ROTC, yet formal college-level military instruction would not be available in San Antonio for another 14 years.

In 1932, St. Mary's University established a “Section 55-c unit” of ROTC. The National Defense Act of 1916, as amended in 1921, 允许战争部长(陆军部长的前身)在没有正式后备军官训练队的平民学院和大学里支持军事教学. Though these “55-c units” were not formal ROTC programs, they were still supported by the U.S. Department of War with detailed officers, enlisted soldiers, and equipment to conduct proper military training. The U.S. Army detailed 1st Lt. William E. Cox to serve as the first professor of military science and tactics at St. Mary's. The 55-c unit was formally dedicated on March 20, 1932 on the University's baseball field and commissioned its first reserve officer, A. Ransome Marlowe, on Dec. 5, 1932. Between 1932 and 1942, St. Mary's commissioned just 39 officers. One of these graduates, Cadet Joseph J. Cody Jr., class of 1941, would become the first St. Mary's University Army ROTC graduate to achieve the rank of general officer and another, Cadet Rodolfo Vargas, class of 1942, would be the first graduate killed in WWII.

Due to World War II, the St. Mary's University Army ROTC program was closed in 1942, but many St. Mary's graduates, both former cadets and civilian students, served in World War II. In 1947, the Marianist Brothers of St. Mary's petitioned the U.S. Army for the formation of a formal Army ROTC program to “educate the whole man. 这一智力目标的总体要求我们以人的许多需要来对待:实践的需要和理论的需要, the worldly as well as the spiritual, the body as well as the mind. Mens sana in corpore sano.”*

On April 25, 1947, 根据军事科学教授的第91号一般性命令，后备军官训练队项目被重新建立为野战炮兵项目, Col. Bryan Milburn. From its reopening, St. Mary's required all male students to participate in ROTC instruction for their first two years of school. Since the GI Bill made college attendance feasible for returning veterans, the student population of St. Mary's, and thus the ROTC program, grew.

During the Vietnam War, students resisted the requirement to join ROTC and petitioned the University leadership to reduce the requirement. On May 5, 1969, the President of St. Mary's University, Rev. Louis J. Blume, reduced the ROTC requirement for male students to one year beginning in fall 1969. In 1971, he eliminated the requirement altogether and ROTC enrollment dropped to its lowest levels since 1942.

In the fall of 1972, the U.S. Congress opened all ROTC programs to female students. Since female cadets could not commission into the Field Artillery at the time, the St. Mary's ROTC program began offering the General Military Science program in 1975 in order to commission officers, including females, into branches other than Field Artillery. The first female cadet battalion commander in the nation was Cadet Karen Pospisil, the St. Mary's University Battalion Commander in 1976.

In addition to enrolling females, St. 5月20日，玛丽的陆军后备军官训练队与德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校签订了交叉招生协议, 1975. As the UTSA program grew, it achieved Extension Center status on Nov. 13, 1979, and it remained a part of the St. Mary's program until Jun. 14, 1982 when it earned Host Program status. From 1982 to 1991, there were three ROTC host programs in San Antonio — St. Mary's, UTSA, and Trinity University.

With the downsizing of the military following the Gulf War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Army decided to close 50 ROTC programs nationwide, including the program at Trinity University, in 1991. With the Trinity program's closure, St. 玛丽大学与三一大学和道成肉身大学建立了后备军官训练团交叉招生协议, so that those students could continue to pursue army officer commissions through St. Mary's.

In 2009, St. Mary's established a cross-enrollment agreement with the newly formed Texas A&M University at San Antonio (TAMU-SA). St. Mary's commissioned six officers through TAMU-SA between 2009 and 2014. On Aug. 28, 2014, the TAMU-SA ROTC program became part of the UTSA ROTC program.

Today, the St. Mary's University Army ROTC program enrolls cadets from affiliate programs at St. Philip's College, Trinity University, and Our Lady of the Lake University, a partner program at the University of the Incarnate Word, and the host program at St. Mary's University.