Bulletin 2000-2002

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Military Science

Department of Military Science

Philosophy

The theory of offering the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) to students on college campuses is perhaps best explained in the words of Dr. Lee S. Dreyfus, former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point: ‘‘ROTC is not the presence of the military in the university, but rather the presence of the university in the military.’’

Through ROTC the Army gains officers with diverse educational backgrounds and contemporary ideas.

ROTC enhances a student’s education by providing unique leadership and management experience found in few college courses. It helps develop self-discipline, physical stamina, and poise. Students develop qualities that lead to success in any worthwhile career. They earn commissions in the U.S. Army while earning their college degrees. They can serve as officers in the Army National Guard or the U.S. Army Reserve or request active duty.

Dr. Roy Hudson, former president of Hampton Institute, sums it up as follows: ‘‘Our youth need to be guided and inspired by people and organizations dedicated to principles encouraging and permitting the full development of the whole person, intellectually and personally. In my estimation, ROTC is such an organization.’’

Objectives

Army ROTC has the following objectives: 1. To offer competent military instruction to interested students;

2. To identify eligible students for Army commissions and to ensure they meet all requirements for those commissions; and

3. To provide college-trained officers for the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Faculty

Active-duty Army personnel are assigned to the Department of Military Science with the consent of the ROTC Faculty Advisory Committee at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the dean of faculties as confirmed by the Trustees of Indiana University. Such personnel spend an average of three years as instructors in the department. Each faculty member has a blend of practical military experience and solid educational background. The composition of the faculty is as follows:

Army Grade Faculty Position

Lieutenant Colonel Professor of Military Science and Department Chair

Major Senior Assistant Professor of Military Science

Captain Assistant Professor of Military Science

Captain Assistant Professor of Military Science Master Sergeant Instructor

Sergeant First Class Principal Drill Instructor

Administration

The faculty is supported by a full-time staff that has clerical, administrative, and logistical responsibility. The staff includes the military property custodian (a university employee) and the military personnel clerk (a Department of the Army civilian).
 

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