- Results of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT). You must achieve a minimum SAT score of 920 (composite of Verbal and Math) or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 19 to qualify for competition. If you take both the SAT and ACT, you must submit the results of both tests - your best score will be used.
- High school academic standing - your class size and rank are required. You must have a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Three school officials' evaluations. These evaluations are to be completed by teachers, coaches, or the principal. If you are attending the United States Military Academy (USMA) Preparatory School, you must have one of these evaluations completed by a USMA Preparatory School Official. Extracurricular participation, athletic activities, and leadership positions held. If you have held part-time jobs during the school year and do not have the time for extensive participation in sports and extracurricular activities, you will be given credit based on the number of hours you worked per week.
- Personal interview. It is very important that you apply to the schools you list on your application. Your information will only be given to the Professor of Military Science (PMS) at the schools you have listed if you become an interviewee. The PMS will then contact you for an interview.
The following data gives an average leadership, extracurricular and athletic activities profile for a scholarship winner for school year 1999-2000
President of student bodies of senior class: 6%
Other class officers: 39%
National Honor Society members: 59%
Varsity letter Winners: 79%
Varsity team captains: 54%
Junior ROTC participants: 27%
Club presidents: 18%
In school year 1999, the average SAT was 1242 and 28 ACT for scholarship recipients..
Ineligibles
All categories of ineligibles who meet the requirements set by the school authorities may take Army ROTC classes for all 4 years for academic credit only. The following students are ineligible for enrollment in the basic or advanced course:
(1) Conscientious Objectors as defined in Army Regulation 600-43.
(2) Homosexuals, as defined and explained in AR 635-100, paragraph 5-50 and AR 635-200, paragraph 15-2.
(3) A student who has a pretrial diversion for a felony, any civil conviction, an adverse adjudication, or any type of court-martial conviction even though the record may have been sealed or expunged, unless a waiver is granted. These students may be permitted to participate in the basic course without a waiver, but must have obtained a waiver prior to attending basic camp or enrolling in the advanced course. No waiver is required for minor traffic offenses resulting in a fine of$250 or less, except when the applicant has accumulated six or more such offenses during any 12 month period. Waivers are not required for disciplinary actions in connection with the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Article 15. Such disciplinary actions will be considered when evaluating the applicant's character, however. In requesting a waiver, the student must list all the above proceedings, whether by military or civilian courts.
(4) A student who has been discharged from any branch of the armed forces with a waivable or nonwaivable disqualifying reenlistment code, or with one of the following types of discharge:
(a) Dishonorable.
(b) Bad conduct.
(c) Undesirable.
(d) Under other than honorable conditions.
(e) General or honorable if the reason and authority for separation preclude reentry into military service without a waiver.
(5) A student who is a commissioned officer, a former officer or who has a certificate of eligibility for appointment as a commissioned officer.
(6) A student who will have 10 years or more of active Federal service at the time of commissioning.
(7) A student who has demonstrated a pattern of misconduct consisting of discreditable involvement with civil or military authorities or who has committed a serious military or civilian offense, whether it resulted in trial or conviction or not if a punitive discharge would be authorized for the same or a closely related offense under the Manual for Courts Martial. Waivers may be granted by Commanding General of ROTC.
(8) Any applicant for entrance into the SROTC Program (to include former cadets, prior servicemembers, and current servicemembers) who has previously tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol or cocaine use by a DOD certified drug testing laboratory using procedures established by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, is permanently ineligible for the SROTC commissioning program. Those who have tested positive for alcohol under DOD criteria to include prior service and current servicemembers who have undergone or undergoing rehabilitation are also permanently ineligible for the SROTC commissioning program.
Continued in Part 2 -- Army SROTC in a Nutshell
