Military Science Campaign Plan

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• Military Science Campaign Plan
• MAJ Stan Jones
• VCU Department of Military Science and Leadership
  Chair

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VCU ROTC

• College ROTC Mission is to produce Officers for
  US Army (75)
• VCU is a partner with UR
• Focus on Scholars, Athletes, and Leaders
• Commitment
• Class
• Monthly Physical Training (PT) Test and Physical
  Training Twice Weekly
• 1 Saturday during the Semester
• 1 Weekend during the Semester
• 6 Week Camp normally between Junior and Senior
  years
• Additional Adventure Training Available
• Summer Internship Program

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How is the VCU/UR ROTC Program Different?

• One of the top Army ROTC programs in the nation
• - 2003 28th of 271 universities in the nation
• - 2004/5 Top School in 4th ROTC Brigade (VA/NC)
• - 2004/5 In top 15 of all ROTC programs in the
  nation
• Individual Physical Fitness Program
• - 2003 14th out of 114 Schools
• National Advanced Leadership Camp
• - 2004  24 of UR Cadets earn RECONDO
  Badge (national 6.2)
• UR ROTC cadets consistently receive their first
  choice for Army branch
• - 2006 14 of 18 received first choice branch
• - 2005 21 of 21 received first choice branch
• - 2004/5 2 of 2 received Educational Delay to
  attend Law/Graduate School
• - 2003 5 of 5 received Educational Delay to
  attend Law School

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Benefits of ROTC

• Learn leadership and management skills
• Develop leadership skills through a unique
  experiential learning program
• ROTC looks great on a resume

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Why Army?

• Leadership opportunities Responsible for 30-40
  personnel and hundreds of thousand of dollars
  worth of equipment
• Earn 44,000 per year, receive medical and
  insurance benefits, and 30-days vacation per year
• Within four years, officer salary is increased to
  72,000 per year
• Travel adventure Assigned to units throughout
  the United States, Germany, and Korea
• Serve your country

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Point Of Contacts

• MAJ Stan Jones
• www.has.vcu.edu/mil/
• srjones_at_vcu.edu
• vcurotc_at_vcu.edu
• 828-7682
• CPT Michael Jeffress
• www.military.richmond.edu
• mjeffres_at_richmond.edu
• 287-6066