Army ROTC Summer Training
Basic Camp
The Cadet Summer Training Basic Camp is a 31 day introductory training event for entry level Military Science ROTC cadets. An intense four-week introduction to Army life and leadership training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the aim of the course is to motivate and qualify Cadets for entry into the Senior ROTC program.
Basic Camp, is designed for college students, typically between their sophomore and junior years. Upon successful completion of the course, graduates will have been familiarized with customs, brief tactics training, and overall leadership development as ROTC cadets that will set them up for success as advanced level Army cadets.
While attending Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Cadets gain an experience that runs the gamut of Army life and the responsibilities of being an officer. The course includes events such as; confidence obstacle courses, marksmanship training, and Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training.
The four weeks of Basic Camp are mentally grueling and physically taxing. But the reward of graduation and meeting ROTC standards is the opportunity to enroll in the world’s greatest leadership program and to receive college tuition assistance.
Graduation from Basic Camp has been the first step in many successful officers’ careers. Graduates have gone on to lead America’s sons and daughters in fighting to preserve American democracy and freedoms or in civilian life in the boardrooms and offices of American business.
For more information on Basic camp visit the USACC website here
Advanced Camp (CST)
The Cadet Summer Training Advanced Camp (CST) is now held annually at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The U.S. Army’s largest training exercise, Advanced Camp is the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s capstone training event.
The purpose of the course is to train U.S. Army ROTC Cadets to Army standards, to develop their leadership skills, and to evaluate their officer potential. Most Army Cadets attend Advanced Camp between their junior and senior undergraduate years after having contracted to join the Army. Successful completion of Advanced Camp is a prerequisite to becoming an Army officer through ROTC.
The 38-day course starts with individual training and leads to collective training, building from simple to complex tasks. This building-block approach permits integration of previously-learned skills into follow-on training. This logical, common-sense training sequence is maintained for each training cycle. Every day at Advanced Camp is a day of training.
Additional Summer Training Opportunities
Airborne
The Basic Airborne Course is conducted at Fort Benning, Ga., and is a three-week course encompassing all aspects of entering a combat zone by parachute. The first week is Ground Week and consists of rigorous physical training and instruction designed to prepare the student to make a parachute jump and land safely.
The second week is Tower Week, and training consists of perfecting individual skills and stressing team effort. Jump skills are taught through the use of the swing landing trainer, the suspended harness and the 250-foot free-fall tower.
The final week is Jump Week, where you will use the training of the previous two weeks to execute five parachute jumps, including one night jump and two jumps in full combat gear. Upon completion of the fifth jump, you will receive the Basic Parachutist Qualification Badge and become a member of the elite AIRBORNE community. If you desire to attend the Basic Airborne Course while in Army ROTC, you must be a contracted Army ROTC Cadet in top physical condition and have completed The Palmetto Battalions rigorous training selection program.
For more information on Airborne training, visit here.
Air Assault
At Air Assault School, Cadets are trained on the missions performed by rotary wing aircraft, aircraft safety, aero-medical evacuation procedures, pathfinder operations, principles and techniques of combat assaults, rappelling techniques, and sling-load operations. The core POI requires minimum support assets and is adaptable to organic aviation elements.
Both the core instruction and the additional instruction are conducted in a classroom/field environment. To be considered to attend the Air Assault School, you must be a contracted Army ROTC Cadet in top physical condition and have completed The Palmetto Battalions rigorous training selection program.
For more information regarding Air Assault Training, visit here.
Cadet Troop Leader Training
The Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) track provides Cadets the opportunity to experience leadership in Army Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) units over a three to four week period. Cadets serve in lieutenant-level leadership positions in active-duty units. Platoon Leader positions have a 3-4 week duration depending on the hosting unit and location.
Assignments include units that are located CONUS and OCONUS. Cadets are assigned a unit mentor, and are provided on-post lodging and meals via a Dining Facility. This program is exclusively designed for MS III Cadets before and after completion of CLC.
USACC Summer Internships
United states Army Cadet Command (USACC) offers a wide variety of internships for prospective Army cadets that can be taken at any Military Science level. Internships in Medical, Law, STEM, Cyber, and cultural awareness are often paired with the chance to travel abroad to foreign countries and train with some of the most respected experts in their field. Scholarships, stipends, and even college credit can be granted for completing certain internships. Highlighted internships include:
- Project GO
- Intelligence and Security Command Internship Program
- National Nuclear Security Administration Internship Program
- Army Medical Department Internship Program
- Internships in Army Medicine, Veterinarian, and Nursing available!