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Advanced Program (last two academic years of your baccalaureate degree)
All contracted cadets (committed by signing an Army ROTC contract) receive a subsistence allotment per month of ($300 for Freshmen and Sophomores, $350 for Juniors, and $400 for Seniors), for eight months of the school year whether or not they are scholarship recipients. Active duty commitments range from a 90 day Officer Basic Course for Reserve (U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard) officers to four years for Active Duty officers.

To be eligible for the Advance Program, you must have completed the first two academic years of the ROTC program (BASIC PROGRAM) or equivalent - Prior service basic training or ROTC Basic Camp.

Basic Program (first two academic years of the 4-year ROTC program)
All students are eligible and welcome to participate in Military Science 100 and 200-level classes WITHOUT OBLIGATION! The Basic Program focuses on an introduction to the Army, tasks common to all soldiers and ADVENTURE TRAINING.

Basic and Advance Camps
These camps are held during the summer for six and five weeks respectively, and each pays the student approximately $700.

Basic Camp is held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and is attended voluntarily by students who may not otherwise be eligible for entrance into the Advance Program. NO MILITARY OBLIGATION is incurred and students may withdraw at any time. Completion of training qualifies the student to enter the Advance Program. Advance Camp is held at Fort Lewis, Washington and is a requirement of the Advance Program for commissioning. It is normally attended between the junior and senior year.

Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)
This program is open to students in the Advance Program. It enables them to remain a member of, or join a local Army National Guard unit or U.S. Army Reserve unit as officer trainees while attending college. Pay through either of these units is based on that of a Sergeant E5. See the Admissions Officer or call your local National Guard/Army Reserve recruiter for details.