Military Science
Advanced Placement
Leader’s Training Course
This four-week camp is held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, each summer and is repeated several times between June and early August. Successful completion of this camp allows direct entrance into the ROTC Advanced Course. Students’ travel expenses are paid, and all food and lodging is provided. In addition, participating students earn approximately $900. ROTC scholarships are offered to well qualified students who complete the course and meet Advanced Course eligibility requirements. Training covers rappelling, map reading/land navigation, rifle marksmanship, basic leadership techniques, physical training/ marches, individual and unit tactics, communications, first aid, drills/parades/ ceremonies, military courtesy/ traditions, and water survival.
During this training, students learn fundamental things about the Army—weapons, combat tactics, drill, and ceremonies. Students also learn basic things about themselves—their physical endurance, leadership capabilities, and ability to think and perform under pressure. Students finish the summer with other basics—discipline, pride, and confidence—that will be important to them in all their future endeavors. Applications for Leader’s Training Course are accepted each year from November through May.