Summer Training & Schools

Both contracted and non-contracted students have a variety of training options available to them each Summer.  ROTC training generally begins the second week of June and runs till the second week of August.

Non-contracted students (Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior students enrolled at WVSU) are welcome to attend the four week Leadership Training Course (LTC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky.  Students must pass a physical, be fully enrolled in college, and must be eligible for military service.  Students earn approximately $1,000 for attending the 30 day course and will be eligible for contracting upon successful completion.  There is NO obligation to contract or join the military after attending LTC, however the purpose of the training is to give prospective students the confidence and tools to continue with ROTC and commission as a future leader in the US Army.  The top 20% of students completing LTC are usually awarded a $5,000 bonus to contract.

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Contracted Students are open to participate in a large number of physically demanding and mentally tough courses.  All summer training events are designed to develop and build upon the students' critical thinking and leadership skills.  Courses include the following:

Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) otherwise known as Operation Warrior Forge is a 30 day course offered to Juniors between their third and final year.  This is the single most important course for a cadet.  The training occurs at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.  Cadets will earn approximately $1,000 while building friendships and gaining experience unlike any other other college course.  Over 6,000 students from 273 Senior ROTC programs gather to demonstrate their leadership skills, physical fitness, and talents such as communication, resilience, and judgement.

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Airborne School - a three week course for Cadets to earn their basic parachutist badge.  Training is offered at a variety of locations across the US, however must Cadets can expect to attend training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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Air Assault School - a ten day course for Cadets to earn their air assault badge while building their knowledge of sling-load and air movement operations.  Training is offered at a variety of locations across the US, however the primary location for the US Army is conducted at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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Cultural Understanding and Language Program (CULP) - each year US Army Cadet Command pays to send 1,200 students to one of 43 partnership countries.  Cadets from 273 ROTC programs across the US travel to Fort Knox, where they spend 5 days preparing for their trip to conduct joint training with a foreign military, humanitarian assistance to a friendly nation, or support to a non-government agency (doctor's without borders, International Red Cross, etc).  Whatever the mission, students will find themselves immersed in a new culture and language, while working as a team, and learning how to be a world-wide deployable leader in the 21st century.


Cadet Troop Leadership Training (CTLT) - this is an opportunity for Junior level cadets to train with active duty units filling the role of a second lieutenant.  Cadets will train for three or four weeks before returning to campus.  Training generally occurs after LDAC.

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   Required Forms for all Cadets:

   CC Form 139-R (fill out pages 1 & 2)

   CC Form 104-R (your four year plan to  
   complete your degree and graduate)

   DA 597 (a sample contract for non-scholarship
   cadets interested in a professional career as
   an Army Officer)