Reserve Officers’ Training Corps - OSU Army ROTC

1 USACC Regulation 145-1 2 August 2016 i Department of the army USACC Regulation 145-1 Headquarters, army Cadet Command 1st Cavalry Regiment Road Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5123 Effective 2 August 2016 Reserve Officers Training Corps army ROTC INCENTIVES POLICY FOR THE COMMANDER: OFFICIAL: CHRISTOPHER P. HUGHES Major General, army Commanding Colonel, GS Chief of Staff History. This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

2 Summary. In accordance with (IAW) army Regulation (AR) 145-1, Section IV, Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Programs, this regulation contains Commanding General (CG), army Cadet Command (USACC) policies established to manage army ROTC Scholarship and Incentives Programs. Applicability. This regulation applies to commanders of ROTC Brigades, overseas commands concerned (referred to as "commands" throughout this publication), army National Guard (ARNG), army Reserve (USAR), army attach s in American embassies, and Professor of Military Science (PMS)/Battalion commanders for implementation of the annual army ROTC scholarship and incentives programs.

3 Proponent and Exception Authority. The proponent for this regulation is the USACC Director, RMID. army Management Control Process. This regulation does not contain management control provisions. ii USACC Regulation 145-1 2 August 2016 Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation is prohibited. Forms. "R" forms throughout this regulation are for local reproduction. Print them through local forms management officers. These forms are also available on the ROTC WEB site at Suggested improvements.

4 Send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) through channels to the HQ USACC, ATTN: ATCC-ROI, Fort Knox, KY 40121-5123 Distribution. Distribution of this regulation is intended for HQ USACC and its subordinate units. Distribution is in electronic format only. USACC Regulation 145-1 2 August 2016 iii Summary of Change USACC REG 145-1 Reserve Officers Training Corps army ROTC Incentives Policy o Changed Chapter 2-2e (1): Removed references to NAPS.

5 O Changed Chapter 2-2e (1)(a): Removed references to NAPS. o Removed Chapter 2-2e (3): Scholarship offers may be made to individuals to begin in the same term only if the student is fully qualified and ready to contract. o Change Chapter 2-3a (2): Changed application window dates. o Change Chapter 2-4e (2): Changed the required Term GPA to o Change Chapter 2-4e (3): Changed the required Term GPA to o Change Chapter 2-4e (4)(a): Brigade Commanders have approval authority of on-campus CGPA waivers down to o Change Chapter 2-4e (4)(b): Any waivers below for on-campus applicants must go to Cadet Command for approval.

6 O Change Chapter 2-4h (5)(a): Freshmen must successfully complete the APFT at the 60/60/60 standard prior to 1 DEC or the last day of the school term. If the scholarship applicant does not pass the APFT at the 60/60/60 by 1 DEC of their Freshman year, the offer will be withdrawn. If the APFT is not successfully completed by this date, the Brigade Commander can request that the scholarship applicant retain the scholarship. HQCC is the approval authority for retention of scholarship offers. All other scholarship applicants must complete the APFT at 60/60/60 standard prior to contracting.

7 O Change Chapter 2-4h (5)(b): For scholarships to begin in the spring, the applicants must successfully complete the APFT at the 60/60/60 standard prior to 15 April. o Change Chapter 2-4j 3(a): Students on ROTC Scholarships must be enrolled and attending full-time (not Summer or inter-sessions) with 75% of the curriculum (number of classes not credit hours) in traditional class-room settings unless enrolled in the final Military Science Advance Course class of their last term. See Chapter 8-2c o Change Chapter 2-6a (1)(a): Removed the 45 day rule.

8 O Change Chapter 2-6a (3): Scholarship benefit election may now be made each term and room & board is now a $10k flat rate. iv USACC Regulation 145-1 2 August 2016 o Change Chapter 2-6a (5): Payment of Fall Term. If the Fall term ends prior to 1 DEC and the Cadet contracts between end of Fall term and 1 DEC, they are entitled to Fall benefits; process IAW CC Pam 145-1, Chapter 2-4. o Change Chapter 2-6b (1): Removed references to NAPS and changed the room & board to a $10k flat rate. o Added Chapter 2-6b (5): Repeat Classes: Scholarship funds may be used to pay for repeat classes.

9 However, if the number of repeat classes causes a delay in the graduation or commissioning date, the Cadet is subject to disenrollment for failure to make satisfactory progress towards his degree IAW paragraph of the DA Form 597-3 Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Cadet Contract. Additionally, Cadets who repeat classes are ineligible for extension of scholarship benefits. o Added Chapter 2-6b (6)(c): Any fee listed as an optional fee in the school catalog is capped at $100 per course. Any amount that exceeds that cap is the responsibility of the Cadet.

10 Optional means that the Cadet need not incur the fee for degree completion. A fee associated with an elective course that is not specifically listed as a requirement for completion of that degree or major is capped at $100 per course. Anything that exceeds that cap is the responsibility of the Cadet. The cost of the course is covered by the Cadet s scholarship, but the fee is capped at $100. See CC Pam 145-1 Ch. 2-4f o Change Chapter 2-6c (1): If the scholarship money is used towards Room and Board, State (if applicable for ARNG) Tuition Assistance may be available to use in conjunction with Scholarship money to pay for tuition.