{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:14:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arotc\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Reserve Officer&#8217;s Training Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Army Reserve Officer&#8217;s Training Corps<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-become-part-of-a-leading-team\">Become Part of a Leading Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro size-p-lg uwm-c-link--external\">Army Reserve Officers&#8217; Training Corps (ROTC) for Milwaukee colleges and universities is based at Marquette University and the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arotc\/about\/golden-eagle-battalion\/\">Golden Eagle Battalion<\/a>. Basic Army ROTC classes and physical fitness are available on UWM\u2019s campus while advanced classes are taught on the Marquette campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marquette.edu\/army-rotc\/\">Marquette Army ROTC<\/a> has more information about enrollment, scholarships, and summer training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">Cadets in UW-Milwaukee\u2019s Army ROTC program encompass a wide array of majors and skills. In very few places in the world, and even fewer organizations in college, are individuals able to develop and test their ability to lead. With physical training, field exercises and weekend-long events, students develop physically and mentally and leave college as an officer in the United States Army.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arotc\/request-information\/\" rel=\"\">Request Information<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-30\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:armyrotc@marquette.edu\">armyrotc@marquette.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SFC Anthony Davenport<\/strong><br>Military Science Instructor<br>Engelmann Hall, Room B30<br>608-405-2447<br><a href=\"mailto:anthony.q.davenport.mil@army.mil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anthony.q.davenport.mil@army.mil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SSG Tyler Choy<\/strong><br>WI National Guard \/ ROTC<br>UWM On-Campus Career Counselor<br>Engelmann Hall, Room B30<br><a href=\"mailto:tyler.j.choy.mil@army.mil\">tyler.j.choy.mil@army.mil<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-what-does-army-rotc-entail\">What Does Army ROTC Entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list size-p-lg\">\n<li>3 days of physical training per week (3 hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 day of leadership lab per week (1 hour)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weekly military science class (1-3 hours, depending on academic year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1-2 weekends (field training exercises) each semester of training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31 days at Advanced Camp in Fort Knox, Kentucky, the summer between junior and senior year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>Leadership is conveyed in all aspects of life. ROTC will shape friendships, wellness, and success, which contribute to developing leadership.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>Rachael Samalis<\/strong><em>Army ROTC cadet and business major<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-0\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":664,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army ROTC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Army Reserve 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