ARMY STRONG

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ARMY STRONG
Jacksonville State University Army ROTC A Premier
Officer Training Environment Since 1948
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Jacksonville State University Army ROTC

• Lieutenant Colonel Richard White
• Professor of Military Science, Jacksonville
  State Univ
• U.S. Army Infantry Officer
• 1989 Graduate of Jacksonville State University
• 1999 Masters Degree from the Jacksonville State
  Univ
• Fort Bragg, North Carolina 82nd ABN DIV
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  Fort Rucker, Alabama 511th ABN PFDR
• Fort Polk, Louisiana 509th ABN IN
• Jacksonville State University
• CP Post Tango, Korea 8th Army
• Germany -1st AR DIV
• Iraq 1st AR DIV
• 
  Atlanta, Georgia First Army
• Camp Shelby, Mississippi 1-305th ARTF
• Jacksonville State University

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My Purpose
1. What is an Army Officer and where
do they come from? 2. What are your future
plans? 3. Can the Army help you pay for
college? 4. Whats being an Army Officer
worth?
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Jacksonville State University ROTC
What is an Officer? - Leaders/Managers of the
Army - Establish the vision and goals - In
charge of Army organizations - Lead
Soldiers - Similar to Corporate Management
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Commissioned officers are direct representatives
of the President of the United States.
What is a Commissioned Officer?
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Jacksonville State University Army ROTC
Where do Army Officers come from?
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JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY ROTC
What is ROTC? - College electives that
focus on leadership development - Program
leads to a Commission as an Army officer
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How Much Does a College Education Cost?
Room Trans-
Personal Total College Tuition
Board Books portation
Expenses Costs Alabama 6,400
6,430 1,000 702
1,690 16,222 Alabama Birmingham 4,715
8,924 900 2,050
1,700 18,289 Auburn
5,020 6,686 900
1,104 1,988 15,698 JSU
4,560 3,312 1,008
1,232 2,688
14,360 Univ of N. Alabama 4,082
4,460 1,000 900
900 11,342
Source Alabama State Treasury
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Army Options to Pay for College
Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) Track
Army ROTC Scholarship Track
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Earn the Degree of Your Choice In One of Over 40
Areas
1. Education 2. Business 3.
Criminal Justice 4. Nursing 5. Exercise
Science
6. Technology 7. Music 8. Art
9. Political Science 10. Physical
Sciences
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Top Reasons to Select JSU ROTC

• 1. A traditional College experience students
  determine
• their own class schedules activities.
• 2. Minimum ROTC demands
• - Freshmen (4 hrs) - Juniors (8 hrs)
• - Sophomores (5 hrs) - Seniors (8 hrs)
• (Additional Training Opportunities are
  available)
• 3. Academics come first!
• Close to Home!
• In-state tuition tuition assistance plus dorm
• tuition scholarships for eligible cadets
• 6. Cadets live on or off-campus many enjoy
• part-time employment opportunities

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How Much Do I Need to Earn? (2006 Median
Household Income)
What quality of life do you want for you and
your family?
Source 2006 American Community Survey U.S.
Census Bureau
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How Much Education Do I Need? (Median Income by
Education Level)
Source 2006 American Community Survey U.S.
Census Bureau
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Whats Being an Army Officer Worth?
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Jacksonville State University Army ROTC
The Prestige of 23 Professions Occupations
2008 Harris Poll

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Jacksonville State University Army ROTC
Confidence in Leaders of Institutions
2008 Harris Poll

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Whats a Degree Worth?
Average Starting Civilian
Salary Computer Science 60,416 Information
Sciences/Systems 52,418 Finance 48,547 Account
ing 48,085 Registered Nurse 47,125 Business
Administration 45,195 Chemistry 43,000 Marketi
ng 42,053 Political Science 38,500 History
37,800 Biology/Life Sciences 34,890 Sociology
34,796 English 34,327 Elementary
Education 33,200 Visual/Performing
Arts 33,000 Criminal Justice 32,870 Social
Work 33,860 Psychology 33,564 Secondary
Education 29,065 Annual Vacation 10 days Sick
Leave 10 days Source National Association of
Colleges and Employers 2008 Salary Survey
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A Career of Opportunities
Senior Service College
Colonel 124,203.12
23 Years
Lieutenant Colonel 103, 185. 12
17 Years
Major 88,703.52
Command Staff College
10 Years
Captain 71,470.32
4 Years
Officer Career Course
Graduate School
1st Lieutenant 61,429.92
2 Years
Officer Basic Course
2d Lieutenant 44,082.72
Commissioning
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Whats an Active Duty Officers Military
Retirement Worth?
(Lieutenant Colonel retiring after 20 years
active duty) Years Retirees
Retirement Cumulative Retired Age
Pay (Annual) Ret. Pay 1
42 42,875 42,875 5
47 49,200 229,916 10
52 58,434 502,985
15 57 69,402
827,304 20 62
82,427 1,212,494 25 67
97,898 1,669,979 30
72 116,272 2,213,328 35
77 138,095
2,858,655 Retirement pay continues the rest of
your life Note Estimates an annual cost of
living adjustment (COLA) of 2 COLA for 2008
3.5
Its like earning an additional 142,933 each
year deposited directly into your retirement
account!!!
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17 Career Field Choices
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Whats Military Experience Worth?
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Competing For a Job
How Many Applicants Compete for the Same Job?
2008 Fortune Magazine

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Whats Military Experience Worth?
Successful Store Leadership Candidates possess
4-10 years as a commissioned military officer
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Whats Military Experience Worth?
Youre Hired!!!
Veterans are impressive, because what
they have done at their age is usually five or
ten years ahead of civilian peers in terms of
leadership and responsibility. Kelly Perdew
Hired by Donald Trump on the finale of the
second season of apprentice.
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Life as an Army ROTC Cadet
A premier Officer Training Environment
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Conclusion
For many of you, the Army can help 1. Pay for
College 2. Achieve what is otherwise not
possible 3. Make you a professional Officer
4. Increase your marketability But dont
forgetthis is the Military!
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Applying to JSU
Four Steps 1. Submit an admissions
application (by mail or online) 2.
Include a 20.00 application fee 3. Have
counselor send a high school transcript
(also need a final transcript after graduation)
4. Send SAT/ACT scores to JSU - Unconditional
19 on ACT/900 on SAT - Conditional 16-18 on
ACT/750-890 on SAT - ExCEL 14-15 on ACT/650-740
on SAT
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JSU ROTC Homepage
WWW.ROTC.JSU.EDU
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Contact Information
Lieutenant Colonel Richard White email
rewhite_at_jsu.edu phone [phone] Major
Lowell Shackelford email lshack_at_jsu.edu
phone [phone]