In September 2008, the United States Army Cadet Corps purchased the Millersburg Military Institute site as its new national headquarters. The Cadet Corps, founded in 1909, reopened the school and is offering a program for male and female students who wish to explore careers in the military. The program provides students with a firsthand look at the military lifestyle. Each summer, the national training center brings in Army Cadet Corps youth from around the United States to participate in mandatory training.
Cadet training also features three tiers of courses, including the 16-day Basic Cadet Training that mirrors what one might expect from boot camp. The Basic Leader Course and the Cadet Noncommissioned Officer are both 21-day trainings. Cadets are supervised at all times during their training by officers who must pass a thorough background check.
U.S. Army Cadet Corps Headquarters
P.O. Box 277
1122 Main St.
Millersburg, KY 40348
859-484-2100
The ROTC at Western Kentucky has been active for more than 70 years. The program provides leadership training, physical training and adventure, and students receive tuition support for participating. More than 200 students are enrolled each year in the school's ROTC program. About 15 students complete the four-year program each year, and they earn commissions as U.S. Army officers. Students take one course per semester. Each course features a regular classroom setting plus a lab. Students are obligated to complete two field training exercises each year.
Students who complete only the first two years of the ROTC program and who do not receive an ROTC scholarship are not obligated to join the Army. Students who continue through the program after the first two years and any students who receive and accept the ROTC scholarship are obligated to serve in the U.S. Army after finishing their Bachelor's degrees.
University of Western Kentucky ROTC
1906 College Heights Blvd.
No. 31090
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-745-4293
edtech.wku.edu/~milsci/
At the University of Kentucky, military training dates back to 1865. The program commissions an average of 50 new U.S. Army lieutenants each year. The ROTC program at the University of Kentucky requires students to take four to five credit hours of classes per semester. The courses focus on physical training, leadership training and classroom study. In all, the classes require about six to nine hours of time each week, according to the program's website.
Freshman and sophomore courses are open to all full-time students. These classes count as electives, and students who take the classes are not obligated to serve in the U.S. Army. Students who continue with the program as juniors and seniors are obligated to accept a commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army upon graduation.
University of Kentucky ROTC
101 Barker Hall
Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-6865
uky.edu/armyrotc