ROTC Summer Training
Advanced Camp
Every Army ROTC cadet who enters the Advance Course will attend Cadet Summer Training (CST). It is a rigorous 34-day summer course that is designed to train and evaluate all Army ROTC cadets. This course normally takes place between a cadets' junior and senior years of college and is held at Ft. Knox, KY.
Basic Camp
Cadets take part in Basic Camp when they enter Army ROTC as rising juniors or graduate students. This course is four weeks at Ft. Knox, KY and allows Cadets to "catch up" to those students who joined the program their freshman or sophomore year. Students without prior service or who did not complete the basic course are required to attend Basic Camp to enter the Advanced Course.
Military Schools
Attendance at military schools needs to be arranged through the Duke/NCCU AROTC Office.
Airborne School
Normally open to rising sophomores, Juniors, or seniors, this intense three-week school in Ft. Moore, GA teaches students the basics of Army parachuting and airborne operations. Students will be challenged mentally and physically and earn the coveted Airborne Wings if they complete this course! |
Army Air Assault School
A physically challenging 10-day course at Ft. Campbell, KY designed to train Soldiers in air assault operations, sling-load operations, and rappelling. Upon graduation of the course each soldier will be able to perform skills required to make maximum use of helicopter assets in training and in combat to support their unit operations. |
Army Mountain Warfare School
Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) provides tactical and technical training for mountain warfare and cold weather operations. AMWS courses enable soldiers to operate successfully using proven techniques derived from lessons learned by units currently engaged in mountain warfare. AMWS is located in the mountains of Jericho, VT at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site. Graduates of the Basic Military Mountaineer Course (BMMC) earn the SQI-E "Military Mountaineer." |