Army ROTC MISSION
The mission of the ROTC Basic Course is to "Commission the future officer leadership of the U.S. Army" and "To motivate young people to be better citizens."
It provides cadets with an introduction to the fundamental components of service as an officer in the United States Army. This course forms the building blocks of progressive lessons in Values, Fitness, Leadership and Officership. It also addresses “life skills” including fitness, communications theory and practice (written and oral) and interpersonal relationships. While consisting of four distinct semesters, the Basic Course is structured as a single, progressive course. In addition to military skills, a series of “life skills” are included throughout the four semesters. The program is designed to maximize cadet participation, inspire intellectual curiosity, stimulate self-study, and encourage cadets to make a contractual obligation to the Advanced ROTC program. The principle lessons of leadership and officership are progressive throughout the four semesters. The program culminates in a case study in which previous lessons on leadership and officership are placed in a real-world context that directly affects the future of cadets.
Upon completion of this course, cadets should understand the
unique aspects of the officer corps. They will be well grounded in the fundamentals
of leadership and decision making, demonstrate communication theory and application,
embrace the ASCC institutional values as well as the Army values and be able
to exercise the principles of individual fitness and unit training. They will
be able to apply critical and interactive thinking skills, apply communication
theory and communication skills, summarize and prioritize information succinctly,
apply systems understanding to solve problems, use time management techniques,
conduct self-assessment and apply self-development techniques.
Overview of ROTC Basic Course
The ROTC Basic Course consists of four distinct semesters, and is structured as a single, progressive course. Upon successful completion of the Basic Course, cadets may transfer 12 credits to one of the 273 Universities throughout the United States offering a commission in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant. The American Samoa Community College is a partnership school with the University of Hawaii ROTC program. The program offers elective credit towards an associates or bachelors degree. The ROTC program does not lead to any degree in Military Science. Academic performance in their school’s core curriculum should be the main focus of cadets. Cadets must be pursuing an associates degree in any of the majors offered at American Samoa Community College. Cadets must complete a bachelors degree in any major except Theology before they contract to enroll in an Advanced Course at one of the 273 ROTC universities in order to earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant. The Advanced Course is the third and fourth year of instruction, which is not offered at American Samoa Community College. Scholarships are available to students transferring to one of the 273 Universities offering ROTC. Transfer students who qualify may be offered four, three or two-year scholarships, depending on their academic alignment.
ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY:
a. Eligibility Criteria. In order to be eligible for enrollment in the Basic Course, the cadet must meet the requirements stated in Army Regulation 145-1, Chapter 3 and the Cadet Command Pamphlet 145-1.
b. Citizenship. Basic Course students should be U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals. A U.S. National may be awarded a conditional scholarship pending U.S. citizenship. Funding of U.S. Nationals scholarships will be withheld until U.S. citizenship is awarded. Exceptions may be granted for alien students who desire to voluntarily participate in the Basic Course as provided for in Army.
c. Medical Qualification. Basic Course students must be medically qualified to ensure that their health and well being will not be compromised by participation in the ROTC program, in accordance with Army Regulation 145-1.
d. Student Commitment. Basic Course students
must be willing to complete (including signature and date) all pertinent items
of ROTC CADET COMD Form 139 and to discuss their responses to the statements
contained in those items, i.e., Loyalty Oath, Statement Concerning Civil Convictions,
Substance Abuse and Conscientious Objector Status, when appropriate.
Academic Status. Students must be enrolled in and attending full time a regular
course of instruction while participating in the SROTC program.
UNIFORM: The uniform for class instruction is ACU's or civilian clothes. The uniform for Labs is the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) or Army Combat Uniform (ACU), if available, or the Physical Fitness Uniform (PFU). Due to resource constraints, the availability of the BDU/ACU or PFU may not be possible. The uniform requirements may change and will always be announced.
ASCC MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Amercian Samoa Community College is to foster successful student learning by providing educational programs and services of high quality that will enable students to achieve their educational goals and to contribute to the social, cultural, political, economics, technological, and environmental well-being of American Samoa.
To fulfill this mission, the College, as a United States accredited, open admissions, Land Grant institution, provides access to associate degreee and certificate programs of study. These programs prepare all students including those who are educationally underserved, challenged, or non-traditional for: