Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Programs

WSU Vancouver and the University of Portland offer a joint program allowing WSU Vancouver students to enroll in military science classes and training at the University of Portland while working on your current degree program at WSU Vancouver. This agreement includes both Air Force and Army ROTC opportunities.

Military science classes are elective courses that use a combination of academics and hands-on training to teach students leadership, responsibility, and teamwork. These classes add management training, practical experience, and personal growth opportunities to a student's University education.

Air Force ROTC (AFROTC)

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is an educational program designed to give men and women the opportunity to become Air Force officers while completing a bachelor's or master's degree. The program is designed to prepare students to assume positions of increasing responsibility and importance in the modern Air Force. AFROTC offers numerous programs and scholarship opportunities for students which lead to an academic degree and a commission in the Air Force as a second lieutenant with a four-year active duty service commitment.

The AFROTC program offers the opportunity to learn about the historical development of airpower as well as develop important skills in leadership, teamwork, and field experience. During the professional development training, cadets can fly gliders, participate in free-fall parachuting, or visit a number of active duty Air Force bases.

Army ROTC

The Army ROTC program provides prerequisite leadership training qualifications for students desiring to earn appointments as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army, the United States Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard. Army ROTC students pursue an academic degree in the discipline of their choice, incur no obligation during their first two years of participation, and are not members of the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or National Guard unless they are ROTC scholarship winners.

In addition to on-campus training, Army ROTC offers instruction in adventure training (i.e., rappelling and orienteering). Cadets may also participate in ROTC's varsity sport, Ranger Challenge, which promotes physical conditioning, military training excellence, and esprit de corps.