{"id":42,"date":"2010-05-26T12:34:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:40:04","slug":"rotc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/rotc\/","title":{"rendered":"Division of Military Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>For contact information, please visit the Division of Military Education <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rotc\/contact\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) has been an integral part of the Boston University academic community since 1919 (with a brief hiatus from 1970 to 1980), when the Student\u2019s Army Training Corps was founded. Boston University is one of only a handful of universities nationwide offering its students ROTC programs in all four services: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Military Education is a program that provides college-trained officers for the Armed Forces. Rich with tradition, strong with leadership, and built on high standards, it is traditionally a four-year program of instruction culminating in a commission in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. Today\u2019s ROTC programs train students through hands-on leadership training unlike other college programs. These programs build strong bonds of team spirit and camaraderie while they boost the individual\u2019s self-confidence. ROTC training develops self-discipline, physical stamina, poise, and general management skills basic to success in any career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact For contact information, please visit the Division of Military Education website. The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) has been an integral part of the Boston University academic community since 1919 (with a brief hiatus from 1970 to 1980), when the Student\u2019s Army Training Corps was founded. Boston University is one of only a handful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2129,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90763,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/90763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}