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Military Science & Army ROTC

About the Program

The United States Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at William & Mary provides fundamental intellectual training for the nation's future military officers. Courses in military science are rigorous and aim to develop your understanding of the contemporary operating environment. Army ROTC graduates are commissioned in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant and serve in active, reserve or National Guard assignments while Naval ROTC graduates serve as commissioned officers in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps. 

Paths of Study

What Makes Us Different

  • Students at the Siege of Yorktown

    W&M is one of two ROTC programs in the U.S. with a Campaign Streamer for aiding General Washington in defeating the British.

  • Personalized Military Training & Attention

    Learn on campus where students can be students — not just cadets.

  • 1LT Todd Weaver Club

    Students work together on physical fitness, military proficiency and prepare for training courses.

Rankings

  • Gold
    Military Friendly Schools
    G.I. Jobs
  • Top 20
    Best Alumni Networks
    The Princeton Review 2025
  • Top 30
    Best Colleges for Veterans
    U.S. News and World Report 2026

Applied Learning

  • Courses

    Learn Leadership and Personal Development (MLSC 101), Innovative Team Leadership (MLSC 201) and Leadership in a Complex World (MLSC 402).*

  • Career Placement

    Choose between Active Duty or Reserve Forces Duty.

  • Student Activities

    Be part of the Queen's Guard, Pershing Rifles and take part in the Annual Ranger Challenge.

  • Scholarships

    Learn about Army ROTC's two-, three- and four-year scholarship options.

Commencement

Outcomes

Even before ROTC existed, William & Mary upheld a leadership tradition in military, politics and business. Many graduates have attained the highest ranks of military leadership. These include President George Washington, Robert Gates '65, L.H.D. '98 (the former Secretary of Defense) and General Winfield Scott (the longest serving general in U.S. military history). Others include General David McKiernan '72, Lieutenant Keith W. Dayton '70 and Lieutenant N. Ross Thompson III '74.

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Courses Disclaimer

*Courses listed are examples. Course availability changes each semester.