Army Aviation Via ROTC

There are a number of paths into Army Aviation. Because of life goals, the path I chose was the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. The ROTC  program is designed to train college students to commission as officers in the United States Army following graduation. Participation in the program adds an additional time obligation of 5-10 hours a week throughout the school year. Following graduation, cadets are commissioned and serve at least four years of time on Active Duty , or in the Army Reserves or National Guard. Cadets branching into Aviation have a six year obligation due to the extra time involved in flight school. While it is easier to branch Aviation in the Guard or Reserves I chose Active Duty in order to avoid juggling a civilian job and military duties. I began my Army career in Fall 2007 at Maranatha, a small school with a satellite ROTC program out of UW-Madison.