Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)
Airborne School
Another way to get a head start on your future as an officer is through the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP), a volunteer officer training program that allows Army National Guard and Army Reserve enlisted members to participate in the Advanced ROTC Program. The intent of the SMP is to increase officer accessions into the Reserve Components (RC) by increasing ROTC enrollment from enlisted RC members who are attending college. Upon completion of Basic Training, an RC soldier who is an academic junior can join the Advanced ROTC Program and earn a commission as an officer in the U.S. Army upon completing their college degree. In addition, contracted non-scholarship cadets and GRFD scholarship cadets can join an RC unit and the SMP. Advanced Course ROTC SMP students are paid for their Guard/Reserve training and receive the ROTC allowance of up to $500 per month each of their two years in the Advanced Course. Upon completing the ROTC program, the officer has an eight-year obligation, which can be served in the Reserve Forces, on Active Duty or a combination of the two.
More questions? Contact CPT Michael Austin for more information!
Benefits
- An opportunity to gain a commission while going to college and serve in a Reserve Component Unit.
- Hands-on management/leadership training
- $450-$500/month ROTC stipend plus $220 per month while at drill
- Annual training and Advanced Camp pay
- Montgomery GI Bill and tuition waiver
- An opportunity to win a two-year or three-year GRFD scholarship
- A future as an officer on Active or Reserve Duty
- An opportunity for volunteer training in Airborne, Air Assault,
- Northern or Mountain Warfare Training
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must:
- Be enrolled in ROTC with less than 6 semesters remaining.
- Be a non-scholarship cadet, a recipient of the Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) 2-year scholarship, or recipient of a dedicated Army National Guard scholarship.
- Be an academic sophomore.
- Be physically qualified.
- Be under 30 years of age when commissioned (waiverable through age 39).
- Have at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale.
- Be a full time student.
- Be a U.S. citizen.
*Note: If you have successfully completed the MS I and MS II years (Basic Course), you are not required to complete Basic Training as an SMP cadet
Army ROTC's Links
For more information contact CPT Michael Austin (435) 797-ROTC (7682)
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