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Boston College Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

“Leadership Excellence”“Leadership Excellence”

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Mission:

To recruit, retain, develop, and commission the future junior officer leadership of the U.S. Army

Vision:

An elite and expanding program, which leverages the strengths of Boston College and appeals to a broad range of students with unique career goals (including future doctors, lawyers, nurses, and chaplains)

• Attract highly qualified BC applicants and students interested in serving in a wide range of leadership positions, in Maneuver, Fires and Effects, Operations Support, Force Sustainment, and Health Services

• Commission 12-15 confident and competent junior Army leaders, per year, who demonstrate a capacity for scholastic, athletic and leadership excellence

Boston College Army ROTCMission/Vision

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MS04 MS05 MS06 MS07 MS08 MS09 MS10

Charles River Battalion (BU)

Liberty Battalion (NEU/BC)

Paul Revere Battalion (MIT/Harvard/Tufts)

Boston College

Excelsior Battalion (Cornell)

Hoya Battalion (Georgetown)

Notre Dame

GPA - 3.412

APFT - 296

DMG – 5 of 7

Infantry – 4

Military Intelligence – 3

GPA - 3.244

APFT - 284

DMG – 2 of 5

Infantry – 1

Field Artillery – 1

Adjutant General – 1

Ordnance - 1

Nurse – 1

Ed Delay:

Law School –

Medical School –

GPA - 3.45

APFT – 288

DMG –

Nurse –

Ed Delay:

Medical School -1

Law School – 2

GPA - 3.457

APFT - 282

DMG – 3 of 8

Med Service – 2

Armor - 1

Nurse - 3

Ed Delay:

Medical School – 2

GPA - 3.48

APFT - 293

DMG – 4 of 8

Armor – 1

Engineer - 1

Infantry – 2

Field Artillery – 1

Nurse - 1

Ed Delay:

Law School – 1

Medical School – 1

GPA - 3.195

APFT - 280

DMG – 3 of 7

Infantry – 2

Field Artillery - 1

Military Intelligence – 2

Nurse - 1

Ed Delay:

Law School – 2

GPA - 3.15

APFT - 269

DMG – 1 of 7

Armor - 2

Infantry – 1

Military Intelligence - 2

Ed Delay:

Law School – 1

Medical School – 1

Boston College Army ROTCElite - Unique Career Goals - Expanding

National OML ranking comparison MS 04 – 08 (Averages – low is better)

Boston College Army ROTC MS 04-09- Consistently top performers Better OML results than Boston U., MIT, Cornell & Georgetown - 18 of 42 Distinguished Military Graduates (43%) (DMG = top 20% of national OML)- 8 of 8 (100%) requested & selected for Ed Delay – national average for selection is 2.5%- MS11 (14 Cadets) MS12 (15 Cadets) are largest classes in recent history

GPA - 3.191

APFT – 279

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Nurse - 1

**Ed Delay:

Law School –

Medical School – 1

MS11 MS12 GPA - 3.07

APFT – 279

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Nurse -

**Ed Delay:

Law School –

Medical School – 2

National Averages:

GPA: 3.1

APFT: 260-265

DMG: Top 20%

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Boston College Army ROTCRoad Ahead to Expanding Program

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Cadets Scholarships Commissioned

Goals & Strategy:• 12-15 Fr. incoming cohort (depending on $)

Increase pool of qualified applicants earlier• High retention (80%)

Continue new traditions, involve parents & innovative training

• Recruit 5-7 on-campus to replace attrition Leverage relationships, Cadets and dispel myths

Partner Assistance:• 12-15 Fr. incoming cohort (depending on $)

Help further develop partnership relation with BC Admissions

• High retention (80%) Continue involvement with program & support of new traditions

• Recruit 5-7 on-campus to replace attrition

Goal - ½ %

Scholarship Cadets

Commissioning

May ’08 (32)

May ‘11Jan ’09(39)

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Boston College Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

“Leadership Excellence”“Leadership Excellence”

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