Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps - Cadre

Cadre

The cadre usually consists of 5 to 7 officers ranking from second lieutenant to colonel as well as non-commissioned officers ranking from staff sergeant to master sergeant and civilian technical assistants. It is the cadres’ job to teach and help the cadets achieve the rank of second lieutenant. Every Army ROTC school has a professor of military science; it is their job to instruct the MSIV’s as they make the transition from cadet to second lieutenant. Assistant Professor of Military Science; it is their job to instruct the MSI’s and teach them the fundamentals of the military. Recruiting operations officer; it is their job to make sure that every cadet coming into their program is eligible. The recruiting operations officer also handles the scholarships within its school. The executive officer and enlisted personnel also help with the training of the MS cadets. The civilian technicians are usually retired military personnel whose job is to help the officers with paperwork and medical forms from the MSI’s.