ROTC History Requirement
The study of US Military history in the areas of single service and Joint Operations and the subsequent Lessons Learned are a must for Leaders serving in the US Army. The lessons learned from those that came before us should be used to support the decision making processes of those Leading today!
US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) recognizes this and has placed Military Requirements for history and heritage instruction in the Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) A pre-commissioning/pre-appointment. These are set by the two training support products for TRADOC common core tasks 155-COM-1971 (2 hours of programmed and scheduled instruction) and 155-COM-1972 (45 hours of programmed and scheduled instruction).
The requirements below will be used by the PMS to annually determine the courses that are acceptable IAW TRADOC 250-13.
Military History Course Criteria
- Cadets will complete/pass a one-semester/quarter/term undergraduate-level survey course in U.S. military history and heritage
- Covering at least the material from 1607 to the present
- College-level military history and heritage course
- Develop students’ awareness of the relationship of the U.S. military establishment to American society
- Develop their interest both in the evolution of war and strategy and in the progression of military professionalism
- Provide awareness of the history and purpose of joint operations
- Discuss the role of history and heritage in understanding their profession
- Encourage the viewing of U.S. military history from both joint and combined perspectives.
Current AFO Battalion Approved History Courses
Xavier University
- HIST 199 Second World War
- HIST 199 American Revolution
- HIST 199 Latin American/US Relations
Miami University
- HST 111 American History To 1877
- HST 112 American History Since 1877
Northern Kentucky University
- HIS 401 American Military History 1865-Present
- Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
- Taught: Fall only-even years
- HIS 400 American Military History To 1865
- Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing
- Taught: Fall only-even years
Mount Saint Joseph University
- HIS 211 United States History Since 1945
Thomas More University
- HIS 114 United States History I
- HIS 115 United States History II