The Ultimate Rotc Guidebook: Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Excelling in Reserve Officers' Training Corps

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Are you or is someone you know interested in joining the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corp? People join the ROTC for many reasons. Some want a guaranteed job once school is finished. Others need help paying for college, want a challenge, or feel a special calling to be a leader in the most powerful military in history. For anyone interested in this topic, The Ultimate ROTC Guidebook: Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Excelling in Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a must-read necessity. Cadets come from all walks of life, including students from high school beginning their first year of college, veterans who want to get an education and return to the military as officers, and enlisted personnel who are taking advantage of receiving a free education as they work to transform from an enlisted soldier to an Army officer. Cadet life is very different from any other civilian or military experience. The expectations, learning curve, requirements, and tasks will be new to you or will be conducted in a manner you have never experienced. Author David Atkinson had no idea what to expect as a new member of the ROTC in 2007. With some extra effort and hard work he adjusted and rose to the top of his class and in his book will show you, step by step, how to do the same thing he did and much more. Within these pages you will learn what to expect and get specific and practical tips on how to excel at every level of training. There are already documents that explain how to wear your uniform correctly and what awards are available, but only this guide will tell you how to complete a mission above the standard, explain how to reach your peak fitness level, and how to improve your battalion as a whole.

David Atkinson is an active duty Medical Service Corps Second Lieutenant with the 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. He is a 2010 Distinguished Military Graduate from Truman State University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science degree. While in ROTC, 2LT Atkinson ranked 80th out of more than 5,300 cadets nationwide and earned several awards including: Cadet Battalion Commander (highest cadet rank) and Superior Cadet Decoration Award (the highest award given in each battalion). This is his first book.