Once you accept a scholarship or enter advanced level courses, you sign a contract to serve as an officer on active or reserve duty when you graduate. Scholarship recipients have an active duty obligation of 2- 4 years. Other cadets may only have 3-6 months of active duty for specialty training before serving a duty obligation in a Reserve or National Guard near their home. As a high school student you may compete for a 4-year award. FSU students have been extremely successful in ROTC scholarship competitions.
Cadets receive pay for the advanced leadership camp.
Some students also serve in nearby Army Reserve or National Guard units to earn even more. You may enter officer training at FSU at any time as long as you have two academic years remaining to graduation. For freshmen, it's as easy as registering for the introductory course. Sophomores may double up on their military science classes or attend six weeks of summer training that replaces the first two years of instruction. Students with prior active or reserve military service or Junior ROTC experience may receive advanced placement credit.