The basic military course, which normally occurs during freshman and sophomore years, explores the contemporary Army in today's society and provides an introduction to principles of management and leadership. The advanced curriculum focuses on situational leadership, ethics, and American defense policies. Upon successful completion of ROTC, Tech graduates enter a wide range of officer specialties that maximize individual talents and academic backgrounds. Navy ROTC The Navy ROTC Unit at Tech was established in 1926 as one of the six original Naval ROTC Units. In recent years, all freshmen with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher qualified.
Midshipmen have a strong record of achievement in all aspects of campus life.
That tradition carries over into commissioned service as Naval officers. Air Force ROTC The Air Force ROTC program at Georgia Tech has one of the largest cadet corps in the country. It is organized as a group with two squadrons and eight flights. The Georgia Tech unit supplies a leading input of Air Force engineers, with a large representation of both females and minorities. This unit provides the USAF newly commissioned officers for pilot, navigator, missile, and technical billets around the world.