You can apply for Army Scholarship before arriving at college as a high school senior or you can even apply after getting to Mary Baldwin and determining that the Army is something that you would like to do. The link to the left provides extensive information on the four year Army Scholarships for high school seniors as well as the opportunity to apply on line. Any student may enroll and participate in the basic course without any post-college military obligation. The basic course focuses on fundamental, individual skills. In the basic course, cadets learn the fundamentals of marksmanship, land navigation, and first aid as well as a number of other practical, hands-on skills.
Students typically complete the basic course their freshman and sophomore year.
Students in the basic course meet once a week at VMI for class. Following the sophomore year, cadets are eligible to attend summer training at several different locations, including the US Army Airborne School, The Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska, and even a three week program in the United Kingdom with the British Army. For more about summer training opportunities see the Cadets in Action link to your left. The Advanced Course is open to those students pursuing a commission in the United States Army. The Advanced Course meets twice a week.