'Best Leadership Course in America'   The Army Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (ROTC) is an educational program which combines
college electives in Military Science and Leadership with
practical common task, physical and management training.
Students who excel in our program generally are classified as a
"SAL," or Scholar-Athlete-Leader. If this describes you, we
encourage you to join the Bay State Battalion, the only Army
ROTC program in Central Massachusetts.   Army ROTC courses are
designed to train you to be an officer in the United States
Army. In doing so, we prepare men and women for success in
college and development in any chosen career. To help you
succeed, the cadre of the Bay State Battalion will mentor you
closely and work with you to ensure the achievement of your
goals. The program teaches you to excel in small group
leadership, a skill sought by employers. ROTC also instills
strong moral values, a warrior and fitness ethos, as well as
many other benefits, in order to ensure lifelong success i