Welcome to the Raider Battalion
The Raider Battalion is the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program at Shippensburg University. Located in the heart of the Shippensburg University campus, the Raider Battalion includes students from Shippensburg University, Wilson College, and Penn State Mont Alto.
The Reserve Officer Training Corps is an academic program offering college students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills as they pursue their education in one of the university's major fields of study. Basic military skills are taught throughout the curriculum. All activities, including developmental counseling, are designed to build self-confidence and character.
ROTC students of all levels are invited to attend other events throughout their course of study:
- Field training exercises
- Physical training
- Ranger Challenge competition
- Social affairs
- 10K and 10 mile races
ROTC Bonus for Sophomores
The United States Army is offering a limited opportunity to current college sophomores that could result in a $5,000 bonus for them.
Join us for our annual Cadet For A Day Program on Thursday, April 26. During the day you will shadow an upperclass ROTC cadet through a typical college day at Shippensburg University, sit in on Military Science and other classes on their schedule, and watch our cadets perform a simulated tactical demonstration using helicopters and armored vehicles.