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Army ROTC at Georgia Southern University

Yes — Georgia Southern University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern). Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.

Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) · Eagle

Army ROTC at Georgia Southern University commissions officers alongside East Georgia State College cross-town students.

Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)
FY2012: 43 officers commissioned2012: 240 cadets enrolledSource: GAO, GAO-14-93 (published 2013). Later years are not public.

About this program

Army ROTC at Georgia Southern University runs as Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern), an officer-accessions battalion for the U.S. Army.

Partner schools — East Georgia State College, Savannah State University, and Armstrong State (Georgia Southern Armstrong) — round out the corps. The battalion runs one training schedule for the consortium, so a cross-town cadet sees the same cadre and contracting boards as a host-school student.

Most contracted cadets at Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) ride a national scholarship — AROTC 4-Year National for the high-school awards, plus on-campus side-loads for college programmers. Georgia Southern University is academically strong in business and political science, which is well-aligned with the services' branching priorities.

Scholarships at this unit

AROTC Minuteman (Reserve/Guard)

Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.

Service obligation: 8 years

AROTC Green-to-Gold

Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).

Service obligation: 8 years

AROTC 3-Year Advanced

On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.

Service obligation: 6 years

AROTC 4-Year National Scholarship

Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.

Service obligation: 8 years

Cross-town and partner schools

Students at these schools can join Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern). They travel to Georgia Southern University for training.

Cross-town · 32.7 mi
East Georgia State College

Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Georgia Southern University.

Cross-town · 50.4 mi
Savannah State University

Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Georgia Southern University.

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Location: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126

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Army ROTC FAQ

Does Georgia Southern University have Army ROTC?

Yes — Georgia Southern University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern). Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.

Is Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) a host unit or cross-town?

Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) is the host unit, based at Georgia Southern University. Students at 2 partner schools join it cross-town and train at Georgia Southern University.

Where is Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) located?

Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) is hosted at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the Georgia Southern University campus.

Which colleges and universities can attend Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)?

In addition to Georgia Southern University, students enrolled at East Georgia State College, Savannah State University, and Armstrong State (Georgia Southern Armstrong) can contract through Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern) via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.

What scholarships are available through Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)?

Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.

What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)?

After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.

How big is the corps at Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)?

Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.

What's the commissioning path through Eagle Battalion (Georgia Southern)?

Cadets who complete the four-year Army ROTC curriculum and meet medical, fitness, and academic standards commission as officers in the U.S. Army. The battalion reports through U.S. Army Cadet Command.

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