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Yes — The University of Alabama hosts Army ROTC on campus through Crimson Tide Battalion. Students from 1 partner school also join it cross-town.
Crimson Tide Battalion · Crimson Tide
Army ROTC at The University of Alabama commissions officers alongside Stillman College cross-town students.
About this program
Army ROTC at The University of Alabama runs as Crimson Tide Battalion, an officer-accessions battalion for the U.S. Army.
Partner schools — Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, and University of West Alabama — 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 Crimson Tide Battalion ride a national scholarship — AROTC 4-Year National for the high-school awards, plus on-campus side-loads for college programmers. The University of Alabama is academically strong in business and political science, which is well-aligned with the services' branching priorities.
Scholarships at this unit
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
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 Crimson Tide Battalion. They travel to The University of Alabama for training.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at The University of Alabama.
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Location: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Army ROTC FAQ
Does The University of Alabama have Army ROTC?
Yes — The University of Alabama hosts Army ROTC on campus through Crimson Tide Battalion. Students from 1 partner school also join it cross-town.
Is Crimson Tide Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Crimson Tide Battalion is the host unit, based at The University of Alabama. Students at 1 partner school join it cross-town and train at The University of Alabama.
Where is Crimson Tide Battalion located?
Crimson Tide Battalion is hosted at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the The University of Alabama campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Crimson Tide Battalion?
In addition to The University of Alabama, students enrolled at Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, and University of West Alabama can contract through Crimson Tide Battalion 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 Crimson Tide Battalion?
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 Crimson Tide Battalion?
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.
Can students at other schools join Crimson Tide Battalion?
Yes. Crimson Tide Battalion takes cross-town and partner students from 1 other school, including Stillman College. See the cross-town section above for distances and how to enroll.
Can I commission through Crimson Tide Battalion as any major?
Army programs take students from most majors at The University of Alabama. Some scholarships and commissioning options require a specific major, such as nursing, engineering, or a foreign language. Ask the unit before you declare a major.
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