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Yes — University of Virginia hosts Army ROTC on campus through Wahoo Battalion. Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Wahoo Battalion · Wahoo
Wahoo Battalion runs Army ROTC from University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.
About this program
Wahoo Battalion is the Army ROTC battalion hosted at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The unit commissions officers into the U.S. Army.
The battalion pulls cadets from James Madison University, Liberty University, Bridgewater College, and Eastern Mennonite University alongside its host enrollment. Military Science I-IV is taught on-site, and sister-school cadets bus or drive over for class days, PT, and the weekly leadership lab.
Cadets can pursue AROTC 4-Year National or, once on contract, AROTC 3-Year Advanced. University of Virginia brings academic depth in computer science and cybersecurity, and the unit aligns major selection with branch-board competitiveness.
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 Wahoo Battalion. They travel to University of Virginia for training.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Virginia.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Virginia.
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Location: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2628
Army ROTC FAQ
Does University of Virginia have Army ROTC?
Yes — University of Virginia hosts Army ROTC on campus through Wahoo Battalion. Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Wahoo Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Wahoo Battalion is the host unit, based at University of Virginia. Students at 2 partner schools join it cross-town and train at University of Virginia.
Where is Wahoo Battalion located?
Wahoo Battalion is hosted at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the University of Virginia campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Wahoo Battalion?
In addition to University of Virginia, students enrolled at James Madison University, Liberty University, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University, and Piedmont Virginia Community College can contract through Wahoo 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 Wahoo 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 Wahoo 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.
How big is the corps at Wahoo Battalion?
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 Wahoo Battalion?
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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