Guard Officer Leadership Development Program
The GOLD (Guard Officer Leadership Development) Program is a challenging premier leadership program available to Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers who attend Rogers State University.
The academic leadership training you receive is built into your college curriculum. During classes, leadership labs, physical training and field training exercises you will learn firsthand what it takes to lead others, motivate groups and conduct missions as an Army Officer.
Upon completion of the GOLD Program you will earn the rank of Second Lieutenant and become a commissioned officer in the Army National Guard.
GOLD Benefits
Skill Sets:
- Life skills in time management, problem solving, and organization
- Professional skills in effective communication and PowerPoint presentation
- Leadership skills in small group team building and management
Benefits:
- Non-deployable through graduation
- 100% paid college tuition
- Residence hall scholarship
- Books/Fees scholarship
- Oklahoma Military Academy Scholarship
- Federal tuition assistance, MGI Bill, loans, grants, OHLAP
- Leadership lab instead of drill
- Commission at 90 hours with GOLD versus 124 hours with ROTC
- Paid training
- Receive all Military Benefits
GOLD Enlistment Options
Eligibility Requirements:
- Meet all current National Guard Enlistment Criteria
- Be of high moral character
- Agree to complete basic and advanced individual training
- Agree to enroll in GOLD at RSU as a full-time student for the duration of the program
- Attain a 110 GT score or higher by the end of the sophomore year of college
- Hold and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Interview with GOLD personnel via telephone or in person
Stabilization:
- Applicants/Soldiers accepted into the GOLD Program will not be mobilized for the duration of the time they are in the GOLD Program.
- Failure to meet GOLD requirements and maintain full-time student status will end stabilization and return the Soldier to his/her parent unit.
Incentives:
- GOLD enlistment applicants are eligible for all current ARNG incentives provided they meet the criteria outlined in the current ARNG Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP).
News and Information about the GOLD Program
- GOLD Program Students at Work: Guidon Spring 2015 (pdf)
- Boots Back on the Hill: Guidon Winter 2015 Edition (pdf)
- Private Support Keeps National Guard Leadership Program on RSU Campus
- First RSU GOLD Program Student Completes Officer Candidate School
- Oklahoma Military Academy Scholarship
Contact Us
918-343-7547