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An Overview of Georgia Military College

Introduction Georgia Military College (GMC) is a public military junior college (MJC) in Milledgeville, Georgia. It is divided into the junior college, a military junior college programme, high school, middle school, and elementary school. It was originally known as Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College, until 1900. Although it is a state-funded institution, GMC is… Read More

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An Overview of the US Army Early Commissioning Programme

Introduction Early Commissioning Programme (ECP) is a United States (US) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programme that allows graduates of one of the nation’s four Military Junior Colleges (MJC) to become commissioned officers in the reserve components (National Guard or Reserve) in two years, instead of the usual four. Upon completion at MJCs, ECP… Read More

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An Overview of US Military Junior Colleges

Introduction A military junior college (MJC) is a military-style junior college in the United States (US) and one of the three major categories of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) schools that allows cadets to become commissioned officers in the US Army reserve components in two years, instead of the usual four, through the… Read More

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What is a US Senior Military College?

Introduction In the United States, a senior military college (SMC) is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programmes under 10 U.S.C. § 2111a(f), though many other schools offer military ROTC under other sections of the law. The six senior military colleges are: Refer to Military Junior College and Federal… Read More

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A Brief Overview of the MSC Student Conference on National Affairs

Introduction The MSC Student Conference on National Affairs (MSC SCONA) is an annual conference at Texas A&M University (refer to Senior Military College) where civilian students and military cadets from across Texas and the US gather to exchange ideas and discuss the role of the US in the global community. The most recent conference, MSC… Read More

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What was the Mutual Security Agency (US)?

Introduction The Mutual Security Agency (1951-1953) was a US agency to strengthen European allies of World War II through military assistance and economic recovery. Brief History The Mutual Security Agency was established by the passing of the Mutual Security Act by the United States Congress on 10 October 1951. The purpose of the agency was,… Read More

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What was the International Authority for the Ruhr?

Introduction The International Authority for the Ruhr (IAR) was an international body established in 1949 by the Western Allies to regulate the coal and steel industries of the Ruhr area in West Germany. Its seat was in Düsseldorf. The Ruhr Authority was set out in the communiqué issued on 07 June 1948, after the London… Read More