Every summer, Cadets are eligible for highly competitive, challenging internships that span academic disciplines, organizations, and even borders. Please confirm with your MS instructor which internships you are eligible for, as internships vary year by year and some require specific majors, training, GPAs, and clearance levels.

Cadets also have the opportunity to pursue civilian internships and research opportunities during the academic year and summer. Cadets have previously interned with prestigious policy think thanks, financial analysis and real estate firms and the intelligence community as well as conducted research into complex blood borne illnesses, political trends and much more. Unlike cadets at the service academies, Steel Battalion cadets have the flexibility to enjoy the very best of the civilian/academic world while simultaneously developing as Army leaders.

Advanced Cyber Education Internships (ACE)

Locations: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Are you a rising senior in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or another technical discipline with a strong computer background? Participate in the Advanced Cyber Education (ACE) Summer Program and challenge yourself as a member of the next generation of cyber-security leaders through an intense program that immerses ROTC students in the cyber-security discipline while educating them on becoming future military leaders. ACE provides cadets with cyber-security principles through intense coursework and lab-based experiences completed at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s (AFIT) cyber research facilities. This four week program covers a wide variety of cyber-security related disciplines to develop original thinkers and technical leaders who can solve real-world problems in the area of cyber-security. Disciplines include the following:

• Information Operations

• Formal Security Concepts

• Computer Network Defense

• Cyber Attack

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI-NYC)

Locations: New York City, New York. 

Are you planning on branching into Military Intelligence, Military Police or the Signal Corps and/or studying Cyber, Forensic Science or Criminology? The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New York internship might be for you! The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. This internship offers Cadets the opportunity to intern for four weeks at one of their host locations in New York, NY.

JAG Corps Internship Program

Locations: Installations inside and outside the continental United States

Are you interested in pursuing an educational delay to attend law school and join the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps)? The JAG Corps represents the legal interests of Soldiers and the U.S. Army with unmatched strength and courage, character and commitment, and unsurpassed knowledge of the law.  Judge Advocates provide principled counsel and premier legal services as committed members and leaders in the legal and Army professions.

During the internship, Cadets will join an Army legal office and witness firsthand how the JAG Corps provides legal support for the Army and for Soldiers and Family Members.  Cadets will be exposed to many of our core legal practice areas such as military justice, national security law, administrative and civil law, contract and fiscal law, legal assistance, and trial defense.  Cadets will have the opportunity to shadow Judge Advocates, witness administrative boards and courts-martial, observe client meetings, assist with legal research, and help prepare legal documents. 

Army Cyber Institute (ACI)

Locations: United States Military Academy, West Point NY. Air Force Research Labs, Rome NY. Washington DC. Select locations with Industry Partners. 

Are you a rising junior or above interested in the cyber domain? Whether you’re pursuing a STEM Major (given preference) or not, the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) Summer Internship Program (SIP) could be for you! The ACI SIP provides the next generation of cyber leaders an opportunity to learn about the research process as it applies to the cyber domain while providing meaningful contributions to real-world research efforts in cyberspace. This multi week course allows cadets to participate in a list of ongoing research projects either being actively researching in the ACI, one of the Academic Departments at West Point, or an ACI Industry Partner. Cadets work with a Principal Investigator (PI) who walks them through the research process and helps to scope work that can be completed during the program. Covering research in a wide variety of cyber related disciplines with the intent of developing critical thinkers and technical leaders who can solve real-world problem, cadets in the program are also provided an opportunity to join the Army’s Cyber Leader Development Program (CLDP) which will allow them to obtain a Cyber Leader Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) once commissioned, which will be annotated in the cadet’s official military records upon commissioning. The ACI SIP covers a variety of disciplines including but not limited to:

• Law & Policy

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Data Mining

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Virtual and Augmented Reality

AFRICOM Voluntary Internship Program (AVIP)

Locations: Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. US Army Garrison, Vicenza, Italy. AFRICOM locations.Locations: United States Military Academy, West Point NY. Air Force Research Labs, Rome NY. Washington DC. Select locations with Industry Partners. 

Are you interested in the work of AFRICOM (African Command)? The AFRICOM VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (AVIP) develops the next generation of military leaders through a dynamic program that immerses ROTC students in the Joint and Strategic environment of a Combatant Command.  AVIP provides cadets opportunities for real-time interaction and networks in the career fields they pursue upon graduation and commissioning. This eight week program encompasses a variety of academic disciplines to include the following:

• African Studies 

• Accounting & Finance 

• Business Management

• Communications/ Public Affairs 

• Computer Science/ Information Systems Management

• Cyber-Security 

• English

• Protocol/Hotel Management

• Psychology 

• World History

Broadcasting Internship (BIP)

Locations: Evansville, Indiana. Lafayette, Louisiana. 

Are you interested in media and broadcast television? The Bayou City Broadcasting internship might be for you. Bayou City Broadcasting owns and operates local television stations in Indiana and Louisiana.  Internships are available for all departments at their CBS and FOX affiliates in Evansville, IN and their FOX and NBC affiliates in Lafayette, LA. Cadets who should apply have an interest in some or all elements of local broadcast television stations which include but are not limited to: Broadcasting, Communications, Journalism, Engineering, Administration, Creative Services, Marketing, Web Design, Social Media Management, Research and Commercial Production. 

Specific opportunities include the following: the Local News Department internship (LND) which involves producing and writing journalistic content, researching news stories and generating leads, field reporting and assisting in newscast production, the Creative Services and Production (CSP) which involves creating and editing promotional materials, producing client commercials and researching and analyzing station traffic data, the Engineering internship (ENG) which involves maintaining and servicing company equipment, monitoring broadcast signals and supporting live newscast production and finally the Administration internship (ADM) which involves researching sales and market data, generating sales pitches and packages and supporting human resources administrators.