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AKO: Army Knowledge On-line - Establishing Your Cadet Account

The CMDR, TRADOC request ROTC Cadets, like West Point Cadets, have AKO accounts. All Contracted Cadets must register on the AKO web site and receive an AKO userid. Non-Contracted Cadets may also have an account, however they will need a sponsor.

Army ROTC cadets are authorized full Army Knowledge On-line accounts. Previously, cadets needed a sponsor in order to activate an account, however this is no longer required. Monthly extracts from CCIMS will validate cadets requesting accounts. It is important to keep CCIMS up to date and ensure SSN, DOB, etc are accurate. If any of the required fields input by the cadet when activating don't match CCIMS data, the Cadet will have problems.

FAQs about your AKO Account

Procedures to request a Cadet AKO Account:

Go to http://www.us.army.mil/
Select "I'm a New User"
Click on Next at the bottom of the page beside Full Account Option
Click on Next at the bottom of the page to acknowledge security procedures after reading
Enter your SSN
Enter your Date of Birth, and enter it again in the Pay Entry Base Date
The next screen will display the Cadet Name - follow the directions on the screen
For Organization, enter ROTC University Name, ROTC Battalion Address and Phone Number

If you have problems getting an account established, please contact the AKO Helpdesk at 1-877-256-8737 or send the Cadet Name, ROTC University, DOB and POC Phone Number to ccimsinfo@monroe.army.mil.

AKO Mail Forwarding:

To change your forwarding address, please follow the steps listed below:

Log into the AKO Portal: https://www.us.army.mil/portal/portal_home.jhtml
Select "My Email Options" located on the left side of the AKO Home Page under My AKO Account
Enter the requested information then click Submit