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Army ROTC

Read stories from students, faculty, and alumni involved with the BYU Army ROTC program, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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Choosing Helicopters over Law

November 01, 2022
A life-changing conversation with a U.S. Army recruiter led Jack Sturgeon to join the military. Now, he does the same as an army recruiter at BYU.
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Preparing to Heal Soldiers’ Spiritual Wounds

October 19, 2022
Despite knowing almost nothing about the military, Chaim Zuniga followed a prompting and joined BYU's Army ROTC program.
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On "A Wing and a Prayer"

August 25, 2022
As a teenage boy, C. Todd Linton fell in love with airplanes. This moment was the beginning of a lifelong pursuit in the field of aviation.
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An Oath to Support and Defend

August 03, 2022
The BYU Army and Air Force ROTC programs recently held three commissioning ceremonies honoring 31 cadets.
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11 Cadets, One Big Accomplishment

July 29, 2022
BYU Army ROTC cadets placed in the top five at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition in West Point, New York.
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Coming Full Circle

April 27, 2022
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were life changing for 13-year-old Nathan Christiansen. That day would inspire Christiansen to serve his country.
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Following in the Footsteps of His Leaders

March 14, 2022
As the operations officer for the Army ROTC program at BYU, Roland Griffith hopes to be a role model for his cadets.
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Inviting All to the Table

January 07, 2022
When former BYU ROTC cadet Scott Lovejoy was a newly enlisted medic in the United States Army, he received a surprise visit from his father that changed his life.
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Former Prisoner of War Speaks to BYU ROTC Cadets on Veterans Day

December 09, 2021
On November 11, 2021, the BYU Air Force and Army ROTC commemorated Veterans Day through a wreath-laying ceremony and presidential review.
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BYU Army ROTC Lives Up to Legacy of Past BYU ROTC Sandhurst Teams

July 02, 2021
A group of BYU Army ROTC students finished tenth out of more than forty teams in the April 2021 Sandhurst Challenge at West Point, New York.
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U.S. Special Operations Command turns to BYU Marriott researchers for ethics guidance

February 24, 2021
Leaders of U.S. Special Operations Command have turned to the expertise of two BYU Marriott professors for advice on the high-stakes ethical dilemmas their forces face.

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All Rise

February 23, 2021
Born and raised in Honolulu, Thomas Y.K. Fong has long loved learning about the earth’s natural processes. He originally planned to earn a bachelor’s degree in geology at BYU and then pursue graduate studies in oceanography. But during one midwinter geology field trip to St. George, Utah, a sandstorm blew through the group’s campsite, prompting Fong to reconsider whether his studies had brought him too close to nature for comfort. “Halfway through that cold, sand-blown night, I’m thinking, ‘Is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life?’” Fong recalls.
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‘I Saw Myself in Them’

February 10, 2021
Whether he's flying helicopters across Afghanistan and Iraq or running 100-mile ultramarathons, Jeff Timmons applies lessons that he learned at BYU Marriott.

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Choosing Her Influence

December 01, 2020
After watching military heroes during her childhood, BYU Army ROTC student Kenna Brown is committed to becoming an Army nurse in order to serve and heal others.

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Air Force and Army ROTC Hold 9/11 Vigil Amid COVID-19

November 07, 2020
In remembrance of the tragic events of September 11th, members from the BYU Army and Air Force ROTC joined together to reflect and honor the fallen.

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Serving and Saving in the Military

November 04, 2020
Just before heading to the University of Iowa to join the university’s swim team, John Fellows discovered a copy of the Book of Mormon on a bookshelf in his parents’ home in Boise, Idaho. He packed it in his bags, and before long he called the missionaries wanting to know more. The combination of his baptism into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a swimming-prohibitive injury led him to transfer to BYU, where he joined the Army ROTC and discovered what would become his lifelong career.
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BYU Marriott Welcomes New Military Science Department Chair

August 31, 2020
BYU Marriott School welcomes Lieutenant Colonel Seth Miller as the new department chair and as the director of BYU's Army ROTC program.

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A Future of Military Service: BYU Air Force and Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremonies

June 16, 2020
BYU Marriott Army and Air Force ROTC cadets recently commissioned as second lieutenants in the military.

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