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Read about the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs hosted by BYU Marriott.
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School News

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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Student Experiences

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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BYU Marriott Names New Associate Dean

May 14, 2020
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

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Alumni Spotlight

From Finance to Flight

May 13, 2020
A fascination with aviation and the bond he had created with his grandfather at a young age would eventually lead BYU Marriott finance alum Trevor Findlay to his future career as an army pilot.

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Student Spotlight

From Jungle Survival to ROTC Leader

April 15, 2020
For BYU Marriott Army ROTC cadet Garrett Falk, spending three weeks in Hawaii wasn't a vacation; rather, it was a chance to learn survival skills.
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Alumni Spotlight

Adjusting to a Curveball

April 09, 2020
When life threw U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor a curveball while he was a pitcher on BYU's baseball team, he found a new course with BYU's Army ROTC program.

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Employee Spotlight

Building Relationships in the Air Force ROTC

March 30, 2020
Capt. Jordan Woods enjoys building through carpentry and woodwork, but he also enjoys building positive relationships in BYU's Air Force ROTC program.

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Student Spotlight

The Journey to Leadership

February 04, 2020
For BYU students Cathryn Guzzwell and Sydney Clark, hard work and determination put them in a class above as cadet commanders of the Air Force and Army ROTC programs.
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Student Experiences

Flags for the Fallen

December 20, 2019
Cadets and faculty in BYU's Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs commemorated Veterans Day last month with activities that focused on both honoring the 212 fallen soldiers on the Memorial Wall in BYU's Wilkinson Student Center.
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Student Experiences

BYU Army ROTC Cadets Win the 5th ROTC BDE Ranger Challenge

December 05, 2019
Eleven cadets on the joint BYU and Utah Valley University Service First Battalion Ranger Challenge Team won the 5th ROTC Brigade Ranger Challenge at Camp Gruber Oklahoma, 3 November 2019.

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Employee Spotlight

Living the Dream

November 22, 2019
For Colonel Frederick Thaden, his selection as the department chair of BYU Marriott's Department of Aerospace Studies, also known as BYU Air Force ROTC Detachment 855, is a dream come true.
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Alumni Spotlight

Flying in the Forgotten War

November 20, 2019
Quick transitions between life events have always been part of Merle Allen’s unofficial strategy for most of his life. At BYU’s 1954 graduation dance, the marketing grad, senior class president, and former varsity football player proposed to his sweetheart, Carol Beckstrand. After the MC announced the happy news, Allen says they then rushed to Beckstrand’s parents’ home to “tell her folks so we’d get to them before somebody else did.”
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Student Experiences

BYU Air Force ROTC Program Cadets Prepare for the Future by Looking to the Past

November 08, 2019
The past, present, and future don't often collide, but they certainly did during the BYU Air Force ROTC's senior capstone event: a six-day staff ride to Washington, DC, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and other historic sites.

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Student Experiences

Engines Roaring

September 16, 2019
This past summer, cadets from BYU and UVU in Air Force ROTC Detachment 855 gave the city of Orem a little taste of what flying an F-16 military jet is like.
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Student Experiences

Military Parade Concludes Another Outstanding Year for AFROTC

July 25, 2019
Air Force Detachment 855's annual military parade was held this spring as one hundred sixty cadets drilled across the Richards Building fields.
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Student Experiences

Gearing Up for Greatness

July 01, 2019
Juniors from the BYU Marriott ROTC program who are now attending Advanced Camp, a thirty-one-day training event held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, were given a practice during field training conducted in St. George, Utah.
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Student Experiences

Reliving D-Day

June 26, 2019
Standing on Utah Beach, each senior cadet told the story of a soldier or civilian involved in the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Cadets told these stories in the first person while looking at the battlefield on which Americans fought.
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Student Spotlight

Grit and Gratitude

June 12, 2019
BYU Marriott AFROTC cadet Jason Draper has been determined to attend selection week of intense, nonstop training necessary to become a combat rescue officer since his first day in the ROTC program.
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