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Every semester approximately forty BYU Marriott cadets elect to join the newly organized honor guard and use what extra time they have to set a high standard for other students and compete around the country.
The number of cadets enrolled in BYU Marriott's Air Force ROTC program has taken flight, rising from about one hundred in 2012 to more than 180 today.
BYU’s ROTC program won a prestigious award given to the top eight programs in the nation.
What does it take to turn a twenty-mile journey into a first place victory?
BYU’s Army ROTC has a lasting tradition of producing top military leaders. Founded in 1968, BYU’s program has become the largest in the nation. In January 2016, the program received the Geronimo Award, an honor given to the best large-level program within the seven-state region. As of last year, fifty percent of BYU Army ROTC graduates ranked in the top twenty percent of graduates nationwide.
Sunday marked fifteen years since the devastating terrorist attacks that killed thousands of people in New York City, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
Despite a heated history between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes on the football field, the universities’ ROTC battalions work together to deliver the game ball from Provo to Rice-Eccles Stadium each “Deseret First Duel” game day. The longstanding tradition, reaching back to the seventies, confirms that, notwithstanding the teams’ ardent rivalry, the Army ROTC battalions at both schools fight for the same team.
Summer is what you make it. Check out what BYU Air Force ROTC cadets are up to when school’s out:
They march into memorial services, Scout meetings, and basketball games in perfect unison. Carrying flags and rifles with care, the BYU Air Force ROTC Drill Team and Color Guard perform their duties with precision and honor.
Heavy breathing. Goggles fogged over in the cold. Surrounded by forest. Separated from your squad without information on the remainder of the platoon. Working your way through enemy territory, alone.
BYU Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will march to Brigham Square Friday, Nov. 8, to honor veterans past and present.
Cadets from eight schools across Utah gathered in March to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.
The following is an excerpt from "Female cadet thrives in Army ROTC" published in The Universe on Mar. 12, 2013:
The BYU Army ROTC will honor Capt. Scott P. Pace with a memorial service and add his name to BYU's Memorial Wall on Friday.
Conquering physically and mentally demanding obstacles, BYU secured its 29th win in the past 31 years of competing.
BYU Army and Air Force ROTC cadets joined together for a 24-hour flag vigil, honoring the lives lost in the Sept. 11 tragedy.
Cadets work hard after the game is over, keeping the stadium clean.
BYU and the University of Utah's Army ROTC joined forces to transport the game ball to Rice-Eccles Stadium.
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, a Salute will take place to commemorate those who died in the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
For its 28th time in the past 30 years, BYU's Army ROTC program wins the Ranger Challenge competition
BYU's Army ROTC cadets gave a new meaning to the word lifeline as they became links between doctors and patients.
When students first join ROTC, they are thrust into a life of early morning workouts, combat training and weekend warfare simulations.
The country of Atropia is in jeopardy. Its southern border is teeming with insurgents dead set on destabilizing the local government. But U.S. military forces have intervened and are trying to secure the southern border.
The stories of how married couples met at BYU vary greatly.