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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.
Chase Dowse, a senior majoring in geospatial intelligence who recently received the George C. Marshall ROTC Award for leadership after serving as company commander over all BYU and UVU Army ROTC cadets.
Forty-three cadets passed seven evaluations to receive the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge to test participants' physical and mental skills.
Lt. Col. Forrest Cook encouraged attendees at the program held in Sandy, Utah, to remember the significance of Memorial Day.
As a young man, alum Cameron Cozzens never planned to serve in the military; he didn’t even come from a military family. But one suggestion from a high school counselor to look into the military changed his mind—and from there, the BYU Army ROTC changed the course of his life, leading him on a path of leadership.
What does it take to turn a twenty-mile journey into a first place victory?
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.
As the operations officer for the Army ROTC program at BYU, Roland Griffith hopes to be a role model for his cadets.
The BYU AFROTC, hosted by the BYU Marriott aerospace studies program, recently received two awards from the U.S. Air Force ROTC.
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.
BYU Army ROTC cadets placed in the top five at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition in West Point, New York.
The BYU Army and Air Force ROTC programs recently held three commissioning ceremonies honoring 31 cadets.
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.
Dallas Meldrum remembers his first time flying as a young boy. Moments in his young life sparked a passion for aviation that have stuck with him ever since.
Despite knowing almost nothing about the military, Chaim Zuniga followed a prompting and joined BYU's Army ROTC program.
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.
After completing his undergraduate degree in environmental science from BYU, Trenton Blair jetted from soil labs to B-52 cockpits and joined the US Air Force.
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is a special place for Sadie Hampton. She first served on the base as a missionary and later returned as a soldier to complete basic training.
For Veterans Day this year, BYU's Army and Air Force ROTC programs remembered those who paid the ultimate sacrifice through military service and honored finance professor Jim Brau.
Teaching ROTC cadets is a new experience for BYU Nathan Schell. However, Schell's nearly 20 years of US Army service, prepared him to tackle this opportunity.
At the 2023 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, the BYU Army ROTC team overcame multiple injuries to showcase distinguished leadership and teamwork in spite of an uncertain outcome.
Travis Bailey is the new department chair for military science and head of BYU’s Army ROTC program effective July 17, 2023.
Far from her family and home back in Maryland, Alayna Grossnickle found comfort and camaraderie in the BYU Army ROTC.
From active-duty commission to serving as a member of the Army Reserves, Jared Sturgell is earning his MBA at BYU Marriott while assisting BYU’s Army ROTC.