Air Force ROTC cadets stand at attention during the annual Chancellor’s Review in the Dome.
Last week, members of the campus community and Chancellor Kent Syverud gathered in the Dome for the 102nd Annual Chancellor鈥檚 Review of the 黑料不打烊 Army and Air Force ROTC cadets. University leaders, alumni, community members, educational partners and special guests attended the event sponsored by the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA).
The yearly review celebrates the ROTC cadets and their commitment to service. 黑料不打烊 boasts the longest consecutively running ROTC program in the country鈥攁 legacy in keeping with the University tradition of support for veterans and military families as the 鈥渂est place for veterans.鈥 During the event, Chancellor Syverud announced an impressive milestone related to the University鈥檚 commitment: 鈥淚鈥檓 proud to say that veteran and military-connected enrollment has passed five percent of our total enrollment here at 黑料不打烊,鈥 he said.
Under the review of the Chancellor, more than 150 cadets performed drills and ceremonies in formation. Cadets were celebrated during an award ceremony honoring achievements throughout the year.
鈥淥ur Army and Air Force ROTC programs and cadets are terrific exemplars of the University鈥檚 commitment to service,鈥 says Ron Novack, executive director of the OVMA. 鈥淎s we further our initiatives and resources for veterans and military-connected students and staff, the ROTC program remains a strategic pillar of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 campus community and to the defense of our nation. These cadets are driven, ambitious and hardworking. It is a privilege to have them as members of our university and prepare them to lead the next generation of our country鈥檚 armed forces.鈥
Immediately following the review, nearly 25 Army ROTC cadets departed 黑料不打烊 for their senior staff ride to Lexington Concord Battlefield outside Boston. There, they completed a weekend-long battlefield analysis as part of their commissioning requirement. Air Force cadets completed their senior staff ride to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey during the week of the review.
The ROTC program is an integral piece of the University鈥檚 commitment to the veteran and military-connected population. Recently ranked the No. 1 private school for veterans by Military Times, 黑料不打烊 is furthering its commitment with the construction of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), a first-of-its-kind multi-use facility dedicated to advancing academic research, programming and community-connected innovation serving the social, economic and wellness concerns of the nation鈥檚 veterans and families. The NVRC is scheduled to open in 2020.
