Rose-Hulman Institute of Expertise’s Army ROTC unit has been named the nation’s prime performing collegiate program amongst all navy branches, in accordance to a school information launch. (Fb)
(Tribune News Service)— Rose-Hulman Institute of Expertise’s Army ROTC unit has been named the nation’s prime performing collegiate program amongst all navy branches, in accordance to a school information launch.
The institute’s Wabash Battalion ROTC unit has earned the Division of Protection ROTC and Associate Establishment Excellence Award in recognition of being the highest performing collegiate program for the 2021-22 faculty yr.
It’s being honored amongst all ROTC Army, Navy and Air Drive models at 496 universities and faculties throughout the nation.
The Wabash Battalion additionally covers operations at Indiana State College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods School, DePauw College, Vincennes College, College of Southern Indiana, and College of Evansville.
The battalion turned the Army’s consultant for nationwide honors after incomes the 2022 MacArthur Award as the highest program within the navy department.
“We’re honored to companion with the excellent professionals at Rose-Hulman to develop the subsequent technology of navy leaders,” stated Secretary of Protection Lloyd J. Austin III in asserting the award.
He identified Rose-Hulman’s ROTC unit stood out among the many nation’s finest school applications for general efficiency, instructional institutional assist and different noteworthy achievements by cadets through the 2021-22 faculty yr.
The award was introduced Wednesday throughout a particular campus ceremony on campus at White Chapel.
Making the presentation was Colonel Edwin L. Chilton, commander of the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s seventh Brigade, primarily based at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Retired Main Basic James Ok. Gilman, a 1974 Rose-Hulman graduate and former Wabash Battalion ROTC cadet who had a distinguished 35-year navy profession,.
Rose-Hulman President Robert A. Coons accepted the award on behalf of Rose-Hulman, its board of trustees, college and employees members, and Wabash Battalion leaders and present cadets.
“Rose-Hulman has a proud historical past of supporting the Army ROTC’s Wabash Battalion, turning into an energetic unit in 1917. Its present and previous employees members and cadets have served the institute, Terre Haute neighborhood, and our nation proudly,” Coons stated. The Division of Protection acknowledged the Wabash Battalion’s achievements for readiness coaching and commissioning lieutenants for navy service through the 2020-21 faculty yr within the following areas:
• Outperforming 37 peer faculties by commissioning 35 officers.
• Cadets exceeded the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s common in each efficiency metric through the 2021 Cadet Summer season Coaching workout routines.
• Six cadets ranked within the prime 20% nationally and earned distinguished navy graduate honors, 54% of battalion cadets earned prime analysis “excellent excellence” studies, and 33% of cadets certified for the distinguished Recondo Badge.
• Cadets maintained a cumulative 3.19 grade level common for the 2021-22 faculty yr.
• Organized a commissioning ceremony, navy ball, Daring Warrior Problem, and different leisure actions to construct rapport amongst cadets all through every faculty yr.
• The battalion helps a Junior ROTC program at Terre Haute South Excessive Faculty, has cadets inserting 10,000 American flags alongside an annual neighborhood memorial path at ISU’s Memorial Stadium, and collaborates with native Marine Corps recruiters to current garments and toys for an annual vacation charity drive.
Rose-Hulman has one of many nation’s unique Army ROTC applications.
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