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Fort Knox, Ky.
Joined March 2009
Did you know that before James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in the iconic film series #StarWars, he was a cadet at @UMich and later a @USArmy Ranger during the #KoreanWar. #maythe4th @CG_ArmyROTC @TRADOC @usarec @rotc.
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@TheWTFNation @iAmTheWarax @TankCPTNemo @pptsapper @CrispinBurke @XOofXOs Thank you for bringing the tweets attributed to Martha Geddes to our attention. We are currently looking into this and will take action as appropriate. These message conveyed in the tweets doesn’t represent the values of Army ROTC or the US Army.
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2LT Alyse Tiikkala was pinned by her father, 28-year Army veteran, SGM(R) Randy Tiikkala. She will serve on active duty as a FAO at Ft Bragg, the same place her father was assigned in FA. She has an enlisted brother in FA, serving at Ft Bragg. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC @NCState
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June is #LGBTPride Month and #ArmyROTC celebrates the diversity of our Total Force. #DiversityIsOurStrength | #LGBTPrideMonth | #DEOMI | @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC | @FortKnoxKY
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THIS IS IT! Congratulations to the #1 Cadet in the 🎉@CG_ArmyROTC @PaulFunk2 @TRADOC @GoArmy @USAREC_CG @EsperDoD @SeanBarnes5 @6CDR_ArmyROTC @BoldWarrior.7thBrigade.CadetCommand @1Arotc @4thBrigadeRotc @5thBrigadeROTC @6thBde
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Last month, the late Col. Randall 'Moose' Koehlmoos, an #ArmyROTC graduate of @UNLincoln, was there in spirit as his son David — A newly commissioned 2nd Lt. and graduate of @WestPoint_USMA, took his oath in front of his father's burial flag 🇺🇸 . @USArmy | @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC
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Today we celebrate the unification of our nation's Armed Forces under the @DeptofDefense. President Truman led the effort to establish #ArmedForcesDay for citizens to thank military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC
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Cadets began their first morning of #AdvancedCamp with PT focused on strengthening their minds and bodies for the diagnostic #ACFT conducted during #CST2021 #FitnessFriday #ArmyStrong💪 . @CG_ArmyROTC | @CSM_Gan | @16thSMA | @USACIMT | @TradocDCG
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Army ROTC got a special shoutout from space! LTC Anne McClain from the Expedition 59, @Space_Station crew congratulates all army cadets and new enlistees from Houston, Texas! #ArmyStrong #ISS #H-Town. @NASA @AstroAnnimal @CG_ArmyROTC @TRADOC @SecArmy @usarec @USAREC_CG @MRBCSM
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When MG Brito commissioned from #ArmyROTC at @penn_state, he imagined he'd stay in the Army for four years. Now, decades later and two stars wiser, he is on his way to D.C. to become G-1 deputy chief of staff for @SecArmy. Read more: #ArmyROTCAlumni.
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Happy Birthday ARMY! .#Hooah #StayArmyStrong #244Years .@CG_ArmyROTC @usarec @USAREC_CG @USArmy @SecArmy @TRADOC
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The first set of boots have hit the ground. Welcome to #CST2021 1st Reg Advanced Camp! 🥾 💪 . @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC | @TradocDCG | @USArmy
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#RaiderChallenge2024 is off and running! Make sure to check in throughout the weekend for updates! 👀 at the link in our bio for more information on the competition and #JROTC. Photos by: Kyle Crawford and Tim Raymond, USACC PAO. @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCG_ArmyROTC
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Shooting Sharp. Cadets from 10th Regiment, #AdvancedCamp, practice precision and perfect their aim during Group and Zero 🎯 . #CST2024 . 📷 by Bryce Haverstick, University of Tennessee. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @usarec
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Riley Howell was posthumously awarded the ROTC Medal of Heroism - the highest US Army medal awarded to #ArmyROTC Cadets @unccharlotte - "He embodied everything we look for in future officers." .#CharlotteStrong .More: @CG_ArmyROTC @SecArmy @TRADOC.
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Sad #MarchMadness is over? Well, we've got another #Sweet16 still coming - #ArmyROTC is sending 16 teams to the #Sandhurst2019 Military Skills Competition at @WestPoint_USMA. Our own #Sandhurst16 will be competing against 33 other teams. @CG_ArmyROTC
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Marching toward our big 2020 goals this week! . 📸 11th Regiment, Advanced Camp 2019
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Cadets from across @thefreedombde are on the move this weekend as they compete in the #RangerChallenge 💪. 42 teams are vying to earn a spot in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at @WestPoint_USMA in Spring 2022. 👏 👊 . @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC | @USArmy .#RoadToSandhurst
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How's your Saturday night going? @UNGCadets are feeling pretty good about their Spartan #RangerChallenge victory this evening!
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Congratulations to the ROTC Cup Winners, and 3rd place Overall - University of North Georgia - and to the winner of the Tom Surdyke Memorial Leadership Award - Adam Josenson from Virginia Military Institute! @VMI1839 @VMInews @1Arotc @UNGCadets @UNG_News @GoArmy @CG_ArmyROTC
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1st Lt. Morgan Fleming, a @TCU #ArmyROTCAlumni is the Female Engagement Team Lead at the @FortBlissTexas Doña Ana Complex. Watch to see Fleming demonstrate #LeadershipExcellence as part of #OperationAlliesWelcome!. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC .@TCUArmyROTC | @5thBrigadeROTC
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It's Game Day 🏈 .Go Army! Beat Navy!. @TRADOC | @PaulFunk2 | @CG_ArmyROTC | @WestPoint_USMA | @USArmy | @GoArmy | @CSM_Gan
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"A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other" - Simon Sinek
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11th Regiment #AdvancedCamp #CST2021 has finished their 12-mile #RuckMarch . only 5 more days to graduation!. Congratulations Cadets! Great job!
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Forty USMA-West Point Cadets are integrating into 1st Regt., Advanced Camp for FTX as part of an initial push to build a bridge between Cadets from both Army ROTC and USMA and their training models, before they go to the Basic Officer Leaders Course (BOLC). @WestPoint_USMA
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Happy Birthday U. S. Army from all of us at #ArmyROTC and #CST2021 🎉 🎂 . @USArmy | @USArmyReserve | @USNationalGuard | @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC
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It's National Airborne Day 🪂. #DYK: #ArmyROTC Cadets can attend #AirborneSchool through Cadet Advanced Individual Training (CAIT). If selected, #Cadets attend a rigorous, 3-week course at @FortBenning. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @PaulFunk2 | @curtisbuzzard
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For the first time in its history, the @USArmyReserve will have a woman serving as Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command. Congratulations to #ArmyROTCAlumni MG Daniels on her exciting new assignment!.
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1st Regiment spent the day preparing for their Field Training Exercise, where they will spend 14 days in the field testing their leadership abilities and tactical knowledge. @SecArmy @USArmy @CG_ArmyROTC
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You've all been waiting for it. and now it's here! The #ArmyROTC Top Ten Cadet countdown . number 10 is Cadet Abigail Ludwig, a journalism major from the Bobcat Battalion, at @ohiou! . Congratulations, Cadet Ludwig & @OUROTC!. #AboveTheBest | #TopTen | #LeadershipExcellence
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The Fantastic Four! Today #CST2021 welcomed 4th Regiment #AdvancedCamp Cadets to U.S. Army Fort Knox. 🥾 🪖 . Got any advice for our new arrivals? Share ⬇️ ! . @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC | @GoArmy | @USArmy
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Congrats to 1st Reg #AdvancedCamp Cadets on graduating today! Your hard word and dedication have paid off. Here's to the next chapter! 🇺🇸 . 📸: Steph Rendon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Victor Jeronimo, University of Florida,.More 📸:
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Join us today in celebrating the 245th #ArmyBday! 🎂 🎈 🎉 245 years of being #ArmyStrong and many more to come! . @USArmy @CG_ArmyROTC @TRADOC
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Army Cadet Nicole Drago, from @WestPoint_USMA , who is doing her Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) with the Steel Warrior Battalion, had the opportunity to view the skies from the cockpit of the C-130J behind Air Force pilots.
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Ware County High School started out the morning in the armed exhibition drill competition as the #ArmyJROTC National Drill Championships got into full swing in Daytona. The All-Service Championships take place on Saturday. @CG_ArmyROTC @TRADOC @usarec @USArmy
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#ArmyROTC Cadet Riley Howell died saving lives of other students at @unccharlotte after tackling the gunman - we are also beyond proud of his actions, and deeply saddened by such a tragic loss. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and fellow Cadets.
The mother of Riley Howell, who died in the shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, told NBC's "Today" show his family is "beyond proud" of his actions.
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Congrats to Notre Dame Army ROTC - 1st Place and Austin Peay State Univ. Army ROTC - 2nd place at 1st Brigade Army ROTC #RangerChallenge. They will go on to the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. #RoadToSandhurst . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @7ThBDEArmyROTC | @AmandaAzubuike
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The Honorable Christine Wormuth, @SecArmy, visited Fort Knox to observe several training events and speak with #ArmyROTC Cadets during #CST2022 . @16thSMA | @PaulFunk2 | @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @CSM_Gan | @USArmy
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Cadet of the Week Hannah MacLeod West Virginia Univ. "Becoming an army officer will give me the ability to prosper in a career field that I truly am passionate about, but it also allows me to serve my country and be able to change people’s lives in positive ways," #armyrotc
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5th Regiment #AdvancedCamp completes the last training event of #CST2021— the 12-Mile Foot March! 🥾🪖. @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC
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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Cadet Command! 🦃.
Apparently when serving the traditional #Thanksgiving lunch to troops, you’re not authorized to sample the chow before serving. Sorry Mess Sergeant - won’t happen again. @ArmyROTC @FortKnoxKY @MarioTerenas @TRADOC #goodvittles #CatignyDFAC
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We're at @WestPoint_USMA today for the #Sandhurst2019 competition, our first #ArmyROTC team started at 0630 this morning - @APSU_ROTC @austinpeay and @CentralState87 @CG_ArmyROTC @CSM_ArmyROTC
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Hey, Cadets! Our virtual branching week is on the horizon - it's going to be a great opportunity to learn more about what your post-commissioning career could look like!
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Today we honor the bravery of military members who have exceeded the call of duty. #DYK: To date, there have been 3,468 Medals of Honor awarded to those who fight to keep our country safe. #MedalOfHonor . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC | @GoArmy | @USArmy
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Cadets from 5th Regiment #AdvancedCamp practiced building their #WarriorSkills which includes Call for Fire and First Aid! 🩹 🧨 . @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC | @USArmy | #CST2021
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The @5thBrigadeROTC #RangerChallenge is well underway!. Today, #ArmyROTC Cadets continued on the #RoadToSandhurst completing a 12-mile movement & several team-based events 🤝 . 📸 @USArmySMA | @TRADOC | @TradocCG | @CG_ArmyROTC | @AmandaAzubuike
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#CST2023 has officially kicked off with the arrival of our 1st Advanced Camp Regiment at Fort Knox, Ky. Welcome to the first group of over 600 Cadets.CST is the Army’s single largest training event training over 8,000 Cadets to become the Army’s future 2LTs. Are you ready?
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Today, USACC celebrated the reactivation of the @11thAirborneDiv with a legacy dating back to #WWII 🇺🇸. Two companies will support #CST2022 at #AdvancedCamp & #BasicCamp FTXs. @USArmyAlaska | @brian_eifler | @CG_ArmyROTC | @USARPAC | @FORSCOM | @TRADOC | @SecArmy | @16thSMA
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Cadets from 3rd Regiment #AdvancedCamp put their vision into action at the Field Leader's Reaction Course (FLRC). Cadets must communicate and plan with their team to accomplish a given task 🤝 . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @USArmy
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Oh my gosh, you look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad. ~ Paulette Parcelle, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde. #HappyBirthday America! Here's to another year of being the land of the free & the home of the brave 🇺🇸 . #IndependenceDay. @CG_ArmyROTC
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"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves." - Eleanor Roosevelt . #TuesdayThoughts. 📸 4th Brigade #RangerChallenge
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@FOX46News @unccharlotte Cadet Howell was part of the #ArmyROTC 49er Battalion at @unccharlotte - we could not be more proud of his heroic actions, but also deeply saddens by such a tragic loss. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and fellow Cadets.
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Congratulations to @floridastate #ROTC for winning the 6th ROTC BDE #RangerChallenge competition. They’ll join teams from across @ArmyROTC and @WestPoint_USMA at the Sandhurst Competition in April! #warriorleaderswanted #alwaysflytheairplane
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GETTING CLOSER! Congratulations to the #4 Cadet in the nation, check back @ 1830 for the next 3 days as the countdown to #1 Cadet continues 🎉@CG_ArmyROTC @PaulFunk2 @TRADOC @GoArmy @USAREC_CG @EsperDoD @SeanBarnes5 @6CDR_ArmyROTC@1Arotc @4thBrigadeRotc @5thBrigadeROTC @6thBde
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2018 was dubbed the 'Year of the Women' as women made headway in all areas of public life, including @ArmyROTC. One of our #WomenLead stories is @ Sarah Zorn, 1st female regimental commander at @Citadel1892.
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The National #JROTC Raider Challenge has come to a close. Congratulations to all the participants. Complete results will be available in 48. Check out the link in our bio for more information and photos. See you next year!!!. @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCG_ArmyROTC
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2LT and #ArmyROTCAlumni Amanda Atkinson recently graduated from @USArmy Ranger School & became the 1st female in the 3rd ID & 5th in the Army to obtain both a Ranger & Sapper tab. 👀⬇️ . @TRADOC | @PaulFunk2 | @EastCarolina | @4thBdeArmyROTC | @CG_ArmyROTC
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A great day spent @fortjackson for the Leader Professional Development Symposium! #WinningMatters #ArmyStrong @CG_ArmyROTC @fortjacksoncg @TRADOC @USArmy
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Can every run from now on please be an ugly sweater run?! #FitnessFriday.
What's the perfect way to close out a semester? Ugly sweater run and #teambuilding snowball competition! Good luck to our cadets as they prepare for finals week. @ArmyROTC2BDECDR #FutureLeaders @ArmyROTC
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“Today’s soldiers carry a legacy built by those who served before them. They perform above and beyond the call of duty time and time again, overcoming every obstacle thrown their way.”.~ Michael Grinston, Sgt. Maj. of the Army. #Army247 | #PeopleFirst. @USArmy | @TRADOC
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What time did you wake up this morning? . #ArmyROTC Cadets from @7ThBDEArmyROTC stepped off for an 8-mile ruck march at 4:30 a.m. as one of their final #OAL FTX tasks.
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Happy Birthday to the @NationalGuard!. For 385 years you've been "Always Ready, Always There!". #nationalguard | #Guard385 | @TRADOC | @PaulFunk2 | @USArmy | @GoArmy | @CG_ArmyROTC | @CSM_Gan
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Meet the new Sergeant Major of the Army, Michael Grinsto, a "world-class leader" who has deployed three times to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan as well as Desert Storm and Kosovo. "The Army has been changing since the Army has been in existence," Grinston
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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the Women’s Army Corps 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, who #OTD in 1945 set sail for England. 📸 @USArmyCMH and @ArmyUPress
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Today we honor all the members of our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, and National Guard and Reserve forces who stand united in the defense of our nation. #ArmedForcesDay. @TRADOC | @usarec | @CG_ArmyROTC | @GoArmy | @USArmy
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“I joined because I believe there’s a little bit of wanting to change the world in everyone, and I thought this would be one of the best ways to do that.”.
Listen to this bright Cadet give her reason for why she serves on #WhyIServeWednesday, you won’t regret it. She is DEFINITELY what’s right in our Army and captures a way of thinking I believe we could all use a little more. Cadet, you will do great things for our Army. @ArmyROTC
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We are so thankful for our wonderful ROTC and JROTC Cadets! We hope that you have a relaxing holiday with your friends and family 🦃
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Happy 234th Brithday to the @USCG. Since 1790 the Coast Guard has safeguarded the American people and promoted national security, border security, and economic prosperity in a complex and evolving maritime environment. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere . @TRADOC | @usarec | @CG_ArmyROTC
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Cadet Katarina Freudenthal was mobilized this summer with her Texas Army @NationalGuard unit, as a medic to test patients at #COVID19 mobile testing sites. Welcome back to @SFASU & the Lumberjack Battalion! . #StopTheSpread | #AgileLeaders | @sfa_rotc | @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC
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Still "rolling along" after 249 years! #HappyBirthday to the @USArmy 🎂. @TRADOC | @usarec | @CG_ArmyROTC | @SecArmy | @GoArmy
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Cadets across the nation will start to find out their branch this week — so you know what that means — the Top Ten Order of Merit List is here!. Stay tuned as we count down this year's #ArmyROTC's Top Ten Cadets! . #LeadershipExcellence |@CG_ArmyROTC | @CSM_Gan
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Serving a greater purpose. Pre-dental students from @RiceUniversity and @TAMU hear how #ArmyTeam dentists make a difference every day.
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MORE NEWS! Congratulations to the #6 Cadet in the nation, check back @ 1830 for the next 5 days as the countdown to #1 Cadet continues 🎉@CG_ArmyROTC @PaulFunk2 @TRADOC @GoArmy @USAREC_CG @EsperDoD @SeanBarnes5 @6CDR_ArmyROTC @1Arotc @4thBrigadeRotc @5thBrigadeROTC
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It’s a foggy morning at Camp Edwards in Cape Cod - where Task Force Boston/Maine #OAL has kicked off with an APFT, complete with social distancing and face masks. @CG_ArmyROTC @ArmyROTC2BDECDR @TradocDCG @PaulFunk2
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GET PUMPED! Congratulations to the #3 Cadet in the nation, check back @ 1830 for the next 2 days as the countdown to #1 Cadet continues 🎉@CG_ArmyROTC @PaulFunk2 @TRADOC @GoArmy @USAREC_CG @EsperDoD @SeanBarnes5 @6CDR_ArmyROTC @1Arotc @4thBrigadeRotc @5thBrigadeROTC @6thBde
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Happy #MothersDay to all our Moms - in and out of uniform! . 📸 by Jordyn McCulley & Dustin Massengill, #CST Public Affairs Office
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Wishing all our Cadets, Cadre, & Staff at #ArmyROTC a "Hoppy" Easter 🐇🐣. #verypunny . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC | @1Arotc | @thefreedombde | @3rdROTCBrigade | @4thBdeArmyROTC | @5thBrigadeROTC | @6thBdeArmyROTC | @7ThBDEArmyROTC | @8BDEArmyROTC | @GoArmy
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Ready. aim. FIRE 💥 . Cadets from 1st Regiment #BasicCamp recently got their hands on some heavy weaponry! . 📷 by: Bryce Haverstick, University of Tennessee. 📹 by: Andrew Berger and Elizabeth Peterson, Ball State University
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Thanks for supporting @SyracuseU and spending time with our ROTC cadets, @jimmyfallon! 🍊🇺🇸. #BestPlaceForVeterans @ArmyROTC
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Join us in a moment of silence on Memorial Day to show our respect for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country and protecting our freedom. #RememberAndHonor #MemorialDay2021. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @CSM_Gan
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Watch #ArmyROTC Cadet Kylie Weaver compete on @Jeopardy tonight as part of the College Championship!. Wish her luck! 🍀.
Who is. Kylie Weaver?.This Penn State senior is a supply chain management major, @PennStateHonors student, and ROTC Cadet! She will appear on @Jeopardy tomorrow (4/8) as part of the #CollegeChampionship - good luck, Kylie!
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Join us in congratulating the @USArmy's newest 2nd lieutenants! 🎉. This month, #ArmyROTC programs held commissioning ceremonies to mark the completion of ROTC training and the start of Army careers. #DecideToLead. @USArmySMA | @TRADOC | @TradocCG | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC
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🎶 The hills are alive 🎶 when you're doing day land navigation at Fort Knox ☀️ . 📸 10 Regiment, Advanced Camp 2018
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” ~ Michael Jordan. How are you accomplishing your goals today? 🗣️ ⬇️. #MotivationMonday | #LeadershipExcellence . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC
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Due to the current operating environment #CTLT, #NSTP and internships for #AmyROTC Cadets will not be conducted. Cadet attendance at Military Professional Development schools is being reviewed. CST decision is pending. #ArmyStrong | #InformTheForce | @CG_ArmyROTC | @TRADOC
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The #RoadToSandhurst continues on with 7th BDE Ranger Challenge this weekend! 37 teams are competing to see which 2 teams will go on to represent the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition this spring. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @7ThBDEArmyROTC
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts ~ Winston Churchill. Happy #MotivationMonday and remember to #BeAllYouCanBe!. @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC | @GoArmy
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Marching towards excellence 💪 4th Reg #AdvancedCamp Cadets showcase their skills and endurance during BMS 🎯 . #CST2024 . 📸: By Kendall Kelly, University of Georgia.📹: By Grace Ping, Ball State University . @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC | @usarec
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The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first. ~ Iyanla Vanzant. #MotivationMonday | #ArmyROTC . @TRADOC | @CG_ArmyROTC | @DCO_ArmyROTC | @TradocDCG | @USArmy
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