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Army ROTC shifting its footprint to the South and Southwest
The Army's biggest source of new officers is merging some programs and establishing new ones.
By Davis Winkie
Air Force ROTC reinstates hundreds of cadets after backlash over cuts
The Air Force has reinstated more than 400 ROTC cadets after an outcry over the decision to drop almost half of all second-year cadets -- nearly 1,000 students.
By Harm Venhuizen
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers: Talent through diversity, equity and inclusion
The success of officers from ROTC programs at Historical Black Colleges and Universities was based on the realization of the value diversity brings to the U.S. military, says the author of this commentary.
By Charles D. Allen
Former Army Green Beret pleads guilty to divulging military secrets to Russia
Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, pleaded guilty to a charge under the federal Espionage Act and faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in February.
Ex-Green Beret charged with Russian espionage to enter plea
The former Special Forces soldier was arrested in August and charged under the federal Espionage Act.
End-strength goal met, with growth in diversity this year, Army says
The active-duty Army met its end-strength goal this year of 485,000 soldiers, and leadership expects that target number to increase by about 1,500 in 2021. This year’s growth included modest increases in the number of women recruits and those from minority backgrounds.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force adds 100 ROTC scholarships for students at Black colleges in diversity push
The Air Force is also adding more Gold Bar recruiters to colleges and universities that primarily serve Black and Hispanic students, to recruit students into Air Force ROTC.
Immigrants, prior enlisted and first-generation soldiers among those commissioning through Army ROTC today
Army Times spoke with four of those cadets this week as they prepared to head off for training in the coming months.
By Kyle Rempfer
ROTC Cadet Summer Training uncertain amid coronavirus pandemic
“We hope to present options to Army senior leaders as early as this week, but I will do everything in my power to commission cadets on time,” said Maj. Gen. John Evans, Commanding General of Army ROTC Cadet Command.
By George Wright
Virginia Tech sued after ‘blood-pinning’ cost cadet his Army commission
A former member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is suing the university after he was suspended for two semesters for his role in a “blood-pinning” ritual.
By Kyle Rempfer
Defense bill requires local JROTC programs to admit homeschooled students
The measure establishes a uniform policy across the nation and eliminates any ambiguity regarding homeschooled students’ eligibility.
By Diana Stancy