Military Science and Leadership

ROTC Spring 2023 Commissioning

R.O.T.C. - Serve and Lead Well
May 16, 2023

The Appalachian State University Reserve Officers' Training Corps held its Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday 13 May at Valborg Theatre. Fifteen Cadet...

App State's Pershing Rifles Company M-4 Cadets Awarded First Place in National Competition
Mar 17, 2023

Appalachian State University's very own Pershing Rifles Company M-4 attended the National Society of Pershing Rifles' National Conference and Competit...

The Mountaineer Battalion

Victory in a “Competition for a Cause”
Apr 17, 2018

Teams of Appalachian ROTC Cadets participated in the 11th annual Mountain Man Memorial March (MMMM) to honor the nation's fallen service members and t...

Nathan Reitzel

Appalachian State University ROTC student receives inaugural Shilling Scholarship
Feb 15, 2018

Nathan Reitzel, a senior political science, pre-professional legal studies major from Newton, was awarded the inaugural Austin Shilling Memorial Schol...

Retired Spc. Anthony Corso

Student Veteran Spc. Anthony Corso Leads Memorial Day Service at Appalachian State [HC Press]
Jun 1, 2016

At Appalachian State University’s Memorial Day ceremony May 30, retired Spc. Anthony Corso told the story of 31-year-old Army Capt. Clayton Carpente...

Cadets at the 2016 commissioning ceremony

Ready to lead: Appalachian students commissioned as military officers
May 13, 2016

Thirteen cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants at a ceremony held May 13 on campus. The students are members of Appalachian State Universityâ...

Cadets participating in the 9th annual Mountain Man Memorial March

Mountaineer Battalion supports the 9th annual Mountain Man Memorial March
Apr 27, 2016

Gatlinburg, TN—Teams of Appalachian ROTC cadets participated in the 9th annual Mountain Man Memorial March to honor the nation’s fallen servi...

A five-member team from Appalachian State University’s ROTC program won the 1st Lt. Frank B. Walkup IV Cup at the annual Mountain Man Memorial March held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Team members are Jacob Lay, left, McCarthy Shelton, Dylan Coveney, William Hintz and John Simpson. (Photo submitted)

ROTC Cadet Team Wins 8th Annual Mountain Man March
Apr 21, 2015

Cadets and officers from Appalachian State University's ROTC program participated in this year's Mountain Man Memorial March held April 11 in Gatlinbu...

ASU ROTC Cadets Active in Community Service in Recent Weeks
Mar 13, 2015

Appalachian State University's ROTC Cadets are active in community service events throughout the year, in addition to maintaining academic standards a...