The recently formed Army ROTC Alumni Society will exist to support the Sun Devil Battalion Cadets and Cadre and to promote relations among alumni, cadets, and the university.
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at ASU has a rich history that expands over 100 years on Campus. With a Military presence since the late 1800’s, first known as The Normal Cadet Company, then as the Normal School Cadet Company National Guard of Arizona, until officially started in Campus as Army ROTC on Fall Semester of 1948, the Sun Devil Battalion has commissioned over 2,000 Army Officers who had gone to serve our country with courage, honor and integrity.
The Association will consist of a group for our Alumni to come back to ASU and connect with the Cadets and other Alumni. Their participation would include speeches at graduations, be present at special events such as Ranger Challenge and get together for the Salute to Service week. With these types of participation, the society hopes to promote the spirit and keep alive the legacy that is ROTC at Arizona State University.
Today’s ROTC cadets are training to lead the Army of the future, and they deserve the support of the university and the alumni. We have enjoyed a brief ‘peace dividend,’ but we must continue our training and vigilance for new defense challenges around the world and at home.
Among the many ways you can give back to the program:
Join the society; your dues support programs.
Contribute to the Alumni Society scholarship fund or endow a scholarship for a cadet.
Encourage a student to apply for ROTC.
Nominate someone for the Hall of Fame.
Mentor a cadet.
Serve on the Board of Directors.
We welcome you and welcome your ideas for making a better Society and ROTC program.