ROTC PROGRAM UPDATES ARMY ROTC

• Army ROTC commissioned 77 Second Lieutenants this year, with 22 cadets earning honors as Distinguished Military Graduates.

• 95% of cadets received one of their top three Military Specialties of choice.

• The Army ROTC program’s commitment to academic excellence remains steadfast with the program posting above a 3.0 GPA for both academic semesters, significantly ahead of the national average.

• The Texas A&M Army ROTC Program competed in the 2023 Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, GA. The team earned the following honors: Top Excellence in Competition Cadet in six individual matches and the LTG Freakly Trophy . The team competed against five other colleges and against active duty teams from across the Army.

• The Texas A&M Army ROTC Ranger Challenge placed first overall out of 18 teams in 1st Brigade’s Ranger Challenge competition at Fort Knox, KY. and First Place ROTC Team and 4th Overall Team in the annual Sandhurst Competition at West Point.

Naval ROTC (NROTC) commissioned 53 officers in the 2022-2023 academic year35 Navy Ensigns and 13 Marine Corps Second Lieutenants

• New officers commissioned into the following specialties: Surface Warfare, Submarine, Naval Reactors, Naval Aviation and Cyber Warfare. Newly commissioned Marines were assigned to Aviation and Ground specialties.

• Navy ROTC Scholarship Students posted a Fall 2022 GPA of 3.16 , with 25% of students receiving a 3.5 or higher.

• 13 Marine option juniors and seniors will attend Marine Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA this summer.