Raiders Lead the Way ROTC Cadets Learn to Lead by Serving the Veterans Who Came Before Them When cadets in Shippensburg University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program graduate, they go on to serve as active duty officers in the US Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Most will lead a platoon of roughly thirty enlisted soldiers. To prepare them for this, the College of Education and Human Services’ ROTC program provides hands-on service learning opportunities, like the Annual Shippensburg Military Science 5K/10K. “The best way, in our view, to help develop young leaders is for them to do
it,” said Lt. Col. Chris Morton, chair of the Military Science Department. “We do practical application in our labs, but one of the ways that we also apply it is in events like this.” Held during homecoming weekend, the race is organized, promoted, and executed by cadets as a fundraiser for the Military Science Department and Boulder Crest Retreat in Virginia. On the Fortieth Anniversary of the event this past fall, cadets registered more than 100 runners and raised roughly $4,000. Of that, $2,500 was donated to the Virginia Retreat Center.
The best way, in our view, to help develop “young leaders is for them to do it.” —Lt. Col. Chris Morton, chair of the Military Science Department
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Boulder Crest is a nonprofit organization that provides Posttraumatic Growth programs to combat veterans and their families, and it depends entirely on donations of money and time to fulfill its mission. Ships’ ROTC cadets give both, donating money raised by the Shippensburg Military Science 5K/10K each year and contributing to service projects during their limited winter break time. Juniors and seniors in the program visit the
