Embry-Riddle COAS-Annual-Report 23-24

Army ROTC Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Named First in Southeast, Among Best in Nation. Our Army ROTC has been named the top program in the Southeast, as well as being among eight winners nationally of the 2022 Douglas MacArthur Award. The distinction, awarded by Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation to recognize the ideals of “duty, honor and country” as advocated by MacArthur, places Embry-Riddle’s program first in its region, which includes 39 universities across Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico, and in the top eight among the 274 Army ROTC programs in the nation. “This award represents the dedication of the staff, faculty, as well as the administration at this prestigious university,” explained Lieut. Col. Jerome Reitano, professor of Military Science, adding that Embry-Riddle provides $30,000 guaranteed financial aid, plus room and board, for three-year ROTC national high school scholarship winners.

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