Army ROTC Army ROTC celebrated its 40th anniversary at Embry‑Riddle this year. The Eagle Battalion continued to perform as the top Army ROTC unit in the Southeast and is one of the largest programs in the country. The organization was awarded the 2023 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, which is given to only eight Army ROTC units of 274 across the nation. The Eagle Battalion is on track this year to commission the largest cohort in history with 64 Army Second Lieutenants placed into Active Duty, the Army Reserves and the Army National Guard. This year, over 75% of graduates received their first choice of branch for Active Duty, and we placed nine cadets into the Army Aviation branch. The Eagle Battalion was also recognized by its parent organization, 6th Brigade, for their performance at Cadet Summer Training in 2022. The Eagle Battalion was applauded as the largest commissioning class in the brigade, as well as for their social media team and their recruiting efforts. The Eagle Battalion won more awards than any of the other 38 ROTC units in the brigade. Additionally, the Eagle Battalion’s Ranger Challenge team won the 6th Brigade Ranger Challenge competition and earned an invitation to the international Sandhurst Military Skills competition at the United States Military Academy, which took place in April 2023.
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