BJU Approved for Air Force and Army ROTC

Jim
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“Providing the ROTC experience for BJU students has been a goal of mine since becoming president,” said Pettit. “These crosstown agreements provide our students a variety of options for military service, including military leadership as commissioned officers and active reserves, and they will gain superb leadership experience that aligns with our emphasis on leadership development. “We are grateful to both Clemson University and Furman University for including BJU in their crosstown partnerships. I’m also thankful for the encouragement and assistance that Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, along with Congressmen Trey Gowdy and Jeff Duncan, provided during the process.” BJU has seen a growing interest in ROTC. In the last five years, well over 200 prospective students and their parents have inquired about ROTC, and this academic year nearly 100 current students have talked with Air Force and Army recruiters on campus.
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Rob Fall
Tue, 03/27/18 7:32 pm

MBC’s ROTC unit beating them in the Ranger Challenge.

Hoping to shed more light than heat..

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Scott Matthew
Wed, 03/28/18 2:26 pm

Rob, I’m unsure if MBU’s Army ROTC guys (under UW Madison’s Badger Battalion) would ever directly compete with a future BJU squad. As a direct commission guy myself, I didn’t have the ROTC opportunity, but this would sure be fun.

This is a great new opportunity overall for BJU. My high school son is researching ROTC scholarships now going into his senior year. He’ll have opportunities I never had. And I know a couple BJU grads now Army officers who are interested in applying to return as the PMSI (Prof of Military Science / Instructor) to lead BJU’s program. These field grade officers would be great instructors, and I hope it happens.

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Rob Fall
Mon, 04/02/18 6:55 pm

I hope to see a mini-micro version of the Citadel v Texas A&M rivalry between the graduates of the two programs. With both allying against the West Point mafia.

Hoping to shed more light than heat..