Welcome
Welcome to the Official Site of Appalachian State University's Army ROTC! For nearly 40 years, Appalachian State has produced leaders of character for the United States Army. If you would like to learn more, or if you think you have what it takes, take a look at the following pages. This program will challenge you to not only become Army Strong -- but Mountaineer Strong!
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News & Announcements
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Mountaineer Battalioin Participates in Four Day FTX at Fort Jackson
Appalachian State University ROTC “Mountaineer” Battalion was engaged in a four-day long Field Training Exercise (FTX) held at Fort Jackson, South Carolina from April 12-April 15. The Spring FTX is usually called a “Cluster” FTX or “Joint” FTX due to the collaboration among several different schools within the brigade to successfully organize and conduct this training exercise. The primary... -
Future Events for Mountaineer Alumni
1) On 10 May the High Country Chapter of Military Officers of America is having their 2nd Annual Golf outing at the Boone Golf Course. Come up and participate in this event and then stay an extra day for our Commissioning Ceremony on 11 May, when we will commission 12 Second Lieutenants. Appalachian Alumni, COL Chris Mohan (89) will be the Commissioning speaker. 2) ... -
A Busy Summer Lies Ahead for Cadets of the Mountaineer Battalion
This Summer 16 Mountaineer Battalion Cadets will join approximately 6,000 ROTC Cadets from across the nation at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State for the annual Leadership Development Assessment Course. Six of these Mountaineers will also attend Cadet Leadership Training with Active Duty units at Fort Polk, Fort Riley, Fort Jackson, Fort Bliss, Fort Rucker and in Korea. Five... -
ROTC Helps Raise Money for Special Olympics Through Polar Plunge
Each Spring, Appalachian State University hosts a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, known as the Polar Plunge. For the event, each registrant pays an entry fee for the opportunity to jump into the campus Duck Pond in February. These proceeds ended up netting well over $8,200 this year, several hundred of which came from ROTC. This year, as many students walked across campus carrying umbrellas in anticipation of coming rain, the Army ROTC program prepared to lead... -
An Opportunity to Travel Abroad Through ROTC
Every summer cadets from Appalachian’s ROTC Mountaineer Battalion participate in a program called CULP (Cultural Language Program). This program allows cadets to apply for a month-long summer program to work with a foreign military organization, take a language course, or participate in a humanitarian project in a developing country. The program's objective is to create Army officers who are more experienced in dealing with foreign cultures...
