The Bear Battalion welcomed 8 Alumni back to Springfield for a leader panel Tuesday, March 29. The panel consisted of COL Willoughby & COL Soebbing from the class of '88, COL Lombardo from the class of '93, LTC Thompson from the class of '95, LTC Hutchison from the class of '96, and LTC Snodderly, LTC Sullinger & LTC Ward from the class of '98. The panel answered … [Read more...] about Bear Battalion Alumni Leader Panel
A member of the MSU ROTC faculty and a decorated U.S. Army soldier, Captain Aaron Eidem stopped to help a stranded motorist on Interstate 44 and was struck and killed Thursday, February 18th. Prior to coming to MSU, Eidem had served twenty years on active duty in the U.S. Army. He was deployed three times to Iraq, earning the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Victor Matthews, … [Read more...] about ROTC Professor Loses Life Helping Another
The Bear Battalion Ranger Challenge Teams were dominant this weekend at the Task Force competition that took place at Fort Leonard Wood! The men’s and women’s teams each won 6 of 9 events enroute to a record showing. They completely dominated the competition from Eastern Kansas, Missouri, and Southern Illinois. This is our varsity sport. The … [Read more...] about ROTC Bear Battalion Ranger Challenge Teams dominate