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Eagle ROTC wins MacArthur Award, again
Second consecutive honor, fourth in a decade
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Guests get a look at the new conference room in the new Military Science building at Georgia Southern University following January's grand opening and ribbon cutting. Georgia Southern Universitys ROTC program has again been recognized with the MacArthur Award as one of the top eight programs in the U.S. Armys Reserve Officer Training Corps for college students.
Georgia Southern University’s ROTC program has again been recognized with the MacArthur Award as one of the top eight programs in the U.S. Army’s Reserve Officer Training Corps for college students. The U.S. Army Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, announced the awards based on the 2015-16 school year Feb. 10. The Eagle Battalion, headquartered at Georgia Southern, was selected as the top program from the 6th Brigade Army ROTC, which includes 39 programs from six states and Puerto Rico.
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