Class of 2019 EWU ROTC Cadets Receive Their Army Branching Assignments

branching ceremony

2019 EWU ROTC Branching Ceremony On November 29, 2018 the EWU ROTC “Fighting Eagles” Battalion hosted a branching ceremony at Cadet Hall on the campus of Eastern Washington University.   The ceremony was held to recognize 14 seniors from the Class of 2019 who recently received notification of their branching assignment in the US Army.  … Read more

EWU ROTC Conducts Fall 2018 Basic Land Navigation Training

Cadets in the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program receive extensive training on basic land navigation.  Our land navigation training for the first year Cadets began last month during the field training phase of our Jump Start program.  This week’s leadership laboratory built on the skills learned during Jump Start and … Read more

EWU ROTC Graduate Recognized as a Distinguished Military Graduate

This summer EWU ROTC Cadet, Nicholas Castro completed ROTC Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant (2LT) in the US Army Reserve.  Recently 2LT Castro was selected to be a Nurse in the US Army Reserve and was also recognized as being a 2018 Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG).  Only … Read more

Summer 2019 Internship Application Period for EWU ROTC Cadets Has Opened

For Cadets interested in conducting internships during Summer 2019, the sign up period has now opened.  Any contracted Cadet can apply for an internship.  Being able to apply for these incredible internship positions is another benefit of contracting into the ROTC program.  I highly recommend that all contracted Cadets consider applying for what is likely a once … Read more

EWU ROTC Cadets Conduct Weapons Familiarization Range in Medical Lake

Cadets from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program ended the month with a bang by executing a weapons familiarization live fire at the Medical Lake Department of Corrections Range.  On September 27, 2018; 73 Cadets from the EWU ROTC “Fighting Eagles” battalion conducted familiarization on the M9, M4, 240B, and 249 weapon … Read more

Nursing Scholarship

EWU ROTC Nursing Program The top degree program in the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) battalion is nursing. Due to the high number of nursing Cadets, the “Fighting Eagles” Battalion has the largest Cadet nursing program in Washington State and the Inland Northwest. Nursing Cadets attend university classes and enroll … Read more