History and Alumni

Please to open a booklet on the history of Cleveland ROTC.

John Carroll University established a Transportation Corps unit of the ROTC in 1950. The Military Science building was constructed on the University campus and the first classes were held in September 1950. From 1950 until 1969, the Basic ROTC course was mandatory at JCU. Today ROTC provides Officer leaders to our all volunteer Army.

Since the first Cadet was sworn in as a Second Lieutenant in June 1951, more than 2,000 Cadets have been commissioned in either the Army Reserve, National Guard or the Regular Army.

In September 1969, students were given an option of taking either two years of physical education or the Basic ROTC course.

Highlights of the last 66 years of Cleveland ROTC include:

1950 The ROTC program is established at John Carroll University
1951 Pershing Rifles started on campus
1964 ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964 authorized financial assistance in the form of scholarships
1972 Women were permitted to join ROTC
1973 US Army became an all-volunteer force
1976 JCU commissioned its first female Second Lieutenant
1978 Transportation Corps affiliation ends; ROTC Military Science for all branches begins
1979 Cleveland State University ROTC program begins
2012 Case Western Reserve University reestablishes ROTC program after banning it in 1970
2016 Women approved to serve alongside men in combat arms units

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History and Alumni