ROTC

Speaker highlights internship at army base

Presley Woodrum Contributing Writer pwoodrum@murraystate.edu A public affairs officer from Fort Knox recently spent two days on campus talking about internship opportunities for students. Cadet Command Deputy PAO Richard Patterson spoke to several journalism and mass communications classes on Feb. 27 and 28, encouraging students to apply for a highly competitive internship program. Patterson, who Read More

ROTC to host Best Racer Competition

Brandon Cash || Staff writer bcash1@murraystate.edu   This week, the Reserve Officer Training Corps organization at Murray State continues to prepare for its annual Best Racer Competition in April. The event is a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations where students compete in a series of 10 different events ranging from a zombie attack to tire flipping. Read More

Women in combat showing prominence

Of the 30 cadets currently enrolled in the ROTC program at Murray State, approximately one-third are women. As of Jan. 23, only 20 of the cadets had access to almost 237,000 military jobs, including those on the front lines of battle. On Jan. 24, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted the 19-year-old ban on women Read More

Scroll to Top