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Release No. 23-030 April 29, 2024
Texas A&M again tops Army ROTC teams at Sandhurst competition
West Point, N.Y. – Following months of intense training and qualifying events, Texas A&M’s Army ROTC program took home the ROTC Cup after finishing as the top ROTC team during the 55th Sandhurst Military Skills Competition held at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, April 26-27.
The team, led this year by Texas A&M senior cadet Nicholas Nolan, was also crowned the Army ROTC champion at the event in 2023.
The two-day competition featured 48 teams from service academies, ROTC programs, and international militaries, all contending to be named the 2024 Sandhurst champion.
“I am so proud of the Aggies for coming out here and giving it their all,” said Maj. Gen. Antonio Munera, commanding general of U.S. Army Cadet Command. “The team’s performance on the international stage demonstrates their commitment to leadership excellence.”
The team overcame 15 other ROTC teams that also qualified for the event through one of eight regional Ranger Challenge competitions open to all 274 Army ROTC programs around the nation. The competition at West Point included long-distance movements over rough terrain, team fitness events, small boat movements, and marksmanship and medical skill challenges, among other rigorous tasks.
The Texas A&M team not only won the ROTC Cup, but their impressive performance placed them 4th out of 48 teams in the overall international competition – equaling their overall placement in last year’s event.
“What got us here was consistency in our training plan and a lot of dedication and hard work from our team, along with so many hours of volunteering from our coaches and cadre,” said Nolan, the team’s captain. “It’s an honor to represent Texas A&M…it’s a fantastic school, and we have the best of the best of the student body represented in the Corps of Cadets.”
For more information on the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition please visit: https://www.westpoint.edu/about/history-of-west-point/traditions-at-west-point/sandhurst
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Media wanting more information about this event or about Army ROTC in general should contact Mr. Ian Ives, U.S. Army Cadet Command’s media relations officer at (808) 367-5639 or [email protected]
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U.S. Army Cadet Command partners with universities to recruit, educate, train and commission leaders of character for the Total Army and partners with high schools to develop accomplished, responsible citizens who value service to their communities.
Cadet Command is comprised of eight brigades, each organization effectively manned by specially selected and qualified professional cadre, staff and faculty fully prepared to educate and train the most diverse and talented cadets from across the nation to become better citizens, adaptive leaders, lifetime learners and agile thinkers and problem solvers, who are committed to the Army Ethos and Profession of Arms.
Offered on more than 900 college campuses and organized into 274 host programs, Army ROTC is the Army’s largest source for commissioned officers and produces more than 5,000 second lieutenants annually for the Active Duty, U.S. Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve components. Each year, more than 27,000 college students are enrolled in Army ROTC, which is offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Cadets learn leadership, teamwork, tactical skills, and more while taking military science coursework, training over select weekends and summers, and participating in a number of extracurricular activities offered by the program.
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