Brigham Young University's Army ROTC team triumphed once again in the annual Ranger Challenge competition, making this the 28th time BYU's team has won first place in the past 30 years.

For its 28th time in the past 30 years, BYU's Army ROTC program wins the Ranger Challenge competition

ROTC cadets show respect for the 9/11 victims in the flag vigil

For some Ecuadorians, Brigham Young University's Army ROTC cadets gave a new meaning to the word lifeline as they provided the most crucial link between doctor and patient: communication.

When students first join ROTC, they are thrust into a life of early morning workouts, combat training and weekend warfare simulations.It definitely takes a special kind of person to keep up with the rigorous strain, both physical and mental, that Army cadets are put under. For someone who wasn’t even planning on joining the Army ROTC, Joel Woodruff has really made a name for himself by receiving one of the highest rankings in the nation.

The country of Atropia is in jeopardy. Its southern border is teeming with insurgents dead set on destabilizing the local government. But U.S. military forces have intervened and are trying to secure the southern border.

The stories how married couples met at BYU vary greatly. The pair could meet at a dance or in a student ward; even blind dates have been known to work out every once and awhile. For Derek and Lauren Rose, it was the Army ROTC that brought them together.

Smoke, explosions and paintball were all part of the Dixie State College ROTC fall field training event that took place last weekend. The DSC ROTC program, in conjunction with the Southern Utah University ROTC program, hosts a field training event each semester in which cadets (referred to as M1, M2, M3 and M4 depending on their years of experience) are each given objectives to carry out against an opposing enemy.

Capt. David Jungheim, scholarship and enrollment officer, said BYU has won the Ranger Challenge 27 of the past 29 years — the other two years the team took second place.

The military is typically a male-dominated field, but that has not stopped women from positively infiltrating their ranks.Although seriously outnumbered, three female ROTC cadets expressed the enjoyment found participating in BYU’s ROTC program. 

At a time of wars and rumors of wars, Army ROTC cadets are making the choice to serve their nation and honor their religion.

One BYU student spent his summer vacation jumping out of helicopters into the middle of the ocean with Green Berets and Army Rangers. Scott Cooley, an ROTC cadet from Logan, recently completed the U.S. Army’s Combat Diver School.

It’s not unusual to see BYU students exercising at 6 a.m. What is unusual is seeing more than a hundred of them working out in matching uniforms.

Several female Dixie State College female students are lacing up their combat boots and rising to the challenge of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. Developing leadership is one of the main goals of the ROTC, but it's not the only thing DSC female members are gaining from the experience.   

On September 4, 2010, retired professional baseball legend, Vern Law, was welcomed onto the field by BYU Army ROTC.  Vern will have the honor of firing the George Q Cannon today to welcome the team onto the field.   

The Dixie State College Army ROTC will perform a formal flag retirement ceremony on Friday, September 10, 2010, at 5 p.m., at the DSC Administration Building and the Encampment Mall on campus. All DSC students, faculty and staff, alumni, and the community are invited to attend.

Jessie Ingraham, a Dixie State College Army ROTC cadet finished ahead of 450 other cadets in the two-mile run at the Army Physical Fitness Test held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State. Ingraham, a BYU senior, finished the run in 13 minutes and 12 seconds, making her the top female in this event among her cadet peers and making one of the fastest times recorded this summer.

A member of Provo's Municipal Council will soon expand her role from serving the city to serving her country. Laura Cabanilla, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves, announced Monday she will be deployed to Kuwait in August. It will be her first deployment.

Amidst camouflage and battle cries Army ROTC cadets learned basic dodging, crawling and rolling recently to prepare them for future training and provide opportunities to exercise leadership skills. The cadets practice these Individual Movement Techniques called IMT’s to increase survivability on the battle field.

Friends and family will be holding funeral services this week in Mesa, Ariz., for Army Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, a BYU graduate who was killed in Southern Afghanistan last Tuesday. Jenkins and three other U.S. soldiers were killed after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.