Celebrating Army ROTC: 150 Years of Military Science and Tactics at MU
Celebrating Army ROTC 150 Years of Military Science and Tactics at MU Army ROTC The Army ROTC is the oldest officer training program at the University of Missouri with the Infantry Unit formed in 1917, only one year after President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense of 1916 that brought all university military programs under federal control. The Artillery Unit was added in 1919. In 1929, a marching unit of the Army ROTC cadets adopted the name Tiger Battalion and the group participated in campus parades and football games. Today, Tiger Battalion is the unofficial nickname of the Army ROTC unit. All able-bodied male students of MU were required to complete four semesters of military science until 1965. This change was precipitated by the ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964, which required programs to upgrade their curriculum and expanded financial aid to cadets. The Tiger Battalion Crest Torch- The Torch denotes s