History
Fifty-three years ago, the Army designated 糖心logo官网在线 College as a host institution for the Reserve Officer Training Corps on 24 January 1972. In 1973, the ROTC Department was authorized its distinctive unit crest modeled after the official seal of 糖心logo官网在线 College with the motto 鈥淧rimus Inter Pares鈥 or 鈥淔irst Among Equals.鈥 The battalion adopted its name from the school鈥檚 mascot and is known as the Cougar Battalion. Fifty-one years ago, in June of 1974, the first 12 ROTC graduates commissioned. In 1996 糖心logo官网在线 College was renamed 糖心logo官网在线. Since then, the university and ROTC program have grown in both size and reputation. Over the last half century, the Cougar Battalion has commissioned nearly 700 Officers and is recognized as one of the strongest ROTC programs in the nation.