8th Brigade Army ROTC

Confidence isn’t something you find.
It’s something you build.

Every obstacle on the Confidence Course demands trust in your training, your teammates, and yourself.

One challenge at a time, Cadets learn that growth happens just beyond their comfort zone.

📍Today’s Events:
1RGT - Post - Deploy
2RGT - Family Day
3RGT - 12 Mile Race Pace
4RGT - Transition from Panther to Grizzly FTX
5RGT - Transition from Wolverine to Panther
6RGT - Medical & CBRN
7RGT - Arrival Day

CDT Kamaziwe, University of Hawaii Army ROTC , rolls over a high beam during the confidence course.
📸Mallory Hall, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office

CDT Sommers, Oregon State University Army ROTC - The Beaver Army , overcomes the weaver, during the Confidence Course.
📸 Mallory Hall, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office

Cadets assigned to 6th Regiment, Advanced Camp, receive instructions for the Confidence Course
📸 Jayden Vaughn, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office

Don’t go to college without seeing all your opportunities.

Some opportunities are easy to miss.
Others can change the course of your future.

Army ROTC scholarships are available for high school students planning for college and for current college students who are ready to lead. 

Scholarships can cover tuition or room and board, provide money for books, and include a monthly stipend while you earn your degree and develop as a leader.

Take the blindfold off your future.

Explore Army ROTC scholarships at the link in our bio.
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Mission accomplished.

After 29 days of demanding training, countless challenges, and unforgettable experiences, 1st Regiment has officially completed Cadet Summer Training.

Congratulations to every 8BDE Cadet that graduated this weekend.

Your journey doesn’t end here, it continues wherever you’re called to lead next.

Well done, 1st Regiment.

CDT Ortiz, Fresno State Army ROTC , receives the Army National Guard Minuteman Award at the 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp graduation ceremony. This award is presented to the ARNG cadet who demonstrates the most improvement in physical and mental preparedness for commissioning. Photo by Alyse Haddad, Columbia College Chicago, CST Public Affairs Office

CDT Hammock, UC Davis Army ROTC , smiles at the camera as he heads to family day.
Photo by Makayla Dotson, South Carolina State University, CST Public Affairs Office

Cadet Abuanandaya, USC Army ROTC - The Trojan Battalion , Trojan Battalion, recites the Cadet Creed during the 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp Graduation Ceremony 
Photo by Alyse Haddad, Columbia College Chicago, CST Public Affairs Office

CDT Lauren Riley, USC Army ROTC - The Trojan Battalion , and her sister LT Kim Riley at Family Day, an end of Cadet Summer Training celebration created to give the Cadets a chance to rest before graduation. 
Photo by Makayla Dotson, South Carolina State University, CST Public Affairs Office