ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

An upcoming Association of the U.S. Army webinar will focus on the history and impact of the Junior ROTC program.

The event, part of AUSA’s Noon Report series, will feature Arthur Coumbe, author of Soldiers in the Schoolhouse: A Military History of the Junior ROTC. The webinar begins at noon Eastern on Nov. 19.

It is free, but registration is required here.

The Army Cadet Luncheon, a fixture of the first day of the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition, provides cadets enrolled in both ROTC and Junior ROTC the chance to hear directly from Army general officers.

The future officers selected to attend the 2025 luncheon had the rare opportunity to hear two of the Army’s seniormost leaders offer their perspectives on “officership.”

As the show floor buzzed with the latest in Army technology at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2024 Annual Meeting and Exposition, the head of Army Training and Doctrine Command reminded cadets attending an awards luncheon that none of the service’s advancements mean anything without leaders to steward them. 

The winner of the 2023 Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr. Achievement Award is Cheyoung Ahn, a Junior ROTC student in Piti, Guam, the Association of the U.S. Army announced.

The commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command offered lessons on leadership and character to cadets during the Army Cadet Luncheon at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition. 

Speaking Oct. 10, Gen. Gary Brito reflected on advice he was given during the second day of his in-processing as a second lieutenant. A leader “grabbed me by the shoulders, and said, ‘Hey, LT, let me tell you something. Always work for your soldiers, do not work for your evaluation report, and everything will be fine.’ ” 

The winner of the 2021 Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr. Achievement Award is Alanis Hilario Serrano, a student at the University of Puerto Rico, the Association of the U.S. Army has announced.

Named for Stroup, a former AUSA vice president of education who is now an AUSA senior fellow, the program recognizes JROTC cadets for their achievements. It also aims to “engage the next generation of Soldiers and DoD stakeholders at a young age” and “promote their growth into mature members of the defense community,” according to AUSA. 

The military’s newest officers will play a key role in the “fundamental change” underway across DoD, according to the Pentagon’s top general.

“I am extraordinarily humbled just to be here to witness the future of our military,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said May 5 during Howard University’s ROTC joint commissioning ceremony.