Two Eastern Washington University ROTC Cadets Graduate from Basic Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky

Congratulation to Eastern Washington University (EWU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets, Liam Hewey and Devante Hall for graduating from Cadet Command’s 3rd Regiment, Basic Camp today at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.

EWU Army ROTC Cadet, Liam Hewey is pictured with a howitzer while attending Basic Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.


Basic Camp is a four-week leadership training course designed for college students, typically between their sophomore and junior years to attend if they did not join ROTC during their freshman year of college. After completion of Basic Camp the Cadet is then eligible for entry as a third year Cadet in the four year ROTC program. The Cadet is also eligible to contract and receive scholarship and stipend benefits.  EWU ROTC sent a total of 11 Cadets to ROTC Basic Camp this year with five more Cadets that will graduating in the next two weeks.

Devante Hall prepares to conduct the high ropes course at ROTC Basic Camp.


Congratulations to both Cadets Hewey and Hall for a job well done at Basic Camp and we look forward to seeing the rest of our Fight Eagles Cadets graduating in the upcoming weeks.

Go ROTC!  Go Fighting Eags!

U.S. Army Transportation Corps Turns 77 Years Old Today

us army transportation corps

Happy 77th birthday to the U.S. Army Transportation Corps.  The branch was founded on July 31, 1942 during World War II.  Below is a great posting from the U.S. Army Center of Military History that explains the origins of the Transportation Corps:

us army transportation corps

The historical background of the Transportation Corps started with the Services of Supply, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. Prior to that time, transportation operations were chiefly the responsibility of the Quartermaster General. The Transportation Corps, in its present form, was organized on 31 July 1942.

The Quartermaster Department coordinated transportation support for the Army until World War I. The Army’s experience in that conflict revealed the need for a corps of dedicated specialists and units. The newly established Transportation Corps, however, lasted for only a few years. The need and significant utility for coordinating military transportation again became apparent during World War II, and the Army reestablished the corps in mid-1942 to meet the unparalleled logistical demands of fighting in multiple distant theaters of a global conflict.
The famed “Red Ball Express” of World War II was a monumental operation largely executed by transportation truck companies. When the rapid advance of combat maneuver forces out paced the ability to keep them supplied by rail from the Normandy beaches, the assignment fell to Advance Section, Communications Zone. The Motor Transport Services provided direction and coordination while the Motor Transport Brigade handled the actual movement of vehicles. Until the flow of supplies by other modes improved, Transportation Corps soldiers insured the maneuver forces maintained the advance.
The Transportation Corps became a permanent branch in 1950. The Transportation Corps continued to demonstrate its capability of rapidly supporting U.S. Army operations in global theaters over the past seventy-seven years.  [U.S. Army Center of Military History]

The Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army ROTC program has a long history of producing Transportation Corps officers for the Army.  For example we currently have two Second Lieutenants that commissioned in 2019 attending the Transportation Corps Basic Officer Leadership Course at Ft. Lee, Virginia.  Once again happy birthday to all of our great Transportation Corps servicemembers.

Former EWU Army ROTC Cadets Tyler Roylance and John Howard prepare to have their Transportation Corps insignia pinned on by First Lieutenant Thomas Burdick from the 1041st Transportation Company and former Transportation officer and retired Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Mellick from the EWU ROTC class of 1967.

Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship

The Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship is sponsored by the brothers from the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Zeta Nu chapter of Eastern Washington University (EWU).  The scholarship is in honor of the fraternity’s EWU chapter co-founder First Lieutenant Randy Turner.

Randy Turner


Randy Turner was a 1968 graduate from the EWU Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program who was a recipient of the Silver Star and in 1969 was killed in action during the Vietnam War.  In 2018 his fraternity brothers decided to honor his service by establishing an ROTC scholarship program.  The scholarship awards one year of tuition to selected EWU ROTC Cadets.  The scholarship began awarding money to recipients in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Criteria for the Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship

  1. ROTC student
  2. Preference for student enrolled in simultaneous membership program (National Guard or Reserves)
  3. Demonstrated financial need
  4. Minimum GPA of 2.5
  5. Sophomore standing or higher
  6. Preference given to students majoring in a STEM or Health Sciences program

Cadets that meet the above criteria then participate in a board held by the EWU ROTC Cadre and a university representative to determine who will receive a scholarship.  Cadets grades, physical fitness, leadership potential, and ability to answer questions are all considered by the board when selecting Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship recipients.  Anyone interested in this scholarship should contact the ROTC office for more information.


2020 Recipients of the Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship

– Thomas Luce
– Crystal Cruz
– Destin Garcia
– Emma Latour
– James Dutton

2019 Recipients of the Randy Van Turner ROTC Scholarship

Samantha Knight

Kylie Crooks

Emma Latour

James Dutton


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Go ROTC! Go Fighting Eags!

 

How to Apply for A 2020 Army ROTC National Scholarship

The 2020 Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) National Scholarship season has begun.  Army ROTC National Scholarships are for qualified high school seniors planning to attend a four-year university and are interested in training to become a future officer in the U.S. Army.  If you have already graduated high school please contact the Eastern Washington University (EWU) ROTC office because we have other scholarship options available.

EWU ROTC Cadets from the class of 2019 commission as officers into the U.S. Army.


ROTC National Scholarship Requirements

  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Be between the ages of 17 and 26
  • Have a high school GPA of at least 2.50
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Score a minimum of 1000 on the SAT (math/verbal) or 19 on the ACT (excluding the required writing test scores)
  • Meet physical standards
  • Agree to accept a commission and serve in the Army on Active Duty or in a Reserve Component (Army Reserve or Army National Guard)

If you meet the basic requirements, below are the instructions on how to apply for a ROTC National Scholarship.  You can get about 75% of the application completed in under an hour.

ROTC National Scholarship Process:

Step #1: You need to complete an on-line application that you can access through this link.  Applicants must initiate the on-line application by 4 February 2020. Remember your login and password for your cadet portal. Your login is the email you use to establish your account.

Step #2: Submit high school transcripts (at least through junior year) and SAT or ACT scores. You can upload PDFs through your account in the Cadet portal.

Step #3: Take the ROTC Basic Fitness Test.  A coach or PE teacher can administer this for you.

Step #4: Conduct an interview at one of the university ROTC programs (ideally where your first choice of college is).  We can do this any time here at Eastern after you start the on-line application. We are more than willing to conduct a Skype interview if you live several hours away.  Please reach us through our Contact page or call 509-359-6110 to setup an interview.


ROTC National Scholarship Timeline

The Army understands high school students could still be in the process of taking SATs and ACTs during their senior year.  Because of this the Army has three different boards that meet throughout the year to select ROTC scholarship winners.  Below is the board timeline.

1st Board

(Note: The first board dates were moved up to December, they were originally in October)

02 December 2019:  All four steps listed above must be completed on the GoArmy site before this date to be considered by the first board.  The application will not be considered if any of the steps are not completed.  A benefit of completing the ROTC packet in time for the first board is that even if your packet is not selected it will be looked at again by the second and third boards thus increasing your chances of receiving a scholarship.

09 December 2019:  This is the date that the first board convenes and reviews every packet that was submitted by the 02 December 2019 deadline.

2nd Board

28 December 2019:  All four steps listed above must be completed on the GoArmy site before this date to be considered by the second board.  The application will not be considered if any of the steps are not completed.  A benefit of completing the ROTC packet in time for the second board is that even if your packet is not selected it will be looked at again by the third board thus increasing your chances of receiving a scholarship.

13-17 January 2020:  This is the date that the second board convenes and reviews every packet that was submitted by the 06 January 2019 deadline.

4 February 2020:  This is the deadline to initiate new 2019-2020 ROTC scholarship applications.  If an application is not initiated by1159pm EST it will not be considered by the final board. Those who already have an application open can continue to modify it passed this deadline.

4 March 2020:  This is the deadline to complete all edits to your online ROTC scholarship application.  All edits must be complete by1159pm EST.  After this date you will only be able to upload supporting documentation.

3rd Board

09 March 2020:  All four steps listed above must be completed on the GoArmy site before this date to be considered by the third board.  The application will not be considered if any of the steps are not completed.

23-27 March 2020:  Board convenes and runs until every packet that was board ready by the start of the board, has been reviewed.

Please view the below video for more information about submitting an ROTC scholarship application.


ROTC Scholarship Selection

Selection for ROTC scholarships are highly competitive and at EWU ROTC we recommend getting your application complete and seen in time for the second board.  The majority of scholarships are issued from the second and third boards and getting the application complete by the second board will increase your chances of receiving a scholarship.  Decisions on the scholarships awarded are usually released two to four weeks after each board.  Periodically check the Selection Status tab on your GoArmy application to see if you were selected.

2019 ROTC National Scholarship recipient to Eastern Washington University received scholarship benefits worth $77,000.


If you were not selected after the third board do not give up hope of receiving a scholarship.  There is a secondary process for applicants to earn a scholarship. Any  ROTC program can make an alternate offer to applicants that were not offered a national award. We get most of our new, incoming freshman on scholarships using this alternate process. Applying for the national scholarship is simply the first step. It is very simple and easy for us to make an alternate offer, but you first have to put together the ROTC application.

Please contact the EWU ROTC office for any additional details about how the scholarship selection process works.


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Remember if you have any questions about the ROTC National Scholarship process, please leave a comment, contact our office, or reach out to us through our social media sites.  We are here to help and want you to be as successful as possible to receive an Army ROTC scholarship.

Go ROTC!  Go Fighting Eags!

Eastern Washington University ROTC Graduates: 2010 – 2019

Below are the graduates from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) battalion from 2010 – 2019. This list is compiled from the records we were able to find here at the university.  To help make this list as accurate as possible we request that alumni send in any corrections or additions for this list via our contact page or by leaving a comment below.  Go Fighting Eags!

YearNameBranchComponent
2019Bent, HaleyMilitary IntelligenceActive Duty
2019Bergman, TylerOrdnanceActive Duty
2019Hinshaw, ScottInfantryActive Duty
2019Howard, JohnTransportationActive Duty
2019Isaacson, KyleField ArtilleryActive Duty
2019Johnson, JordanAdjutant General CorpsActive Duty
2019Madriaga, CandaceNurse CorpsActive Duty
2019Primm, HayleyNurse CorpsActive Duty
2019Roylance, TylerTransportationActive Duty
2019Smith, RyanQuartermasterArmy Reserve
2019Stanton, BryceInfantryActive Duty
2019Stanton, KyleInfantryActive Duty
2018Cruz, NicholasNurse CorpsArmy Reserves
2018Flores-moreno, RafaelInfantryActive Duty
2018Jeatsa, AdelpheOrdnanceActive Duty
2018Roberts, MahliekMilitary PoliceActive Duty
2018Troutt, RebeccaMedical ServiceNational Guard
2017Binksriddle, KobyNurse CorpsArmy Reserves
2017Espinoza, KarlaActive Duty
2017Falealili, VioletArmy Reserves
2017Jones, JamaalNurse CorpsActive Duty
2017Landoe, AlexandraActive Duty
2017Landoe, RichmondActive Duty
2017Martin, WesleyNational Guard
2017Moen, CodyNational Guard
2017Montez, AntonioActive Duty
2017Nunley, KayleeNurse CorpsActive Duty
2017Ochman, StevenAviationActive Duty
2017Thai, BeancaActive Duty
2017Turcott, ZacharyActive Duty
2017Wright, AshleyActive Duty
2016Evans, EarnestActive Duty
2016Fuller, CodyNurse CorpsActive Duty
2016Goodwin, MadisonNurse CorpsActive Duty
2016Gordon, HaileeReserve
2016Hantho, MichaelActive Duty
2016Kennedy, AmberActive Duty
2016Kennedy, ZaneArmy Reserves
2016Lee, PhillipActive Duty
2016Munsell, MirandaNational Guard
2016Trabun, BrianAir Defense ArtilleryActive Duty
2015Blad, AubryActive Duty
2015Blad, ShelbyActive Duty
2015Duhamel, MarkusActive Duty
2015Emery, KatieActive Duty
2015Fleck, AnthonyActive Duty
2015Fox, SpencerNational Guard
2015Hagerty, ErinNational Guard
2015Imperial, AnthonyActive Duty
2015Mruk, AmandaArmy Reserves
2015Smith, AlexandraNational Guard
2015Yim, MaryNurse CorpsArmy Reserves
2014Abshire, VanessaActive Duty
2014Grant, WilliamNational Guard
2014Hawkins, JenniferArmy Reserves
2014Joiner, KellyArmy Reserves
2014Landoe, TheodoreActive Duty
2014Meier, JohnActive Duty
2014Rader, JosetteNational Guard
2014Sercey, JamesActive Duty
2014Wilhelm, ChelseaNurse CorpsActive Duty
2013Barnett, LiamActive Duty
2013Burbank, BenjaminNational Guard
2013Harris, MatthewActive Duty
2013Munro, CatherineNurse CorpsActive Duty
2013Reich, AmandaArmy Reserves
2013Tait, ColinActive Duty
2013Wilhelm, MichaelActive Duty
2012Bailey, BeauArmy Reserves
2012Brewer, JacobArmy Reserves
2012Brooks, QuintonActive Duty
2012Busby, AdamNurse CorpsActive Duty
2012Clark, RobertActive Duty
2012Covos, RosalbaArmy Reserves
2012Cutchin, JarodArmy Reserves
2012Dutton, JacobActive Duty
2012Hinson, JosephActive Duty
2012Lee, JoeArmy Reserves
2012Monk, KailebArmy Reserves
2012Schweiger, KevinNational Guard
2012Walker, EricArmy Reserves
2012Watts, JaymeActive Duty
2012Weber, PaulNational Guard
2011Bermudez, JeremyNational Guard
2011Blaydes,ShawnActive Duty
2011Brenner, BrianActive Duty
2011Delong, JosephActive Duty
2011Kristensen, KarlArmy Reserves
2011Ladines, JarrettArmy Reserves
2011Lawson, KevinArmy Reserves
2011Rose, NicholasNational Guard
2010Abshire, JonathanActive Duty
2010Decker, JoshuaActive Duty
2010Figuerres, PhillipNational Guard
2010James, ChristopherNational Guard
2010King, ZacharyActive Duty
2010Oneel, NicholasActive Duty
2010Powers, BlairNational Guard
2010Rose, JustinNational Guard
2010Scarth, AileaNurse CorpsNational Guard
2010Watts, PatrickActive Duty

Eastern Washington University ROTC Graduates: 2000 – 2009

Below are the graduates from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) battalion from 2000 – 2009. This list is compiled from the records we were able to find here at the university.  To help make this list as accurate as possible we request that alumni send in any corrections or additions for this list via our contact page or by leaving a comment below.  Go Fighting Eags!

YearNameBranchComponent
2009Appel, JamesMedical Service CorpsActive Duty
2009Cuajunco, RussArmy Reserves
2009Ellis, AmberMedical Service CorpsNational Guard
2009Hall, JosiTransportation CorpsActive Duty
2009MacGeorge, ChristopherMilitary Intelligence / Detailed: InfantryActive Duty
2009Moradi, ChristopherActive Duty
2009Obrine, ChristopherActive Duty
2009Obrine, NicoleNurse CorpsActive Duty
2009Peterson, AaronActive Duty
2009Powers, BlaineActive Duty
2009Sadler, MichaelNational Guard
2009Stadelman, StanleyNational Guard
2008Block, EricaNurse CorpsActive Duty
2008Cain, SonnyChemical CorpsActive Duty
2008Campbell, ElizabethQuartermaster CorpsActive Duty
2008Floeter, LeviInfantryActive Duty
2008Hathaway, ParkerActive Duty
2008Hockett, StephanieQuartermaster CorpsArmy Reserves
2008Johnston, BrianAdjutant General CorpsActive Duty
2008Ko, JamesAir Defense ArtilleryActive Duty
2008Mayes, TylerField ArtilleryActive Duty
2008Neeley, VeronicaMilitary Intelligence / Detailed: ChemicalActive Duty
2008O'Donnell, BrianNational Guard
2008Potter, NicolasMedical Service CorpsActive Duty
2008Priest, ErinMilitary IntelligenceActive Duty
2008Robinson, StephenMilitary Intelligence / Detailed: InfantryActive Duty
2008Senkler, RichardMilitary Intelligence / Detailed: ArmorActive Duty
2007Brown, BryceArmy Reserves
2007Brown, SusanNurse CorpsActive Duty
2007Charlton, NicholasActive Duty
2007DeWhitt, StevenActive Duty
2007Hardee, MarkActive Duty
2007Hines, CharlesActive Duty
2007Lewis, WilliamActive Duty
2007Lokkins, ErikActive Duty
2007Neeley, BenjaminActive Duty
2007Newbill, CalebActive Duty
2007Rowse, AmandaAir Defense ArtilleryActive Duty
2006Fehrenbach, WilliamActive Duty
2006Hara, YoshinobuActive Duty
2006Higgins, JasonActive Duty
2006King, ScottActive Duty
2006Latham, AnthonyArmy Reserves
2006Sagen, JeffreyNational Guard
2006Sanker, TristanActive Duty
2006Sporleder, AlexanderActive Duty
2006Wells, EmmillyNurse CorpsArmy Reserves
2005Allen, MatthewActive Duty
2005Berki, WilliamNational Guard
2005Dickerson, JeremyArmy Reserves
2005Force, SeanActive Duty
2005Gribble, BrittanyActive Duty
2005Pearson, ShannonArmy Reserves
2005Rae, LanceActive Duty
2005Robinson, ScottNational Guard
2005Schroeder, AaronActive Duty
2005Singer, DanielActive Duty
2004Ambrose, PhilipActive Duty
2004Jones, MickiiActive Duty
2004Marshall, JosephActive Duty
2004Martin, AmberActive Duty
2004McLaughlin, CoryActive Duty
2004Myers, JackActive Duty
2004Ratcliff, LeslieActive Duty
2004Stockton, EmilyActive Duty
2003Cluever, JosephNational Guard
2003Gromus, ThomasActive Duty
2003Neanover, KeithActive Duty
2003Ocoyne, DouglasActive Duty
2003Purtteman, GarvinArmy Reserves
2003Saari, BradleyNational Guard
2003Sanders, KellyActive Duty
2003Sprenger, NicholasActive Duty
2003Weber, MichaelReserves
2003Wells, JohnActive Duty
2003Zeski, BryanActive Duty
2002Bade, DustinActive Duty
2002Biggar, RachelNational Guard
2002Bowles, GregoryActive Duty
2002Knudsen, JeffreyActive Duty
2002Love, ThomasActive Duty
2002Markley, CharlesActive Duty
2002Milligan, ChadwickActive Duty
2002Shultz, TracieNurse CorpsActive Duty
2001Bentz, KevinAdjutant General CorpsActive Duty
2001Biggar, JamesActive Duty
2001Cruz, AustinActive Duty
2001Noland, WilliamActive Duty
2001Pazaruski, RyanActive Duty
2001Roe, MichaelTransportation/Detailed: InfantryActive Duty
2001Rolwes, AndrewActive Duty
2001Shultz, JasonActive Duty
2001Walley, RoryActive Duty
2000Elberg, JasonActive Duty
2000Liles, MichaelActive Duty
2000Rux, CaryActive Duty
2000Wagenblast, CharlesActive Duty