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MTSU’s ROTC celebrates 75 years of excellence

Olivia Summers, Reporter • April 13, 2025

MTSU ROTC celebrated 75 years of operation by unearthing a 20-year-old time capsule and burying one for future cadets.

MTSU ROTC alumnus 1st Lt. William “Blake” Pickel dies during training exercise

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • September 3, 2019

1st Lt. William "Blake" Pickel, an MTSU ROTC alumnus, active duty soldier, combat veteran and Cleveland, Tennessee native, passed away Sunday at Fort Rucker, Alabama, after “symptoms during a training...

Operation Song allows MTSU students, veterans, professional songwriters to work through the ‘puzzle pieces’ of military experiences

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • October 30, 2017

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines MTSU student veterans and songwriters, either based on campus or in Nashville, participated in the life-altering process of translating military memories, hardships...

Bill to Include Military Enlistees in Tennessee Promise Passes Senate

CIM Digital • February 25, 2015

A bill that would modify the highly anticipated Tennessee Promise scholarship to benefit students entering the military passed swiftly and without objection through the state Senate Monday afternoon. Senate...