Army ROTC 50th Anniversary

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BOONE — Appalachian State University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, which currently enrolls 140 cadets, culminated its yearlong 50th anniversary celebrations with program faculty, students and alumni participating in Heroes Day at the Nov. 23 Appalachian football game against Texas State University.

The university’s Mountaineer Battalion first launched in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War. In the five decades since, the battalion has commissioned 950 officers, including Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, and Maj. Gen. John Evans, commanding general of U.S. Army Cadet Command. They were both on hand, along with other officers from the Mountaineer Battalion, for the weekend’s events.

“The significance of the 50th anniversary of ROTC at Appalachian cannot be overstated,” said Lt. Col. Chris Kleman, professor of military science at Appalachian. “This university has a proud tradition of producing officers of character and servitude for the U.S. Army and is on path to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.”

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How about former Maj. Gen. Gil Beck, Sr.? I believe he was in ROTC as well.

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How about former Maj. Gen. Gil Beck, Sr.? I believe he was in ROTC as well.

I don't recall him being in ROTC. I know he had a 4.00 gpa, though.

[scatman77]

How about former Maj. Gen. Gil Beck, Sr.? I believe he was in ROTC as well.

I don't recall him being in ROTC. I know he had a 4.00 gpa, though.

I remember him coming in as a freshman from Lenoir HS where he was the quarterback. He ended up with a double major in History and English. I do recall he made one "B" in a Physical Education methods class. He thought it was an activity class and mistakenly took it. I knew some PE majors who couldn't make "B's" in their methods courses.