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- - 400 first-year cadets to arrive on campus for New Cadet Week
    During New Cadet Week, first-year cadets will be taught everything from military training — how to salute, to march and perform drill, to wear uniforms properly — to life skills of this inclusive and diverse Hokie community.
- - In memoriam: U.S. Navy Ensign Sarah Mitchell, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna
    Mitchell, a 2017 graduate of Virginia Tech and the Corps of Cadets, died July 8 during a training exercise in the Red Sea. She was 23.
- - Virginia Tech awarded the Pro Patria award for support of national defense
    Virginia Tech recently received the public sector Pro Patria award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Virginia Committee.
- - Statement from Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets commandant on death of U.S. Navy Ensign Sarah Mitchell
    "Her tragic passing in the line of duty reminds us all of the amazing young men and women who choose to wear the cloth of our nation’s military," said Maj. Gen. Randal Fullhart, the commandant of cadets.
- - Photos and video: Virginia Tech hosts pre-college program for JROTC students
    JROTC STEM Leadership Academy is a weeklong residential camp for high school students who have previously participated in the Army 4th Brigade JROTC program in their high school. Participants take part in hands-on activities, lab tours, and complete a design project, culminating in a showcase on the last day.
- - Leon P. Harris receives Virginia Tech’s highest honor
    Harris is the recipient of the 2018 William H. Ruffner Medal in recognition of his distinguished service to the university. Harris earned his bachelor's in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech in 1964.
- - Chief of naval operations to speak at Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and ROTC Graduation and Joint Commissioning Ceremony
    Adm. John M. Richardson is the senior military officer in the Navy, and this is his only commencement address this spring.
- - Michael Sherburne named 2018 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering
    Throughout his time at Virginia Tech, Sherburne made it his mission to understand both the engineering he studies and the complex social issues that surround it.
- - Class of 2018: Corps of Cadets experiences prepare Brian Kehs for a career as an Army officer
    Kehs, the regimental commander for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, says he will leave Virginia Tech with this key lesson: Great leaders don’t try to be the best at everything.
- - Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets sets Change of Command Parade for April 28
    The pass in review on the Drillfield will honor the class of 2018 and usher in the class of 2019 as the new cadet commanders of the regiment.
- - Virginia Tech becomes a top producer of Navy SEAL candidates
    Of the 18 ROTC students chosen to train as U.S. Navy SEALs this year, four are from the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the university’s Naval ROTC.
- - 2018 Virginia Tech Family of the Year nominated by six students
    When Dave and Sara Perks opened their hearts and home to Cadet Joshua McGuire, they got five of his friends as well. This unusual Hokie family has shared adventures, home-cooked meals, and struggles, as well as celebrations.
- - In Memoriam: Col. Thomas Owen “T.O.” Williams III, chairman emeritus of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni board
    Williams’ efforts to raise money for Emerging Leader Scholarships starting in the early 1990s were critical to the survival of the corps when enrollment had dipped to a few hundred cadets.
- - Virginia Tech's first Giving Day draws over 5,000 gifts and more than $1.6 million
    Thousands of donors, including more than 2,700 alumni, rallied to support the university on its first ever Giving Day, March 20 -21.
- - Cutchins Leadership Lecture Series brings Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to Virginia Tech on April 5
    Welsh's military career included assignments as commandant of the U.S. Air Force Academy, associate director of military affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO's Air Command, and chief of staff of the Air Force.
- - Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets' Jaffe Eager Squad and Eager Individual drill competitions set for March 24
    Drill, or marching, is a military tradition rooted in the need to move large numbers of troops from place to place in an orderly fashion. Virginia Tech cadets begin to learn drill as soon as they arrive on campus for New Cadet Week.
- - Virginia Tech cadets put skills to the test during March 17 Platoon Tactical Challenge
    The Platoon Tactical Challenge is a training exercise made up of six stations. In all, 24 platoons of cadets will run the course and complete the challenges at each station in the fastest time possible.
- - In Memoriam: James E. Turner Jr., former rector of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and member of the National Academy of Engineering
    James E. Turner Jr. ’56 of Suffolk, Virginia, a distinguished and devoted alumnus who served on the Board of Visitors from 1994 to 2002 and was rector from 1997 to 2002, died Dec. 27, 2017. He was 83.
- - Corps of Cadets alumni 2nd Lt. Kevin Spaulding and 2nd Lt. Kacey Adams named Camping World Bowl Hokie Heroes
    Spaulding serves as a scout platoon leader as part of the 1st Calvary Division in Iraq. Adams is a battalion chemical officer for the 10th Mountain Division, which is on a nine-month tour of Iraq.
- - Class of 2017: Idea of service carries special weight for Nathan Underwood
    Underwood chose the map for his future. The U.S. Army will choose the route.

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