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University of Kentucky Army ROTC Army ROTC is the University of Kentucky’s premier leadership program that enhances student leaders 1. We do not control content posted by friends and fans.

Our Mission; why we exist: To empower students to become leaders and commission as officers in the United States Army.

2. Our Vision: The University of Kentucky's premier Leader Development Program producing trained, adaptable leaders of character with a passion for service to our great nation.

3. Our Strategy; the BIG 5
- Recruit and retain the most talented men and women
- Train to achieve competent, confident and comfortable leaders
- Priority Management to properly balance academics, a social life, military training and personal development
- Communicate effectively and often to outline expectations and review performance
- Ambassador the University of Kentucky campus and Lexington community

4, Our Values; the guiding principles
- Army Values
- Creativity and innovation
- Servant Leadership
- Stewardship of Resources
- Relentless
- Competency and Confidence
- Standard Bearers
- Personal Responsibility in Doing Excellence (PRIDE)

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This is an open forum, where individuals are encouraged to express their views. Views expressed by individual users of this site are assumed to be the personal opinions of the person making the comment, unless otherwise stated. Professional standards of conduct must be adhered to by military personnel making comments on this site. Service members should adhere to social media policies established for members of their service. Administrator comments represent the Wildcat Battalion, acting as an authorized source of official information released on behalf of University of Kentucky Army ROTC. We may delete information posted to this page that violates our commenting policies. External link disclaimer:

The appearance of external hyperlinks (including advertising links) does not indicate endorsement by DoD, military services, or Wildcat Battalion of the linked site or of information, products, or services contained at such locations. Operational security (OPSEC):

All military personnel have a personal and professional responsibility to ensure information that could place service members in jeopardy or be of use to adversaries (including local criminal elements) is not posted to public websites. Sensitive organizational information, to include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), should not be discussed on any public-facing website (including sites requiring usernames or passwords for access not located in the .mil domain). Such information includes, but is not limited to:

- Classified information
- Casualty information, before next-of-kin has been formally notified by the service concerned
- Information protected by the Privacy Act
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- Information identified on a current Critical Information List (CIL)
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- Sensitive acquisition or contractual information

University of Kentucky Army ROTC urges everyone to give careful consideration to what they reveal, intentionally or inadvertently, when participating in any public forum. We advise all service members, employees, and military family members to consider OPSEC when sharing information online. Moderation policy:

University of Kentucky Army ROTC reserves the right to remove comments containing: profanity; sexual innuendo; violation of U.S. laws and/or DoD and service-specific policies and regulations (copyright, HIPAA, Privacy Act, OPSEC, etc.); commercial activity (ie: advertising or "spam"); implied military endorsement of a commercial product; political party, or private organization; abusive language; personal attacks; or comments prejudicial to maintenance of good order and discipline. Disruptive comments will be removed. Repeated violations of this policy may result in action to block users from commenting on the site. Monitoring public use of this site:

This site, and comments to this site, are monitored by University of Kentucky Army ROTC staff. Additionally, the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell includes external official presences (EOPs) in its regular rotation of sites monitored for compliance with security requirements or signs of fraudulent or objectionable use. A list of registered Army external official presences is available at: http://www.army.mil/media/socialmedia/. A directory of Air Force social media sites is available at: http://www.af.mil/socialmedia.asp. Photos:

Typically, photos on our site are unofficial photos, taken by senior cadets or University of Kentucky ROTC Staff. Content is reviewed to ensure OPSEC or sensitive information is not disclosed, including any violations of personal privacy or protected personal information. There is no legal expectation of privacy in public spaces, where most official photography takes place. If you have concerns about a particular photo - or any other information posted to this site - please contact us to discuss your concerns.

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10/15/2026

Watch a standard day as a nursing student with CDT Taylor!

Welcome to the team! On Monday, we welcomed three newly contracted Cadets to the Wildcat Battalion:CDT LawsonCDT TironeC...
10/07/2026

Welcome to the team!

On Monday, we welcomed three newly contracted Cadets to the Wildcat Battalion:

CDT Lawson
CDT Tirone
CDT Stickney

We’re proud to have them as part of the organization and look forward to seeing them continue to grow and develop as leaders.

Deeds Not Words!

This Saturday, Cadets from the Wildcat Battalion competed in the Mogadishu Mile, an event held in remembrance of the 19 ...
10/06/2026

This Saturday, Cadets from the Wildcat Battalion competed in the Mogadishu Mile, an event held in remembrance of the 19 U.S. Soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Mogadishu.

Competing in teams of four, Cadets were challenged to complete a combined 100 repetitions of each exercise:

• Tire Flips
• Box Jumps
• Burpees
• Push-Ups

Teams then finished the event with a 35-lb ruck.

The Wildcat Battalion was represented by:

Goodfellas
Taylor, Dively, Rosario, Muraski

Big Blue Battalion
Roach, Coffey, Johnson, Brown

Team Kentucky Rangers
Zelenak, Gonzo, Eramo, Culver

Wildcat 4
Jump, Teipe, Walton, Lukasavitz

Crazy Kitties
Molly Scoville, Abby Scoville, Mechtel, Covington

Wildcat Team 1
Quillen, Calarco, Kuchle, Williams

Mogging Wildcats
Callahan, Bieber, Rodriguez, Wulfert

Wildcat 6
Fox, Manning, Khi, Smallwood

Congratulations to Wildcat Team 1 for finishing 1st place in the ROTC bracket and 1st place overall in the entire event!

Congratulations as well to the Mogging Wildcats for earning 2nd place in the female bracket!

Outstanding work by all of our Cadets who competed and represented the Wildcat Battalion!

Deeds Not Words!

09/30/2026

Come spend the day with CDT Chuck as she takes us through a day in the life of an Engineering Cadet!

Deeds Not Words!

Welcome to the Wildcat Battalion! Please give a warm welcome to our newest contracted Cadets:CDT RicchiutiCDT HooperCDT ...
09/22/2026

Welcome to the Wildcat Battalion!

Please give a warm welcome to our newest contracted Cadets:

CDT Ricchiuti
CDT Hooper
CDT Davis

These Cadets had a unique contracting experience, taking the oath on the rappel tower during FTX!

Congratulations, Cadets!

Deeds Not Words!

We might have soaked up too much sun! The Wildcat Battalion’s Fall FTX is officially in the books! Four days of training...
09/21/2026

We might have soaked up too much sun!

The Wildcat Battalion’s Fall FTX is officially in the books! Four days of training, teamwork, and plenty of time in the field — starting Thursday and wrapping up Sunday.

What were we up to?

Thursday | 17 SEP 2026
• Land Navigation — two day iterations and one night iteration

Friday | 18 SEP 2026
• EST
• Group & Zero (MSIII only)
• Qualification (MSIII only)
• Weapons familiarization, disassembly & reassembly (MSI & MSII)
• Weapons maintenance (🫩)

Saturday | 19 SEP 2026
• Hand Gr***de Assault Course
• Rappel Tower
• Warrior Skills

Sunday | 20 SEP 2026
• Field Leadership Reaction Course
• Obstacle Course

We also had three new Cadets contract during FTX! Congratulations to each of them on taking the next step!

Another great training event in the books. We can’t wait to see what comes next!

Deeds, Not Words!

09/20/2026

Warrior Skills time!!!

09/19/2026

Lil news update for FTX Day 2!!

Our MSIII’s are hard at work at the qualification range

09/18/2026

Land navigation….but AT NIGHT?!

09/18/2026

How do our cadets do on land nav?!

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