Since
the inception of military training at
this institution in 1902, when it was
the Carlisle Military
Academy, hundreds
of outstanding young men and women have
been prepared for service as officers in
the Armed Forces. The ROTC program, as
we know it today, began when this
institution became part of the Texas A&M
System in 1917. The institution offered
two years of military training and was
known as Grubbs Vocational College.
Grubbs became North Texas Agricultural
College from 1923 until 1949 when,
again, the name changed to Arlington
State College. ROTC was mandatory for
all male students of the college until
the Spring of 1954 when ROTC was deleted
from the College’s core curriculum.
However, cadets remained an integral
part of college life because the Corps
was intertwined with most campus
activities. This close feeling has
continued even until today.
In the Fall of 1959, the
curriculum was expanded to four years,
and by the Spring of 1961, the first
class graduated with eight officers
receiving commissions. Since that date
up through December 2006, 1007 officers
had been commissioned through the
Arlington ROTC program. In October of
1965, the institution was transferred to
the University of Texas System. On May
17, 1968, Department of the Army General
Order Number 20 was published and
formally established The University of
Texas at Arlington ROTC unit as a
separate Army ROTC organization.
Today the Corps of Cadets of
The University of Texas at Arlington is
a vital link in the preservation of the
freedoms this country enjoys. The proud
legacy of the Maverick Battalion has
been enriched by each generation that
has served in time of peace to safeguard
our security and in time of war to
secure victory through supreme
sacrifice. The tradition of the UTA
Army ROTC Cadets is to live up to the
magnificent example set by their former
comrades-in-arms, in our land and
overseas, as guardians of liberty.
Originally written by
Jimmie J. Hataway, Lieutenant Colonel,
Infantry,
Professor of Military Science,
1992-1994,
and updated to reflect current number of
commissionees.
There are two papers that
cover the history of the Corps of
Cadets;
1. A History of the
Military Science Department at the
University of Texas at Arlington, by
Lieutenant Colonel
Jimmie J. Hataway, 1992.
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2.
The Legacy of the University of Texas at
Arlington Corp of Cadets Post-WWII years
onwards
By Esther Wong, May 11, 2005.
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