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Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Finkelstein begins the annual Veteran's Day observance Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 as the Kent State ROTC raises the Ohio flag.

Ceremony honors military servicemen for Veterans Day

Leanne O’Neill November 9, 2014

Nearly 100 people — clutching umbrellas in one hand and covering their heart with the other — watched three flags rise on the Student Green.Members of Kent State’s ROTC program raised a flag, an...

Kent State ranks as top veteran school

Leanne O’Neill October 16, 2014

Kent State ranked in a four-way tie for 69th in the United States as a top college for veterans, according to U.S. News & World Report.The report chose the top-ranking universities based on “helping...

ROTC students practice rappel skills

Leanne O’Neill September 14, 2014

Cadets from Army and Air Force ROTC travelled to Camp Ravenna on Friday to learn how to rappel.The training is designed to prepare Army and Air Force ROTC cadets with the rappelling skills they will need...

Jarret and Josh Guysinger are twin brothers who signed up for the Army National Guard together in 2007. After returning from Afghanistan the brothers enrolled and started at Kent State in the Fall of 2013 as criminology and justice majors. Photo submitted by Jarret and Josh Guysinger.

Twin brothers take on Afghanistan together

Mary Booth April 23, 2014

Jarrett Guysinger was born on Dec. 3, 1988. No more than two minutes later, his brother Josh was also born.As twin brothers, Jarrett and Josh are mirror images of one another: With their dark hair, light...

Submitted photo. Participants of the Mountain Man Memorial March competition walk together Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Gatlingburg, Tenn.

Army ROTC cadets compete in marathon in memory of fallen soldiers

Mary Booth April 14, 2014

Cadets from the Army ROTC competed in the seventh annual Mountain Man Memorial March in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Saturday to honor the families of fallen soldiers.The Mountain Man March, a marathon-type...

Airforce ROTC cadets work in teams for tug of war as part of group training exercises and games outside of Taylor Hall on Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Army ROTC offers Leader’s Training Course this summer

Mary Booth April 10, 2014

This summer, the Army ROTC will be offering a four-week-long Leader’s Training Course (LTC) in Ft. Knox, Kentucky for anyone interested in pursuing a future in the ROTC program.“The Leader’s Training...

Senior Jerrod Mertz celebrates after the airforce ROTC cadets vote him the winner of their mustache march competion Tuesday, April 1, 2014 outside Taylor Hall.

ROTC cadets compete in Air Force-wide Mustache March

Mary Booth April 6, 2014

Throughout the month of March, the Air Fore ROTC participated in an Air Force-wide Mustache March where they competed to see who could grow the most “bodacious” mustache.Capt. Phillip Bergeron, the...

Air Force ROTC cadet Allison Vance has been selected to compete in the Miss Ohio pageant.

ROTC cadet earns spot in Miss Ohio pageant

Mary Booth March 5, 2014

After receiving the title of Miss Cuyahoga County, cadet Allison Vance will compete in the Miss Ohio Pageant on Saturday, June 21. Vance has participated in pageants since her senior year of high school...

A Kent State Air Force cadet waits in the water for a fellow cadet to walk off the high dive blindfolded as a part of the Combat Water Survival Training, Sunday morning, Feb. 16, 2014, at the University of Akron's natatorium. During the training they learned survival tactics that are important for use in the military in case of an emergency situation.

Air Force ROTC cadets learn combat water survival

Mary Booth February 17, 2014

On Sunday, the Air Force ROTC detachment met at The University of Akron’s Ocasek Natatorium for their annual Combat Water Survival Training. The cadets learned tactical skills and survival mechanisms...

Sophomore cadets in the Air Force ROTC take the Physical Fitness Test Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Cadets have one minute to do as many push ups as they can while another cadet counts.

ROTC cadets train for physical fitness tests

Mary Booth February 16, 2014

During their second year in the Air Force ROTC program, cadets are required to pass a physical fitness assessment or PFA, in order to be eligible to attend Field Training in the summer.       The...

A group of Air Force ROTC cadets learn about various Air Force plane models, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. The class was lead by newest commander Lt. Col. Daniel Finkelstein in Terrace Hall.

New Air Force commander assigned to Kent State ROTC

Mary Booth February 3, 2014

The commander in charge of the Air Force ROTC program is reassigned to a different position every three to four years. On June 28, 2013, Lt. Col. Daniel Finkelstein officially took over as the new commander...

Kent State reserve officers' training corps' newest commander, Lt. Col. Daniel Finkelstein, teaches an Air Force ROTC class, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Terrace Hall.

ROTC program provides skills for future

Mary Booth February 3, 2014

The ROTC program, which has existed for more than 60 years, offers a wide range of benefits for students enrolled. Those in charge do whatever they can to mold the best men and women for the armed forces.“It’s...