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PROGRAM HISTORY
The OU Army ROTC has its roots in the Student Volunteer Regiment, which was formed in 1917 as a result of the entry of the United States into the First World War. Then-University President Stratton D. Brooks approved the creation of an amateur military unit at the behest of the study body, which demanded instruction in basic military skills and tactics. The Regiment, however, lacked instructors, equipment, and formal support from the Army. Lasting only one semester, the Student Volunteer Regiment was soon supplanted by the Student Military Regiment, which was led by two retired Army officers who themselves hand-carved wooden military drill rifles.
The War Department finally granted formal support for military training at the University of Oklahoma in the fall 1918 with the creation of the Student Army Training Corps - a program designed to train students for immediate wartime service. With the abrupt end of the War, however, the program was short-lived, and it was soon replaced by the Reserve Officer Training Corps, which sought to train college-educated men for commissioned Army service.[1]
Since then, the OU Army ROTC has continually produced Army officers - save a brief interruption during the Second World War, which was a war in which 503 OU Army ROTC alumni were killed. OU Army ROTC alumni have served in every major American war. Today, most recent graduates have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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CADRE AND STAFF
FALL 2021
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Cryer
Professor of Military Science
Years in Service: 1995 - Present
Branch: Aviation
Contact: ryan.a.cryer-1@ou.edu
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Master Sergeant Shawn Jones
Senior Military Instructor
Years in Service: 2001 - Present
Branch: Field Artillery
Contact: shawn.d.jones-1@ou.edu
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Major Tanya Buckley
Assistant Professor of Military Science
Years in Service: 2005 - Present
Branch: Chemical Corp
Contact: tanya.j.buckley-1@ou.edu
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Major Sean Hoyt
Assistant Professor of Military Science
Years in Service: 2010 - Present
Branch: Transportation
Contact: sean.n.hoyt@ou.edu
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Captain Christopher Guthrie
Assistant Professor of Military Science
Years in Service: 2002 - Present
Branch: Field Artillery
Contact: christopher.d.guthrie-1@ou.edu
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Master Sergeant Seth Spang
Military Science Instructor
Sergeant First Class Joshua Rubach
Military Science Instructor
Years in Service: 2003 - Present
Branch: Combat Engineer
Contact: joshua.a.rubach-1@ou.edu
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Mr. Hershel Turner
Recruiting Operations Officer
Years in Service: 1979 - 2018 - Field Artillery
Years in Program: 2020 - Present
Contact: hershel.l.turner-1@ou.edu
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Mr. Shayne Emerson
Supply Technician
Ms. Sandy Burleson
Human Resources Technician
Mrs. Ridley Nix
Administrative Staff Assistant
CADET LEADERSHIP
SPRING 2022
Cadet Malachi Bouch
Battalion Commander
From: Tulsa, OK
Education Status: MS IV, Letters and Constitutional Studies Undergrad
Service: N/A
Future Plans: Active Duty Military Intelligence (Branch Detailed Infantry) Officer
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Cadet William Walters
Command Sergeant Major
From: Stilwell, OK
Education Status: MSIV, Anthropology Undergrad
Service: Charlie Troop 1/180th CAV
Future Plans: OK NG Infantry Officer
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Cadet Morgan Belding
Battalion Executive Officer
From: Manassas, VA
Education Status: MSIV, International Studies Undergrad
Service: 120th FSC
Future Plans: Active Duty Ordnance Officer
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