Dare to lead.
Vanderbilt's motto is Crescere aude: dare to grow. The Go Gold Battalion takes it one step further. Dare to grow, and train to lead. From the classroom to Ranger School, Go Gold is shaping the Army's future with distinction.
Scholarships on merit
Full tuition, a $420 monthly stipend and $1,200 a year for books, awarded for what you've done, not what you can pay.
What a scholarship coversTraining most students never see
Army schools, a month leading Soldiers in an active-duty unit, and fully funded language study overseas.
What cadets doSix campuses, one battalion
Students at Belmont, Fisk, Lipscomb, Tennessee State and Trevecca train, lead and commission alongside Vanderbilt cadets.
How the consortium worksQuick Guide
What sets us apart
A look at the Army's future
Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs, who leads the Army's new Capability Program Executive for Mission Autonomy, visited the battalion on Nov. 3. His office is building the Army's autonomous and unmanned systems.
Ties to Army medicine
Army surgeons, nurses and medics train full time at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Level I trauma center. Cadets interested in medicine can connect with them through research labs and shadowing.
Students first, cadets second
Academics come first. Cadets major in engineering, nursing, neuroscience, economics and more, and our training builds the same independent thinking their classes ask for.
An hour from the 101st
Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, is about an hour north. That's where the battalion goes for field training.
A joint-service city
Vanderbilt hosts Naval ROTC and Tennessee State hosts Air Force ROTC. Our seniors commission alongside Navy midshipmen each spring.
Graduates who keep leading
Three recent Go Gold graduates have earned the Ranger tab at one of the Army's most demanding schools. Read the latest news.
A century in black and gold.
ROTC came to Vanderbilt in 1918. It has been compulsory, voted down by students, kept alive by the School of Medicine, and rebuilt into a battalion that commissions officers into every branch of the Army.
Hear from current cadets
Cadets from across the battalion answer questions from prospective students and families about majors, athletics, schedules and scholarships.
Interested in joining the Go Gold Battalion?
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