Once Go Gold, always Go Gold.
Generations of Army officers began their careers at Vanderbilt. Find your class, share your story and support the next generation of Go Gold lieutenants.
Give to the Cadet Battalion Fund
Gifts pay for the Military Ball, the Dining In and the events that bring the whole battalion together. Cadets are grateful to every alum, parent and friend who gives.
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Open Vanderbilt's giving page
giving.vanderbilt.edu/ways-to-give
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Choose a different fund
Scroll down and select "I'd like to search for a different option."
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Search for "Army ROTC"
Select the Army ROTC fund and complete your gift.
Find your class
Rosters and class photos from the battalion archive, from 1952 to the newest lieutenants.
We have no rosters for 1961, 1965 or 1966, and no class photos after 2011. If you have names, photos or corrections from any year, send them to armyrotc@vanderbilt.edu and the battalion historian will add them.
Recent news
Three recent graduates earn the Ranger tab
Lieutenants Khalil Kwok ('24), Emmett Goldstein ('25) and Jack Rapp ('25) have graduated from the Army's Ranger School, one of its most demanding leadership courses.
Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs visits the battalion
Brig. Gen. Gibbs leads the Army's new Capability Program Executive for Mission Autonomy, the office developing its autonomous and unmanned systems. He visited the Go Gold Battalion on Nov. 3, 2026, to meet with cadets.
Connections to Army medicine at VUMC
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 these military physicians through research labs and shadowing.
Where Go Gold leads
Alumni have gone on to command Army units and to lead in medicine, engineering and business. Sandra B. Cochran and Major General Stephen L. Jones have been inducted into the national Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
- BG William Hickman, Class of 1983Took command of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.
- A former Professor of Military ScienceTook command of the Night Stalkers, the Army's special operations aviation regiment.
- Class of 2004Recognized for founding an online identification service for Soldiers and for leading an award-winning company.
- 2LT Christopher GazianoGraduated from Ranger School.
Stay in touch
Follow the battalion and read the semester newsletter to see what today's cadets are doing.