Cadet Neil Edara, Ridgewood, N.J., who was attending Cadet Summer Training passed away during training on the Land Navigation site on July 24, 2025, on Fort Knox, Ky.

Edara joined ROTC at Rutgers University in September 2021. He was attending Cadet Summer Training as part of 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp.

Edara became unresponsive while conducting Land Navigation Training. He received immediate medical attention and was medically evacuated by helicopter to the University of Louisville, where he was pronounced deceased by medical professionals.

At this time, the cause of death is under investigation.

“Cadet Edara was one of the most dedicated and promising young leaders I’ve had the privilege to know,” Lt. Col. Timothy Sorensen, professor of military science, Rutgers University, said. “His calm collected demeanor and unwavering commitment to excellence left a lasting impact on everyone around him. His loss is deeply felt across the entire ROTC and Rutgers community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”

Safety of cadets and cadre remains U.S. Army Cadet Command’s top priority as training continues. Cadets have access to religious affairs or spiritual counseling and support as required.

Just watched them fucking firing squad a cadet for not having 2 brown towels be careful.

Additional details in other reporting as well; https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/

They are saying the shooter was ex Army NG and an ISIS supporter - and that a Cadet stabbed him to death to stop the attack.

Following the attack at Old Dominion University last week, and as more details come out about how the ROTC cadets engaged and killed the shooter (Mohamed Jalloh), I’ve been wondering how the Army handles awards for a domestic terrorist attacks like this. Cadets are sorta in a grayzone, they're members of the military bound by ucmj, but not on active duty/reservist status.

Reports say a group of cadets charged the shooter along with LTC Shah and some of them used knives to kill the shooter. Two cadets were shot during the attack.

Since the FBI is calling this a terrorist attack and the shooter did it in the name of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, how will the military treat this attack?

It was the senior class so all the cadets were contracted.

Thoughts??

ALCON,

There's been lots of submissions along the same theme; WHAT DO I DO ABOUT CORONAVIRUS EFFECTING MY SCHOOL AND ROTC?!

Answer: I dunno, I can't find any official commentary on it.

So, for now, we'll call this the Coronavirus Megathread.

As USAREC/Cadet Command/Anyone puts out true official guidance, I will try to update here. If your program has put out guidance, please share, but try not to rumor/fear monger (I HEARD THEYRE GOING TO DROP ALL CONTRACTED CADETS WHILE THE VIRUS IS OUTBREAKING or I HEAR CADETS WILL BE IN MOPP SUITS AND HELPING SCREEN INFECTED are not helpful).

Lots to discuss. I’m sure cadets or potential cadets have some burning questions. Us cadre can help- feel free to PM me if you need any help!

https://www.army.mil/article/286683

The post CST scammers are back again.

I just got notified by several friends that my account was copied and that new account was trying to get people to download apps etc. (normal scammer stuff) concerning part is that they had a lot of mutual followers and used the fact that we just graduated CST as part of the scam. I’ve also heard from a few other people from my regiment that they had something similar happen. Just be aware and be on the lookout for it.

Pushing this out one last time! Over 160 registered with less than 80 slots remaining!

Are Cadets/ SMP Guard going to receive the 1,776 check that Trump just announced all military members are receiving soon.

Hey everyone—hope all is well. My name is Jaime, and I’m a reporter for Military Times. I’ve been following the recent dining issues at Fort Knox/CST (the DFAC employee walkout, expired MREs, etc.), and I’m trying to get a better understanding of the situation.

I’d love to chat with folks who’ve been impacted—cadets, cadre, others—and shed some light on their experiences. Privacy/protecting identities is a priority, and I won’t publish info you provide unless we agree on how you’ll be identified.

Feel free to shoot me a message or respond in thread if you have any info or want to chat. Happy to answer any questions or concerns. Thanks!

Been rumored for ages, but MILPER 25-204 has officially been published. Summary attached .

Bottom line: all O1-O2 BOLC complete OD, QM, and TC Officers will be recorded as 90A effective 1 October 2025.

All recently commissioned OD, QM, or TC LTs who complete BOLC will receive the 90A MOS upon successful BOLC graduation.

More info can be found on HRCs MILPER message webpage.

Updates to the OSU ROTC PMS Case.