Air Force ROTC Detachment 550

Detachment 550 has built me into the person I am today, without AFROTC I don’t know where I’d be. I’ve had the best four years at RPI and majority of it is due to det 550. I chose ROTC to push myself beyond my limits, physically, mentally, and academically. The opportunities it has created for me have changed my life and I will forever be grateful. 

Favorite memory: meeting my best friends and growing up with so many amazing people.

Last Friday Det 550 attended the RPI military appreciation hockey game against Yale.

This involved a joint service color guard display made up of cadets from Airforce, Navy, and Army. Cadets Tomar and Blanco represented our Det as a part of this display.

Cadets Lin and Tetreault manned the recruiting table while cadet Johnson participated in a Joint Service Ice Race.

Family Day at Detachment 550!
Visiting families were given an introductory briefing on Detachment 550, followed by demonstrations from the Unarmed Drill Team, Armed Drill Team, and Honor Guard. Families and cadets broke out into smaller groups to participate in Group Leadership Projects. Contracting cadets swore the oath of enlistment. The event was concluded with a potluck.