Diego Saldaña-Rojas/Entertainment Director
Rucksacks, boots and marching may sound like hellish experience for some but for a number of Cadets, it will be a be part of their Saturday morning.
The University’s Southern Battalion of the Ranger Officer Training Corps will lead several other Southern Florida universities in their first “ruck march” on Saturday November 9th. The approximately 200 cadets will march in hopes to raise funds for an undisclosed veterans organization.
A ruck march is an event where cadets, in full field gear, march in formation. Depending on the cadets commanders the students will either be wearing patrol caps or kevlar helmets but all will be in Army Combat Uniforms and more importantly will be carrying weighted rucksacks.
Junior biology major Karina Paulk is a cadet captain with the University’s ROTC program. She elaborated on the importance the march has for the battalions, ““We have veterans that are homeless and that are wounded and can’t afford medical help. We just want to give back to the community and what better time than veterans day weekend,” said Paulk.
The march will commence at 9am by the ROTC warehouses on the western end of the Modesto Maidique Campus and continue throughout various portions of the campus.
Miami Dade College, Florida Atlantic University, Barry University and the University of Miami will all have their ROTC battalions represented. A base tent will present where individuals can donate. All are welcome to attend.
diego.saldana@fiusm.com
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