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Mission
Who we are.
A Steel Battalion Cadet is made of discipline, hard work, perseverance, moral courage, integrity, dedication, grit, and the will to never quit. We honor those who have served before us and those who continue to serve. We are scholars, athletes, and leaders. We are each others’ mentors, battle buddies, teammates, best friends, classmates— we are a family. The Steel Battalion family.
We foster a culture of excellence. We have a growth mindset and a competitive spirit. Complacency is not an option. We never settle. No matter if it’s in the classroom, in PT, in tactical training, in our academics, our clubs, our sports teams, our social organizations. We lead by example.
We continue to raise the standard for ourselves and our peers. We are selfless, we are critical thinkers, we are problem solvers, we are team players, every day we challenge each other to become the best leaders we can be. We are strong. Mentally and physically tough. We train to lead, we fight to win.

Membership Benefits
When you join the Steel Battalion, you’re not just joining a developmental organization but a tight knit community of diverse individuals. The Steel Battalion works hard to create a supportive culture where cadets are not just coworkers but friends, allies and teammates. Cadets come from across the country, attend different universities and have different interests but all are united by the values of the Steel Battalion. Cadets not only learn and train together but relax and bond together during our military ball, Halloween dodgeball tournament, flag football games, family barbecues and Veterans Day events. Cadets are often each other’s best friends, roommates, workout buddies, frat brothers/sorority sisters and much more.
Active ROTC scholarships cover full tuition at any college or university, DeSales will provide scholarship recipients with room and board scholarship. Depending on where you are on your military journey, there are many different scholarship options. All outcomes are the same: full tuition coverage (during the activated period), a tax-free stipend, book allowances, and commissioning into the world’s greatest Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.
Ranger Challenge is Army ROTC’s Varsity Sport. Teams form early in the semester and train rigorously to prepare for the Fall Semester 2nd Brigade Competition where they compete against 44 other ROTC programs/universities in the North East . A first or second place finish at Ranger Challenge qualifies a team for the Sandhurst International Military Skills Competition which is hosted by the United States Military Academy at West Point in April. For the past five years, the Steel Battalion has placed top five teams at 2nd Brigade Ranger Challenge, winning for three of those five years. This tight knit group pushes themselves physically and mentally in rigorous practices that build a team ready to face whatever the competition may throw at them.

Additionally, ROTC Cadets at DeSales have exclusive access to the DeSales Veterans and Military Services Center located in Dooling Hall, room 215.