Events

Run to Dallas

Every fall the University of Texas NROTC Battalion raises money to support a chosen charity. The fundraising effort culminates with the Run to Dallas.  During this event, members of the Battalion run 240 miles in 24 hours from the UT Campus in Austin, to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, while carrying the game ball for the annual Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma.  From the North, members of the OU NROTC Battalion run their game ball to the Cotton Bowl as well.  When both battalions reach Dallas, they partake in a friendly game of flag football to commemorate their meeting.

Captain's Cup

Each semester culminates with the Captain's Cup Competition, in which platoons square off against one another in a three-week-long series of events that tests their physical fitness, military bearing, sailing proficiency, and knowledge. Triumphant platoons proudly display streamers on their guide-ons indicating in which field they were victorious.

Mess Night

The Leatherneck Platoon holds a Marine Corps Mess Night each year during the Spring Semester.  The evening is in honor a long tradition conducted by Marines all around the world, since it's inception in 1775.  The members of the Leatherneck Platoon gather for an evening of story telling, dinner and fun antic.

NJROTC Meet

In an effort to recruit future applicants to this program from the Central Texas area, members of the UT NROTC Battalion serve as judges, inspectors, and proctors for the annual UIL Area Ten Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Drill Meet.

Sailing

Depending on the water level of nearby Lake Travis, as part of the NROTC professional training, all Navy Option Midshipmen are to be Skipper “B” qualified prior to the start of their First Class year.  Using either the unit’s boats or those under contrac,t the unit Sail Training Coordinator will develop a course of action to enable midshipmen to attain completion of this requirement.

Zimmerman Recon Challenge

The Zimmerman Recon Challenge is named in honor of Marine SSgt Christopher Michael Zimmerman of Stephenville, Texas. A member of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.  SSgt Zimmerman died September 20, 2006 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province, Iraq.