The Texan Corps of Cadets is a student military organization at Tarleton State University located on the university’s main campus in Stephenville, Texas. Tarleton’s original Corps of Cadets traces its roots to 1917 but was reactivated in 2016 after becoming inactive in the 1950s. The Corps combines the traditions common to institutions of higher learning with the customs and courtesies of military training. The primary objective of the Corps is the development of cadet’s leadership and character by means of military training and the regulation of their conduct in accordance with the principles of military discipline.
While cadets can choose from any of the 120+ degrees on campus, the Texan Corps of Cadets holds the 8thacademic college at Tarleton State University, the College of Leadership and Military Studies, offering 3 different routes for a degree in Leadership and Strategic Studies. Tarleton State University assisted in forming the Texas A&M System with Texas A&M University in 1917 allowing PSA students on campus and reigniting its strong military tradition.
- Civilian Track, Army & Air Force ROTC, plus Marine Corps PLC option
- B.S., B.A., and B.A.A.S. in Leadership and Strategic Studies
- Demanding and challenging with a focus on Leadership and Character development
- A Texan Tradition, part of the Texas A&M University System since 1917
- Senior Cowboy boots, hats and customized belt buckles
- Premiere leadership on campus of less than 17,000 students with a 23:1 student-faculty ratio
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Colonel Kenny Weldon II, USAF, Ret.
Commandant of Cadets
EMAIL: kweldon@tarleton.edu
PHONE: 254-968-9188
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