Vaqueros ROTC Program

Welcome to the Official UTRGV Army ROTC Vaqueros Program Page

Army ROTC began operation at our University on March 31, 1980 as an extension center of Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M -Kingsville). However, enrollment grew at such an unprecedented rate that the University of Texas-Pan American became a host ROTC institution on October 1, 1981.

A host ROTC institution at this university allows access to an Army officer program to students of the Lower Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to Rio Grande City. Active Duty as well as Retired Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers serve as Cadre for this organization and are responsible for its operation.

A Senior Army entitled Professor of Military Science, LTC Gerald Resmondo, heads the Department of Military Science. The department is a subordinate element of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.