UD’s Fighting Flyers program to turn 100 years old

The University of Dayton’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps will celebrate its 100th birthday next week.

UD ROTC alumni will host a dinner at 5:30 p.m. April 8 at the Dayton Marriott, according to the university.

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Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. Seamands graduated in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in management from UD.

UD’s ROTC program, known as the Fighting Flyers, is one of the oldest continually operating programs in the country, according to the university. It was started shortly after the modern Army ROTC program was created by the National Defense Act of 1916.

The Fighting Flyers program averages 80 cadets annually and women typically make up around 20 percent, according to the university.

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