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ROTC at VMI: Answer the Call
Recipients of a three or four-year ROTC national scholarship, explore an opportunity to have the Institute help fund your journey toward military leadership.
Call to Duty ScholarshipsRanked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, Virginia Military Institute offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
Ranked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, Virginia Military Institute offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
VMI Community Updates
Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the VMI community at-large:
- Baseball Season Opener Update: The schedule for Friday's Keydet baseball double-header has changed. Game 1 will now begin at 1 p.m. and Game 2 at 4 p.m. on Lamore Field in Gray-Minor Stadium. Come cheer on these cadet-athletes, including Grayson Fitzwater '26 and Owen Prince '26, recently named 2025 Preseason All-SoCon.
- VMI's in-person open houses are the best way for high school juniors and seniors to see and experience first-hand what it's like being cadet at VMI. Students will learn about all aspects of the VMI experience and have the opportunity to stay overnight in barracks with a current cadet as a host. Registration is closed for Feb. 14-15, but spaces remain to come to post Feb. 28 - Mar.1, or Mar. 28-29. Register today for a spring event!
- Upcoming info session Monday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. in Scott Shipp Hall, Room 268 for cadets who want to learn more about the Summer Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Program (SUEP). This program provides field trips to local start-ups, interactions with innovators and entrepreneurs, guest speaker events, and hands-on experience in developing and pitching new business ideas. Best of all: cadets selected to participate receive three elective course credits with free tuition and room and board! Cadets, RSVP soon, space is limited.
ⓘ VMI Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Nothing given. Everything earned.
At VMI, Breakout represents a culmination of discipline, teamwork, and resilience. These young leaders have endured challenges most can’t imagine — and emerged stronger, together. Starting with an early morning wake-up, the 2025+3 Rat Mass came together Feb. 10 and, with the guidance, support, and encouragement of Corps leadership and their brother rats, successfully broke out of the Rat Line, becoming 4th Class cadets.
Welcome to the Corps, Class of 2028!
Connect with VMI on social media for more photos and videos from Breakout 2025.
News from Post
All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Recognized
Mattie Queensberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies and Col. Shannon Eskam, assistant superintendent for strategic enrollment management/director of financial aid, were recognized during the Feb. 8 home basketball game against The Citadel.
Award Winning Historian and Author Speaks at VMI
Robert G. Parkinson, Ph.D., award winning historian of the American Revolution and author, will address the bewilderment, chaos, disorder and complexities during the American Revolution, and highlight individual stories of the nation’s founding.
Israel Policy Expert to Speak at VMI
Benjamin Anthony, co-founder and chief executive officer of the New York-based MirYam Institute, will speak at VMI part of the VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics’ Courageous Leadership Speaker series.
Preparations for Presidential Inaugural Parade: Arctic Blast Prevents Corps from Going
The Corps of Cadets was scheduled to make their 16th appearance in a presidential inaugural parade Jan. 20, but word reached VMI the Friday evening before that because of the extraordinarily cold weather forecast all events would be moved indoors, precluding VMI from participating.