Clemson University Army ROTC Fightin' Tigers

On Sept. 11–12, Clemson University’s Fightin’ Tiger Battalion hosted the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) test.

After two days of swimming, fitness, shooting, and rucking, our cadets proved their grit—earning 17 Bronze, 20 Silver, and 8 Gold badges.

Proud of their hard work, dedication, and resilience! 🐅💪

The ML3 (now ML4) class just completed their summer training at CST 2025 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Their hard work and dedication paid off, with our Fightin’ Tiger Battalion finishing #3 in the nation at CST! 🐅🇺🇸

From land navigation and marksmanship to tactics in the field and long ruck marches — our cadets proved themselves every step of the way.

These new 4s will now take the lessons they’ve learned and pass them on to the rest of the battalion as we continue to train and grow together.

We also want to recognize and congratulate our five Recondo Cadets who went above and beyond to earn this prestigious honor: CDTs Brendan Miller, Henry Wilkinson, Carson Homan, Joel McCurdy, and Tyler Ballenger. 💪🎖️
Proud is an understatement—Go Tigers! 🧡💜

This week at lab, the FTB put their brains together creating a floatable raft to get their teams to the finish line. Amazing work to everyone involved. We had a fun opportunity for cadets to get to know each other with our annual cook out. Shoutout CDT Campbell and Johnson for being the grill masters. Looking forward to the coming week when the 1/2/3s start going over tactics!