The Military Science Program offers classes open to all Santa Clara students and the Bronco Battalion, an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) battalion of cadets from Santa Clara University, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and UC Santa Cruz. We are designed to develop management skills and leadership abilities for successful careers in both the corporate world and the military.
- Lessons in Sacrifice
Cadets in Santa Clara’s ROTC program immerse themselves in historic moments of leadership and military tactics during a trip to the site of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge.
A Veteran’s Valor: Remembering Col. Warde “Skip” Chittenden ’59
Bronco Battalion Alumni, Colonel Warde “Skip” Chittenden was a highly-decorated combat veteran who graduated from Santa Clara University in 1959. During his distinguished 30-year military career, Col. Chittenden served as an U.S. Army Ranger—including two combat tours in Vietnam. He became a Ranger Instructor and authored the original Ranger Handbook. A distinguished member of the Ranger Training Brigade, Col. Chittenden was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame at Ft. Benning, GA in 2015.
