MSU designated ‘Distinguished Military College’ by Sec. Hegseth as War Dept. unveils six major changes in operating, training policies

Mississippi State University is one of five universities designated as a new “Distinguished Military College” by order of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The announcement came during Secretary Hegseth’s speech today, Sept. 30, to active-duty tactical-level and noncommissioned officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Hegseth said the new designation expands America’s Corps of Cadets, a War Department program established to expand the pipeline of “patriotic leaders of character” commissioned into the Joint Force.
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