Attendance is mandatory for contracted cadets. Various civilian dignitaries and members of the University community are normally in attendance. The Military Ball is sponsored by the Scabbard and Blade Society. The Fightin' Tiger Battalion will hold a Dining-in annually during the fall semester. Attendance is mandatory for contracted cadets.
Activities consist of a dinner, a talk by a distinguished speaker, and other entertainment.
This event is sponsored by the MS III's. The National Society of Scabbard and Blade Scabbard and Blade is an Honor Society comprised of members of Army and Air Force cadets who demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities. Current members of the Society select candidates for membership. The Professors of Military Science of the two services then approve the candidates selected. Activities of the Society are both service and socially oriented.