Please direct all questions to your chain of command. The Change of Command ceremony is held every year near the end of the academic year to honor the graduating seniors and to usher in the leadership for the next academic year. This ceremony is symbolic in nature to honor the accomplishments of the departing senior class during their four-year tenure at Virginia Tech and as a member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. The purpose of this regulation is to establish procedures for the Change of Command Ceremony. The Change of Command formation is mandatory for all cadets and is symbolic in nature.
All commanders retain the duties and responsibilities of their command until commencement.
The Regimental Commander will direct the Regimental Operations Officer to publish an operations order outlining the actions to be taken at the Change of Command Ceremony. The Operations Officer will assure that Army, Navy, and Air Force Detachment Commanders are informed of the event and invited to attend. The Regimental Public Information Officer will assure that all campus dignitaries are invited to attend and will assure publicity for the event. The Regimental Adjutant will publish a general order outlining the organization of leadership for the Corps for the next academic year. The graduating seniors will be permitted to wear the uniforms of their individual service the days following change of command.