Seventy-one cadets made up the battalion. The first two officers to graduate from the program were 2LT Thomas Bond and 2LT Ronald Arnold, both commissioned in December 1972. O ver time, the ROTC program at LaCrosse has changed and expanded. Student numbers vary from year to year, with an average enrollment of about 150 cadets. An average of fifteen new Second Lieutenants graduate every year from the Eagle Battalion.
Nursing is an integral part of the cadet battalion population.
Additional, unofficial historical information about the ROTC program can be found here .