About the Javelina Battalion

The Javelina Battalion ROTC training began in South Texas at then Texas A&I University in 1951. The program expanded to then Corpus Christi State University in December 1978 as the Javelina Battalion’s Charlie Company. The company expanded its; Basic Course instruction to Del Mar College in the spring semester of 1984. In 1993, the university changed its name to Texas A&M University-Kingsville. In 2003, the battalion added two schools in Laredo, TX. Texas A&M International University and Laredo Community College have already made themselves known in South Texas and continue the great traditions of the Javelina Battalion.