{"678315":{"#nid":"678315","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech ROTC Dedicates New Fitness Facility","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera joined representatives of Georgia Tech\u2019s ROTC and other members of the campus community on Nov. 8 to dedicate a new fitness facility for cadets and midshipmen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Lt. Tyler Brown Fitness Facility, located in the O\u2019Keefe Building, is part of efforts to provide future military leaders with the facilities they need to prepare them for the military\u2019s unique physical demands.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are, as a community, vigorously committed to honoring the legacy of Yellow Jackets who have served and continue to serve our country,\u201d Cabrera told the gathered crowd. \u201cWe\u0027re committed to supporting our student veterans and ROTC cadets, midshipmen and airmen. We\u0027re committed to strengthening our relationships with the armed forces and growing our ROTC programs. And this new facility will help all of those commitments.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EROTC cadets have physical conditioning needs similar to elite athletes, said Lt. Col. Bradford Morgan, professor of the practice and commander of Georgi Tech\u2019s Army ROTC program. But existing facilities have proven difficult to use in a team context or to provide the kind of workouts future military officers need.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cROTC started at Georgia Tech in 1917, and we really haven\u2019t updated the physical training regimen for cadets a lot since then,\u201d Morgan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur cadets and midshipmen are in fierce competition for the top occupational specialties with other cadets from around the nation, and physical fitness is a significant component in the rating system that determines who gets what jobs,\u201d Morgan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the facility is to provide cadet-focused facilities meant to enhance functional fitness \u2013 the kind of fitness that doesn\u2019t necessarily make you look buff at the beach but sets you up to haul 70 pounds of gear or more up the side of a mountain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith the Army and ROTC putting a heavier emphasis on physical fitness, this gym gives us a new place to work out other than a busy Campus Recreation Center, Stamps Field \u2014which has minimal equipment\u0026nbsp; \u2014 or an outside gym that obviously comes with its own costs,\u201d said Cooper Clairmont, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe facility is open to all members of Georgia Tech\u2019s Army, Air Force, and Navy ROTC units.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is named after Tyler Brown, a 2001 Georgia Tech alum. While here, he served as president of the Student Government Association and was an outstanding Army ROTC cadet. \u0026nbsp;Following his graduation, he became a U.S. Army Ranger. He died during combat in Iraq in 2004.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrown spearheaded the creation of the Pi Mile campus running trail, which was later named in his memory. The College also awards the annual Tyler Hall Brown ROTC Endowment Scholarship to an outstanding cadet who exemplifies Brown\u2019s spirit of service and commitment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrown\u2019s former company commander, retired Lt. Col. Daniel Gade, was among those in attendance at the ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m laughing a little because now we have two fitness facilities here \u2014 the Pi Mile Trail and this gym dedicated to Tyler, who, according to his friend, Pete Peters, was not a natural athlete,\u201d Gade said. \u201cWhile he was athletic and tough, he had to work at those things. He had to work harder than some people, but he was strong and dedicated and made it through the very rigorous Ranger program. He would have loved the opportunity to do it here in this beautiful facility.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClairmont said the facility demonstrates the support of ROTC leaders and the Georgia Tech campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat leads to buy-in by every level of cadet, down to the first years,\u201d Clairmont said. \u201cThis can produce better leader and show the Army the quality of lieutenants that Georgia Tech is able to provide.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project was supported by a generous gift from the B and B Stern Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fitness center was made possible by contributions to \u003Cem\u003ETransforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tec\u003C\/em\u003Eh. Thanks to the support of alumni and friends, this comprehensive campaign is bringing unparalleled advancements to the Institute and building a foundation to support our students, advance our research and innovation, enhance our campus and our community, and expand our impact at home and around the world. To learn more and support the campaign, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/The (insert specifics) were made possible by contributions to Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech. Thanks to the support of alumni and friends, this comprehensive campaign is bringing unparalleled advancements to the Institute and building a foundation to support our students, advance our research and innovation, enhance our campus and our community, and expand our impact at home and around the world. To learn more and support the campaign, visit transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu.     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Learn more about philanthropy at Georgia Tech by visiting transformingtomorrow.gatech.edu.\u0022\u003Etransformingtomorrow.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EROTC leaders say the goal of the facility is to provide cadet-focused facilities meant to enhance functional fitness \u2014 the kind of fitness that doesn\u2019t necessarily make you look buff at the beach but sets you up to haul 70 pounds of gear or more up the side of a mountain.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ROTC leaders say the goal of the facility is to provide cadet-focused facilities meant to enhance functional fitness \u2014 the kind of fitness that doesn\u2019t necessarily make you look buff at the beach but sets you up to haul 70 pounds of gear or more up the si"}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2024-11-11 14:55:22","changed_gmt":"2024-11-13 19:24:00","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675568":{"id":"675568","type":"image","title":"Lt. Tyler Brown Fitness Facility Dedication","body":"\u003Cp\u003EROTC personnel talk with civilian visitors during the dedication of the Lt. Tyler Brown Fitness Facility in the O\u0027Keefe Building on Nov. 8. 2024. The facility is named in honor of Georgia Tech ROTC alum Tyler Brown, who died in combat in Iraq in 2004.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1731336929","gmt_created":"2024-11-11 14:55:29","changed":"1731336929","gmt_changed":"2024-11-11 14:55:29","alt":"A group of people, some in military uniforms, talk inside an exercise room with dark walls, carpet, and ceiling tiles and a sign on the wall reading \u00221LT Tyler Brown Fitness Facility.\u0022","file":{"fid":"259203","name":"DSC_5351.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/11\/DSC_5351.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/11\/DSC_5351.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5801119,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/11\/DSC_5351.jpeg?itok=S-i0ZrDV"}}},"media_ids":["675568"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/GTROTC100\/story","title":"100 Years of ROTC: \u2018The Men Were in Earnest\u2019"},{"url":"https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/georgia-tech-space-force-members","title":"First Georgia Tech Students, ROTC Officers, Join U.S. Space Force"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}