Awards and Scholarships
Our MOAA Chapter Scholarship and Leadership Program recognizes outstanding ROTC and Junior ROTC Cadets who are in the next-to-last year of the program, demonstrate a high degree of scholastic and leadership ability, and who possess exceptional potential for future military leadership. Each year in April and May, we present MOAA Medals and Certificates to outstanding cadets in their junior year from two University ROTC Programs, and 27 high school JROTC Programs. In October of each year we have a Chapter ROTC Awards Banquet to honor these award winning cadets in their senior year, and present them a monetary award. Learn more here.
We were unable to hold a banquet in 2023 due to scheduling conflicts, but we did award medals, certificates, and a total of $8500 to 28 Junior and Senior ROTC cadets.
Learn more about the Awards and Scholarship Programs here: AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS
Click here to see thank you letters from three award and scholarship recipients.
Academy Send-off Dinner
The Academy Send-Off is one of our premier community relations programs during the year. For the past 15 years, prior to 2020, we have invited the Service Academy Candidates to a dinner meeting to congratulate them and give them a MOAA and community “Send-off.” Due to COVID – 19 restrictions, we were unable to host the joint “Send Off” Dinner with the members of the Las Vegas Service Academy Parents Club in 2020, but we came back in 2021, 2022 and 2023 with successful events.
The purpose of the dinner is to:
– Invite the Appointees to a dinner to celebrate their selection to one of the service academies.
– Demonstrate to the young candidates that they are part of a larger tradition of trained officers for the leadership of the US Military Forces.
– Give Parents Club members and Appointee parents an opportunity to meet veterans who have been educated at the service academies, and/or have served in the US military forces.
– Demonstrate to the parents that candidates will receive a great education at the service academies, and join a long line of career officers who have dedicated their careers to the service and defense of the country.
Go here to see details from our 2023 send-off.