ABOUT THE COMPANY

Company Charlie of the 4th regiment of the National Society of Pershing Rifles was founded at Clemson University in 1939 as an elite drill platoon. Only the best drilled cadets were offered membership, and it was an honor to be selected. Pershing Rifles is the only drill team at Clemson to have survived through the years. It is one of the last few reminders of Clemson’s Cadet Corps, Military Traditions, and Military History.

Company C-4 plays a very active role in the University and the surrounding communities by performing military drill and ceremonies which include the following: Drill Routines, Parades, Color Guards, Military Funerals, and Military Weddings to name a few.

Every year, Clemson's Pershing Rifles compete in a National Drill Competition where they face off against other universities' companies from around the country.