(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Ocean County College will host the third annual Ruck for Reason on Monday, April 18, sponsored by the college’s Veteran and Military Resource Center (VMRC).

A “ruck” is a hike while wearing a weighted pack, a physical endurance exercise utilized in the military. Veterans, military personnel, OCC students, faculty and staff, and members of the Ocean County community are invited to join in the walk with their own intention: to honor a service member, raise awareness for veterans’ issues, or just to show support for military personnel.

The event will begin at 10:00am on the college’s main campus in Toms River. Participants, both military and non-military, will walk a 30-minute route beginning at the Hovnanian Health Sciences Building (#102) and ending at the Larson Student Center (Building #8), promoting fellowship and comraderie while raising awareness and support for military mental health resiliency.

The event is free but registration is required. Click here to sign up.

For more than 50 years, Ocean County College, a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey, has provided area residents with the opportunity to benefit from higher education. OCC is an innovative academic leader offering affordable, student-centered, high-quality educational experiences that prepare and empower diverse learners to contribute to and succeed in global societies. OCC invests in and fosters academic, economic, and cultural excellence, and ensures financial strength by generating new revenue streams, engaging in national and international university and corporate partnerships, and cultivating a technologically progressive and entrepreneurial spirit.