I really don’t think you understand the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps on campus. I believe to many, ROTC is just a side note. Which is funny, considering that you can find them at a lot of the major events on campus. Thus, wish to spread a little light on the unknown. First is the fact that ROTC is constantly working on their physical fitness, before a normal college student would even consider getting up. The work out that cadets will go through can vary from a light three mile run, to a core workout that would put Jillian Michaels through the ringer. Next is the physical fitness that is trained for outside of the normal program. The two large event that have recently happen were the Three Eagles Half Marathon, and Ranger Challenge …show more content…
Armed with watches and little weak red light headlamps, into the pitch black morning they would vanish. The actual race results show over ten cadets placing in the top fifty, with the first cadet in, Logan Maurer, running a great time of 1:27:53.3 and taking fourth place overall. What is more impressive is the cadets who participated in Ranger Challenge. Nothing was easy. After a six hour van ride from Houghton to the Fort, the cadets were straight into the action. First, teams encountered physical obstacle course involving walls tunnels trenches logs and ropes, all of which had to be traversed climbed crawled under or balanced on top of. Skip a few events and three hours later, and you would find these cadets now involved in a written test. Then cadets retired to their barracks to plot and prepare for the next day. With just five hours sleep, all are up before the break of dawn. Every cadet laid down with pound upon pound on their back ready to start their day. Each team is required to find a scattering of events placed all throughout the woods, with just coordinates a compass and a map. Their only form of transport was their feet. One such event was the rope bridge. With just a single rope cadets had to cross over an eighty foot span of water. No team was spared from getting drenched. Yet all they could do was slap their packs on their back and continue
As the incoming brigade commander, LTC (P) Owens, I see the critical leadership problem facing the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) is the inability or unwillingness of Colonel Cutler to lead and manage change effectively. In initial talks with Col Cutler and in reviewing the brigade’s historical unit status reports, the 4th ABCT performed as well as can be expected in Afghanistan, but as the onion was peeled back there are numerous organizational issues that were brought to the surface while I walked around and listened to the soldiers of the 4th ABCT, in addition to reviewing the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) report. One of the most formidable tasks of a leader is to improve the organization while simultaneously accomplishing
While many of these changes include the advancements in technology and ingenuity, nothing can replace the rich history, proud culture, and bright future of the NCO Corps. Though several additional factors doubtlessly play roles in the strength and continuity of the corps, I do not believe any have contributed to the extent of the solid rank structure, efficient training network, and passionate NCO Creed. These elements have worked together in continuously strengthening and molding the NCO Corps, and they will remain building blocks that will project the Army into the
Physical training where is especially challenging because we had members of seal team four training with us to get there’s they had just graduated from there SEAL school and could run five minute miles all day and night even though I was in good shape is still kick my butt. The normal pace for running at any Army school is a 6 ½ minute mile.
The Army Human Resource System (AHRS) known as the Electronic Military Personnel Office or (eMILPO) is a web based multi-tiered application. It provides the Army Human Resource Community with a reliable mechanism for performing personnel actions and strength accountability. The System consolidates 43 Personnel Information Systems in one. This system provides visibility of the location, status, and skills of Soldiers in the United States Army. The primary users of this system are Human Resource Soldiers, Commanders, and First Sergeants. The primary features and functions of eMILPO include Personnel Services, Personnel Accounting, Reassignments, Promotions, Readiness, Workflows, System Services, PERSTEMPO, and DTAS.
Every year as August rolled around, Coach Rake and the Spartans were determined to have a perfect season and win another state championship. The first step to achieving their goals started with football training. The famous Spartan Marathon was held the first day of practice at noon and it consisted of at least twelve laps around the track, after completing that the running continued until all the players dropped. If, for some reason, a boy would not complete the marathon, he was unfit to be a Spartan and did not make the team. The boys knew that in order to complete the Spartan Marathon they needed to be in shape. They were determined to become a Messina Spartan and knew they needed to
Altum and eleven friends found an amazing opportunity to show off their athleticism. One random day the twelve boys were looking through the newly popular book “Guiness Book of World Records” . The boys were just looking for something fun they could do together as a team, then they saw it, the perfect opportunity: Leapfrogging.
Around mid-July 2012, I received notification of my selection to attend the CGSC resident course. My tentative report date to Fort Leavenworth Kansas was 4 January 2013 according to the Request for Orders (RFO) email that I received from my branch. Although I had high aspirations of attending CGSC, the timing of this move was not the way I had personally planned the next couple of years of my military career. I had just took command in May of 2012 of the Ranger Support Company (RSC) of 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, a position that I had worked very hard to obtain. Additional, I was preparing for a combat deployment as commander of the RSC. Having previously deploying twice with the 3rd Ranger Battalion in a staff position, this depl...
Chief Petty Officer PERKINS is cited for outstanding achievement while serving as a Duty Surfman, Boarding Officer, Operations Petty Officer, Senior Duty Officer and Surf Trainer at USCGS Oregon Inlet, from July 2014 to June 2018. On New Year’s Eve, 2015, demonstrating exceptional Surfman prowess, Chief PERKINS rescued the crew of the fishing Vessel BODY COUNT after they became disabled in heavy seas. He expertly towed the vessel across an 8’ breaking bar, then used the MLB to assist in hauling up the outrigger’s so he could fit the vessel through the narrow Bonner Bridge. As the units Surf Trainer Chief PERKINS completed 112 hours of surf missions resulting in the qualification of qualification of 01 Surfman, and 02 Hevyweather Coxswain.
Wilderness Sports and Adventure Education has been growing in Physical Education classes across the nation. It all started in the 1940’s where the natural environment was used for youth development programs. An example of this would be boy scouts. They used orienteering, like using a map and compass, to navigate from point A to point B. A huge leap in history of wilderness sport and adventure education was Project Adventure. This program took Adventure Education away from the orienteering and remodeled it, and introduced ropes courses, and challenge courses. It kept the environment involved but made it a little more physically challenging for students. Project Adventure mission is to expand Adventure-based experiential programing, with a goal of developing responsible individuals, productive organization and sustainable communities.
Incorporating a professional training and development plan with the company’s business strategy make sound financial advice. A prominence company with a proven success rate is the United State Air Force; they have been accomplishing the task for several decades. With all the budget cuts ongoing, the Air Force training and development model is pertinent to maintain a smart, efficient way to capitalize on both human capital and financial goals. Wasting money is not financially sound, so ensuring training is only provided to the airmen at the appropriate point in one’s career is a priority. Also, equipping airmen with a developmental plan bestow the mandatory requirements to achieve the next promotion or job opportunity. Private sector organizations
On the day on the trail we hiked about three miles to Bent camp for the first night out. This day we faced the challenge of adapting to the weight on our backs and altitude. Our ranger taught us all of the essentials like bear bags and tent setup. Our ranger was like our Athena because he supported us and favored us over the other crews he had that summer.
Wilderness survival skills are fun, a dying art, and life saving. They need to be taught in schools. Once you learn how to survive, they are lessons well learned. Take it seriously, but have fun learning. They say “survival of the fittest.” You can be the fittest by learning wilderness survival
Army life can be very challenging and a life changing experience. It was very challenging and life changing for me. I was raised by my Grandparents they did everything for me so this was a wakeup call for me on life. An independent person was not I, so I had problems with the changes about to come. Army life is constantly demanding and constantly changing without notice. Although the travel was exciting, army life for me was very challenging because I had to learn to adapt to a new system, to share my life with other soldiers, and to give up many of the comforts of home.
Many schools struggle to transfer the ROTC classes into credits that can put the young men and women on track toward their diploma (Wandrei). They also argue that concentrating too much on military training, such as waking up early for physical training and having additional classes, takes away from academics and is too time consuming (Wandrei).
Physical training is a very essential part of the army culture. Physical fitness has a direct influence on their combat readiness which also ties into needing to be mentally and physically tough. Being physically fit allows you to be productive and also gives you the opportunity to enjoy even the little things in life. It also allows you to be able to adapt and survive through tough living conditions. Having the proper diet and exercise can improve a person’s quality of life. Maintaining a high level of fitness helps you perform at higher levels throughout your life. Healthy muscles are less susceptible to to injury, less likely to tear and give in to stress. Which is why it’s important to take care of your body. Soldiers who don’t meet military fitness standards risk being discharged or maybe disciplinary actions.