USA ROTC May 2012 Newsletter

Commander’s Comments - LTC Nowak

Volume 6 Issue 6

May 2012

Jaguar Battalion

University of South Alabama

ARMY ROTC

Congratulations to the ten outstanding Cadets we

Commissioned on 11 MAY. I know each of you are

trained, confident, competent and ready to excel at

BOLC and during your first assignment as second

lieutenants in the US Army. Take some before

BOLC to reflect on your accomplishment, think

about how you plan to lead the outstanding Soldiers

in our Army today and how you plan to make a dif-

ference! I know each and every one of you will! I

am tremendously proud of each of you and wish you a long and rewarding mili-

tary career. Be safe, enjoy your summer and keep in touch! We are always inter-

ested in hearing how you are doing. Let us know if there’s anything we can do to

assist as you encounter your next challenges.

We have eighteen Cadets preparing to attend and excel at the Leader Develop-

ment and Assessment Course (LDAC) this summer. I am confident in your abili-

ties and training and know you will all do well. Continue to focus on PT and en-

joy your time at Fort Lewis. It’ll be over before you know it!

Alumni, we are excited about our second annual Golf Tournament scheduled on

Friday 19 OCT 12 at the Springhill Golf Course. We look forward to an even

bigger and better tournament this year and seeing more Alumni back here in Mo-

bile. Check out the details on page 8 of this newsletter and get your RSVP in to

Mr. Tyson ASAP. If you’ve not been to campus recently you are in for a big sur-

prise with all of the construction and changes taking place. We look forward to

seeing you all here and enjoying a fun-filled afternoon of golf and camaraderie.

I hope everyone has a fantastic and fun Memorial Day weekend. Take some time

to remember our Veteran’s, their service and enjoy some time with your families.

Always remember safety and to mitigate risk. We all look forward to seeing each

and every one of you back here in August to start the Fall semester. Enjoy your

Summer!

“If Excellence is a Possibility, Then Good is Not Good Enough”

Inside this issue: Spring 2012 Commissioning

2

2012 Awards Ceremony

3-6

Spring BN FTX 7

2nd Annual Alumni Golf Tournament 8

2012 USA ROTC Freshmen Orientation and Mini-Camp

9

May 2012

Spring 2012 Commissioning On 11 May the Jaguar conducted it’s Spring Commissioning Ceremony. We had 10 well de-serving Cadets who were commissioned as 2LT’s in the United State Army.

These Cadets have done a great job and represented the Battalion well. We wish them the best of luck in the future.

Catherina Palmer branched Aviation. She will report to her Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Rucker AL. Jonathan Bradshaw branched Military Police. He will report to The Military Police Basic Offi-cer’s Leadership Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Stephen Sparks branched Infantry. He will report to her Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Benning GA. Joey Bosarge branched Armor. He will report to his Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Benning, GA Tela O’Rourke branched Military Intelligence. She will report to her Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Huachuca AZ. Andrew Paschall branched Aviation. He will report to his Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Rucker AL. Lesli Kennedy branched Medical Service Corp in the Army National Guard. She will report to The Medical Service Basic Officer’s Leadership Course at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Natalie Seals branched Medical Service Corp. She will report to her Basic Officer’s Leadership Course in Ft. Sam Houston. Jerrad Brooks branched Medical Service Corp in the Army National Guard. He will report to Medical Service Basic Officer’s Leadership Course at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Keshia Williams branched the Nurse Corp. She will report to Basic Officer’s Leadership Course at Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

MG Price, the guest speaker for the Commissioning Ceremony, addressing commissionees on their new career as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Army.

Jaguar Battalion

2012 Awards Ceremony On the 25th of April the Jaguar Battalion held their Annual Awards

Ceremony. During this time the Department of the Army, the University

of South Alabama and various civic-minded organizations recognize the

most outstanding cadets in University of South Alabama’s Army ROTC

program. We have a great group of Cadets in the Jaguar Battalion, and

we were able to recognize several who went above and beyond this

school year. We had a lot of local support for the event with several

distinguished guests from the University and the local community.

The awards were presented as follows to the following Cadets:

The Department of the Army Superior Cadet Award recognized the top ca-

dets in each class. Cadet Murrell (MSI), Cadet Vanloon (MSII), Cadet

Sneddon (MSIII), and Cadet Derflinger (MSIV) were this year’s recipi-

ents.

The USAA Spirit Award was presented to the Army ROTC Cadet who demon-

strated motivation, spirit, and heart. This award was presented to

Cadet Valdes.

The Sons of the American Revolution Award was presented to a meritori-

ous cadet who has demonstrated all around excellence in ROTC. This

year’s award was presented to Cadet Stallworth.

The Reserve Officer Association, presented an award to cadets in the

MS II, III, IV classes who were in the top 10% of their ROTC class and

demonstrated leadership and overall good standing.

The Bronze award was presented to Cadet Jefferys, the Silver was pre-

sented to Cadet Bowling and the Gold was presented to Cadet Casey.

The Military Officers Association of America recognizes an outstanding

ROTC cadet who shows exceptional potential for military leadership.

This award was presented to Cadet Gill.

The Military Order of World Wars Awards are presented annually to ca-

dets in their first, second and third year who have demonstrated they

are outstanding in both military and scholastic studies. This year's

winners were: Cadet McNemar (MSI), Cadet Duke (MSII), and Cadet Egan

(MSIII).

The Association of the United States Army, in conjunction with the

U.S. Army Center for Military history, presented a certificate to the

cadets who contributed the most toward academic excellence in the

study of military history. This year’s recipient was Cadet Aldridge.

May 2012

The First Command Leadership Award was presented to cadets in the MSI,

II, III, and IV classes that excel both military and scholastic stud-

ies. These cadets demonstrated the outstanding ability in being a stu-

dent, an athlete, and a leader. This year’s awardees’ were: Cadet

O’Donnell (MSI), Cadet Larino (MSII), Cadet Egan (MSIII) and Cadet Pas-

chall (MSIV).

The National Society of the War of 1812 presented awards to a Cadet who

is in good academic standing and of high moral character. The award was

presented to Cadet Little.

The National Sojourners Award was presented to the MS II cadet who con-

tributed the most to encourage and demonstrate Americanism within the

Corps of Cadets and on the campus. This year’s award was presented to

Cadet Humphrey.

The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is an award

recognizing one cadet in their 2nd or 3

rd year of a 4yr program. The ca-

det must be in the top 25% class in academics, leadership discipline,

character, & citizenship. This year’s award was presented to Cadet

Smith.

The American Legion presents awards annually to outstanding cadets for

scholastic excellence. This year's award was presented to Cadet Bourne

(MSI), Cadet Williams (MSII), Cadet Richards (MSIII) and Cadet Fritz

(MSIV).

The American Legion also presents awards annually for outstanding ca-

dets for Military Excellence. This year’s award was presented to Cadet

Reese, Cadet Vanloon, Cadet Sneddon and Cadet Wasserman.

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award

is presented to an outstanding Advance Course Cadet who is in the top

20% of their class academically and in ROTC. This year’s award was

presented to Cadet Palmer.

The American Veterans of World War II is an award to a cadet that has

demonstrated competence both in military science and academics. This

year’s recipient was Cadet Sparks.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Award is presented to an MS IV cadet that

has demonstrated outstanding leadership in ROTC. This year the award

was presented to Cadet White.

The Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America Award is pre-

sented to a cadet that is in the top 25% of their class, demonstrates

potential for good leadership and displays patriotism. This year’s

award was presented to Cadet Wilcox.

2012 Awards Ceremony (Cont.)

Jaguar Battalion

The Military Order of the Purple Heart Award is awarded to a cadet that

demonstrates outstanding leadership and is in good academic standing.

This year the award was presented to Cadet Robertson.

The Daughters of 1812, gives an award to a cadet who demonstrate self-

less service by providing outstanding service to the community. Cadet

McCall was the recipient this year.

The Sergeant York Award is given to Cadets who have contributed the

most to support ROTC activities throughout the year. The winners of

this year’s Sergeant York Award were Cadet Fagan (MSI), Cadet Johnson

(MSII), Cadet Bailey (MSIII) and Cadet Roberts (MSIV).

We were proud to have a George C. Marshall Award winner this year. Ca-

det Derflinger an MSIV and the Battalion Commander here in the ROTC

program. Cadet Derflinger is an outstanding Cadet who has a bright fu-

ture in the United States Army.

The Bn Commander’s Athletic Award is presented to the cadet in each

class with the highest APFT scores. This year’s awards went to: Cadet

Miles (MSI), Cadet Williams (MSII), Cadet Sneddon (MSIII), and Cadet

Fritz (MSIV).

The Battalion’s most improved APFT Award is given to the cadet that

gives 100% to personally improve themselves even when it may seem im-

possible. This type of effort and determination makes us all proud.

This year’s most improved APFT was presented to Cadet Fagan.

We were also proud to recognize some cadets who went above and beyond

their traditional duties to bring great credit to the Jaguar Battalion

ROTC program. This year’s Color Guard worked very hard this past year

supporting all events in the local community, including the Veteran’s

Day Parade, Mardi Gras parades, local events in the community and on

campus, and all of the South Alabama home football games. This year’s

members included: Cadet White (Color Guard Commander), Cadet Smith, Ca-

det Johnson, A., Cadet Johnson D., Cadet Massingill, Cadet Summerford,

Cadet McNemar, Cadet Fagan, Cadet Wells, Cadet Richardson, Cadet Little

and Cadet Fincher.

The following students achieved the Dean’s List for achieving a 3.5-4.0

GPA during the Fall 2011 semester: Cadet’s Palmer, Fritz, Casey,

Sneddon, Bradshaw, Massingill, Little, Jackson, Reese, McNemar and

Bourne.

The following students achieved the Cadet Honors Award for achieving a

3.2-3.49 GPA during the Fall 2011 semester: Cadet’s White, Wasserman,

Derflinger, Bell, Aldridge, Richardson, Richards, Gill, Egan, Allen,

Humphrey, Wilcox and Weldy


May 2012

The following cadets achieved the Cadet Scholar Award for maintain a

2.9-3.19 GPA during the Fall 2011 semester: Cadet’s Sparks, Shultz,

O’Rourke, Bosarge, Barnett, Anderson, Stallworth, Kuklish, Jefferys,

Conrad, Smith, Nolan, Murrell, Howell and Canty.

The following Cadets were recognized for excelling in physical fitness.

APFT Platinum Medal for scoring a 300 or above on the most recent PT

test: Cadet’s Williams, Houser, Robertson, Sneddon, Stallworth, Casey,

and Fritz.

APFT Gold Medal for scoring a 290-299 on the most recent PT test: Ca-

det’s Duke, Van Loon, Krause, and Richardson.

APFT Silver Medal for scoring a 280-289 on the most recent PT test:

Cadet’s Bowling, Bradshaw, Egan, Ellis, Paschall, Shultz and O’Rourke.

APFT Bronze Medal for scoring a 270-279 on the most recent PT test: Ca-

det’s Miles, Agee, McCall, Richards, Bosarge, Roberts and Taylor.

Cadet Matthew Sneddon was presented with the Spring 2012 Cadet of the

Quarter. This is a quarterly award that is presented to a Cadet for

outstanding performance. Each MS class elects a candidate and based on

rigorous criteria a Cadet who has performed best overall is chosen. At

the end of each year the four candidates will compete for the Cadet of

the Year.

The following Cadets) were presented 3 year scholarships. These Cadets

performed at a high level both academically and in the ROTC program.

We were proud to present Cadet’s Murrell and Jeffreys with this schol-

arship.

Our Cadets performed well throughout the past year and put in a lot of

work both in the program, on campus and in the local community. We are

proud to call each and every one of them members of the Jaguar Battal-

ion. We were also proud to be able to recognize their outstanding per-

formance in front of their peers, the cadre, University and Community

Representatives.

Great Job Cadets.

Jaguars!


Jaguar Battalion

Spring BN FTX at Camp Shelby Last month the Jaguar Battalion conducted its final FTX for the

2012 School Year. The FTX was a great event to further prepare the MSIII’s for this summer’s Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), formally known as Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis. It also honed the skills of the MSI’s and MSII’s that will be critical in the ROTC program in the years to come. This was a two day training event at Camp Shelby, MS. The event ran very well and Cadets showed vast improvement in all events since the FTX in the fall. These events are a culmination of what Ca-dets learn in the classroom and at lab throughout the year. They are able to exercise their individual skills and work as a team to build stronger bonds that will last throughout their time in ROTC.

The MSIII’s focused on preparing their land nav skills for LDAC. They all did a fantastic job at the FTX and are feeling very confident for this summer’s LDAC rotation. They have had a lot of good training this year and this culminating exercise not only gave them another chance to get better, but to bond as a class for next year. The MSIV class is very integral to the ROTC program here at South and they plan and execute much of the training with the underclassmen.

The MSI’s and MSII’s executed Land Nav, the Leaders Reaction Course (LRC) and Engagement Skills Trainer (EST). They learned a good deal about themselves and their teams. The LRC gives each team a chance to overcome obstacles using input from all team members. This teaches them valuable leadership skills and helps to pool talents from each team member. The EST is a weapon simulator that allows Cadets the chance to handle a weapon and go through scenario based training to prepare them for firing on a live range. The cadre at the EST walk the Cadets through weapon safety and essential training to be successful when they shoot on the range.

It is a great tool for training and you get to see where your deficiencies are before firing on the range. Each Cadet came off the EST with more confidence in their marksmanship fundamentals. The final event of the FTX was weapon’s familiarization and zero. The entire Battalion participated in this outstanding training. It was preceded by PMI from the Cadre and MSIV Cadets. All Cadets were able to get their hands on a weapon and put some rounds down range. For many of the freshmen it was their first time to fire a weapon of any kind and they had a blast.

We have had a great training year at South. The Cadets are pro-gressing at rapid speed on training that they will need to be successful at LDAC. They have also built strong bonds through multiple training events, community service, intramurals and campus activities. We look forward to seeing them grow and become a Commissioned Officer in the United States Army, HOOAH!

May 2012

Please join us for the 2nd Annual University of South Alabama (USA) Army ROTC Golf Tournament on

19 October 2012. We are extremely excited about organizing

another outstanding event which will bring together USA ROTC

Alumni, Cadets and supporters of our ROTC program from

across the nation. We look forward to your support and seeing

you all together in friendship, camaraderie and fun. The tourna-

ment will be held the day prior to South Alabama’s Homecoming

football game.

Our event will start at the Spring Hill College golf course with a

four person scramble.

The tournament entry fee will be $75.00 ($300.00 per team) which includes a lunch, range balls, door

prizes and awards for the top placing foursome.

Please make checks for the Golf Tournament payable to Army ROTC and mail to:

USA Army ROTC

ATTN: Golf Tournament

551 University Blvd N Room 124

Mobile, AL 36688

Please RSVP ASAP via email to Mr. Dirk Tyson at [email protected] or call (251) 460-6341. We

encourage you to submit the names of your foursome when you RSVP and will forward additional infor-

mation upon receipt.

2nd Annual Alumni Golf Tournament

Jaguar Battalion

2012 USA ROTC Freshmen Orientation and Mini-Camp Every year the Jaguar Battalion conducts a Freshmen Orientation and Mini-

Camp for incoming freshmen Cadets. This is an op-

portunity for Cadets and parents to meet the Cadre

and senior Cadet and tour the campus. They also

learn basics skills that they will need to be success-

ful in the ROTC program. This year’s Mini-Camp is a

3 day event and will take place in mid-August prior

to the first day of fall classes. It begins with orien-

tation briefings, filling out administrative paperwork,

drawing equipment and dorm check-ins. During

these events the MSIV’s will set up stations for round robin training on D&C, Cus-

toms and Courtesy and uniform standards.

On day two freshmen will receive their initial brief

on the Army Physical Readiness Program (APRT)

and conduct APRT with the Battalion. They will re-

ceive more critical training from the MSIV Chain of

command throughout the event. Day two culmina-

tion will be paintball. This is a great team building

event for the freshmen and it really boost their mo-

tivation.

On day three, they will also receive an orien-

tation brief on Cadet Command’s new Cultural Understanding and Language Profi-

ciency (CULP) program. This program offers Cadets incentives to gain cultural and/

or language proficiency prior to commissioning through scholarships, study abroad

opportunities and OCONUS deployments to over 46 nations as part of a team to

provide humanitarian assistance. The Ranger Challenge team will conduct demon-

strations on such events as the one rope bridge. This is a good opportunity for the

Rangers to recruit from the incoming freshmen. We

will wrap up mini-camp with a pizza party and com-

missioning at LAIDLAW. This gives the freshmen an

opportunity to see the end result of their hard work

over the next four years.

This is a great event for the Battalion and

freshmen Cadets. We look forward to another suc-

cessful mini-camp and a great year.

Military Science Department

551 University Blvd., N., Room 124

Mobile, Alabama 36688-0002

Phone: (251) 460-6341

Fax: (251) 460-7311

E-mail: [email protected]

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