This past Summer (2011) The Trojan
Warrior Battalion was by no means at home
letting days pass by to a perfectly good sum-
mer. Our Cadets were out busy conducting
and receiving valuable training all around the
country. Some cadets attended LDAC, Basic
Training, Airborne School, and Westpoint
Military Academy Summer Training; to
name a few. CONTINUED PAGE 4
N e w l y C o m m i s s i o n e d
L i e u t e n a n t s
T A B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
Word from the Top
3. Word from SMI
4. Summer 2011
Summer Continued
Summer Continued
Land Navigation
8. CWST/ PT Test
Feature Story
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Fall 2011 Newsletter OCTOBER
By Cadet Monica Rosario
V I R G I N I A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
T R O J A N W A R R I O R B A T T A L I O N
On Thursday
September 15th, the Tro-
jan Warrior Battalion
had the honor of Recog-
nizing, Lieutenant
Campbell, Lieutenant
Clark, and Lieutenant
Williams for their on
campus commissioning
ceremony. These 3 ca-
dets were commissioned
and sworn in as end of
camp commissionees.
They were pinned by
family members that
were not fortunate to
make it across the coun-
try to Fort Lewis, Wash-
ington. Pinning of rank
on a newly commis-
sioned lieutenant is tra-
Ditionally performed by
individuals who have
had a positive influence
on the commissionee.
Family member or close
friends are usually cho-
sen by the commis-
sionee to pin on the
gold bars as a symbol of
stability and good luck.
Lieutenant Campbell
Is from Fairmont, NC, he
was pinned by his mother
Manthia Thompson, and
his sister Rasheena Cobb.
He will serve on active
duty as a Quartermaster
officer. His officer basic
course is at Fort Lee, Vir-
ginia. Lieutenant Clark
from Blackstone, Vir-
ginia was pinned by his
mother Cheryl Clark and
his father Carlton Clark
Jr. He will serve in the
Army Reserve as a Quar-
termaster officer. His of-
ficer basic course is at
Fort Lee, Virginia. Lieu-
tenant Williams from
Suffolk, Virginia was
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Above: LTC Maloney, LT Campbell, LT
Clark, LT Williams and MSG Knight.
ABOVE: Cadet Szabo inserting an IV to one of her
soldier's at CTLT.
Save The Date
*Homecoming vs.
Virginia Union Uni-
versity @ 130pm
(October 29th)
*Holiday Fun Run
(November 18th)
*December Com-
missioning
(December 16th)
By: Cadet Monica Rosario
S P E A C I A L
I N T R E S T
Trojan Warrior Battal-
ion’s Army ROTC Pro-
gram offers significant
benefits, including guar-
anteed job, paid- for
schooling, and invalu-
able experiences.
VSU’s Trojan Warrior
Battalions contact infor-
mation is posted on the
last page.
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A W o r d f r o m t h e T o p
OCTOBER P a g e 2
Greetings to the cadets,
Alumni, family, friends and staff of
the Trojan Warrior Battalion and
the greater family of Virginia State
University!
I want to take this opportu-
nity to say thank you on behalf of
myself and my wife Valerie to eve-
ryone who has been so gracious and
kind in welcoming us to the Trojan
Warrior family. In particular, I want
to thank Dr. Keith Miller and the
First Lady Nicolette Miller for wel-
coming our family and for giving us
a chance to be a part of a campus
and university that is truly
“building a better world since
1882”.
As I step off into my first
year as the Chair of the Military
Science Department I take pause
to consider the immense responsibility of training the future leaders of our military. Here at the Trojan
Warrior Battalion our motto is “Train to Lead” and once trained and commissioned these future lieuten-
ants will have a key role in building that better world.
Whether it’s leading our sons and daughters into battle or planning humanitarian relief operations,
the future lieutenants of VSU will make a difference on the world stage.
This has been true since the very beginning of this battalion. One only has to walk the halls of the
Jesse Bolling Building to see the history, the experience and the tradition that reaches back 64 years to
understand how much every lieutenant has to live up to and the responsibility that awaits them. The cadre
and staff also understand how critical it is to “Train to Lead”. We owe it to that long line of Trojan War-
riors to ensure our cadets are ready for the day they pin on those lieutenant bars and raise their right
hands swearing an oath to carry on that tradition!
Valerie and I look forward to an exciting year and we look forward to being a part of Vir-
ginia State University!
LTC Dan Maloney
Chair, Military Science Department
Virginia State University
ABOVE: (Left to Right) SGM Seay, General Bingham, General Hodge, & LTC Maloney.
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OCTOBER P a g e 3
A W o r d f r o m t h e T o p
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome back the Trojan Warrior Battalion, espe-
cially the new members. I look forward to working with each and every one of you to achieve
your goals for the 2011- 2012 school year.
The expectations for the Trojan War Battalion are maintaining a good grade point average
(GPA), having self-discipline, and being in proper uniform and ready to train. In addition, Cadets
learn all they can before the Leadership Development & Assessment Course, because once you
are there it is too late to try to learn.
Congratulations to the seniors whom are about to embark on a new journey of their life as
you get closer to graduation and commissioning it doesn’t stop there. You are about to be en-
trusted with this nation’s sons and daughters, remember never be afraid to make a decision. The
Platoon Sergeant will be there to help guide you in the right direction. Juniors, continue to pre-
pare for the Leadership Development Course and stay focused at the task at hand, which is to
learn all you can about all the different areas. Sophomores, continue to train and work hard be-
cause you will be the next ones to go to the Leadership Development Course. I encourage you to
start now learning all the tasks that will make you successful, for example Land Navigation is a
big one that you must master. We need everyone to work together so we can take the Trojan War-
rior Battalion to a “Greater Height”
Senior Military Instructor
MSG Joseph Knight
ABOVE: MSG Joseph Knight
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Summer 2011 continued
OCTOBER
. They have persevered
through years of arduous
training, culminating with
their commissioning cere-
mony. The Trojan Warrior
Battalion truly wishes these
Lieutenants the best of luck.
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Pinned by her sister Major
Robin Lee, and her father
father Walter Williams. She
will serve on active duty as a
Quartermaster officer. Her
officer basic course is at Fort
Lee, Virginia. They have per-
severed through years of ar-
ABOVE: LTC Maloney administering the
Oath of Officer.
ABOVE: LTC Maloney presenting Lieu-
tenant Campbell his commissioning
certificate.
BELOW: Lieutenant Clarke’s pinning.
Newly Commissioned Lieutenant’s Continued
The Leader Development
and Assessment Course (LDAC),
also known as Operation Warrior
Forge, is a 29 day course required
for all Army cadets who hope to
one day be Army lieutenants. This
course is the U.S. Army Cadet
Command's capstone training and
assessment exercise held at Joint
Base Lewis-McChord, Washington,
every summer. This Summer, June
The Trojan Warrior Battal-
ion sent the following 17
High Speed Cadets to face
the challenge of accom-
plishing LDAC:
Alves
Campbell
Caliextes
Chipchase
Clark
Gaskins
Ibrahiem
Juielienne
Mcgee
Mims
Pekenyande
Robinson
Rosario
Sheninger
Thorton
Szabo
Williams
ABOVE: 8th Regiment, Bravo Company, 2nd pla-
toon after the final ruck march.
ABOVE: Cadet Gaskins and battle buddies at
LDAC Graduation!!
RIGHT: Cadet
Rosario points at
Mount Reineer
on the Land Navi-
gation course at
LDAC.
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My summer con-
sisted of 10 weeks of
Army Combat Training
at Fort Leonard wood
under the Missouri sun.
We learned, drilled, and
perfected many of the
crafts expected of a
United States Army sol-
dier. Skills such as Ba-
sic Riffle Marksman-
ship, Advanced Riffle
Marksmanship, F.O.B operations, U.S weapons,
and many others! I was also educated and
instilled with the Army’s heritage and
tradition that one really can’t enquire
without attending Basic Training. My
time at Fort Leonard Wood honed my
skills as well made me aware of my
weakness as a soldier and as a leader. Ba-
sic was a humbling experience I will
never forget and it is also one that
changes your view point on the world
around you.
Cadet Peterson
tary academy cadets
and exchange ideas
and experiences that
differ due to me be-
ing an ROTC cadet. I
received live weapons
training, Land naviga-
tion experience, Intro
to Patrolling, Squad
I attended West-
point Academy for Cadet
Field Training (CFT). I
went from the beginning
of June until the end of
July. This experience was
extremely challenging,
but amazing. I had the
opportunity to meet Mili-
STX. Most impor-
tantly I had an NCO
class that taught us the
importance of our
NCO's. The rigorous
training was well
worth it and i would
recommend others to
attend.
that I would never for-
get. The first week
opened up as ground
week, where we
learned basic parachute
landing falls. Then
training went on to
tower week, in which
we jumped from a 30’
and 250’ tower. Then
the best week came,
jump week! There is
no greater feeling in
the world than feeling
your parachute deploy
1500 feet in the sky!
Although it was hot
long days and cold
short nights I still en-
joyed the training. Air-
borne, there’s nothing
like it….ON EARTH!
My name Is
Cadet Justin Jennings
and I am a MSIII,
studying Criminal Jus-
tice. This past summer
I was awarded the op-
portunity to attend the
US Army Airborne
School at Ft Benning
GA. It was an adrena-
line rush experience
ABOVE: Cadet Bullock at West-
point training Graduation.
S u m m e r 2 0 1 1 C o n t i n u e d
W E S T P O I N T A C A D E M Y
P a g e 5
A - I - R - B - O - R - N - E ! ! ! !
ABOVE: Cadet Peterson at Basic
Training Graduation
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B A S I C T R A I N I N G
BELOW: Cadet Jennings at Air-
borne School Graduation
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Cadet Troop Leading
Training is an experi-
ence where cadets can
shadow a newly com-
missioned lieutenant at
a real time active duty
unit for 3 to 4 weeks
and receive valuable
hands on training. This
give cadets a chance to
see what work life
could possibly be like
with in the next few
years for them. We
had 3 cadets attend in
different Army bases
around the country.
Cdt Szabo, Rosario,
and Chipchase. Here
are a few words from
Cdt Szabo and Cadet
Rosario on their ex-
perience of CTLT.
I learned so much be-
ing able to see what the
jobs of a lieutenant
were on a day to day
basis. I was able to
conduct PT, attend
meetings every week
with company com-
mander, my NCO’s
weekly meetings. I had
two things I liked the
most of my experience,
I attended CTLT in my
home town of Fort
Bragg. I shadowed
Lieutenant Daniels a
graduate of Fayetteville
State University (2009).
My experience con-
sisted of early mornings,
long days, and very
valuable experience I
will never be able to
obtain any other chance.
first I was able to get
CPR certified, and I was
among 5 females on the
entire bas of Fort Bragg
to test the new Army
Physical Fitness test. All
in all, I enjoyed my
times as a cadet, and be-
ing able to see the other
side of being a soldier in
my hometown where I
grew up.
this unit I experienced
so much to include:
EGRESS training (roll
over training), FTX
(Administering IV’s),
Loading and unloading
a casualty (HUM-V),
Convoy’s/ Motorpool
operations, XO Meet-
ing, training meeting,
and NCO meetings.
“One of the largest
tasks/ most important
tasks is to further de-
velop others.” With this
moto kept in mind I
was able to take advan-
tage of all the interest-
ing training they of-
fered and I was able to
spend a day at the
VET, which was just a
stepping stone to my
dream coming true.
I’m Cadet Shayla
Szabo and I am a Pre-
Veterinarian Med Ma-
jor. This summer I at-
tended CTLT in Fort
Bliss, Texas. I had the
opportunity of shadow-
ing LT Vega, & LT
King of the Charlie
Company Cobras Com-
bat Medical Unit. Dur-
ing my 3 weeks with
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“It is your duty
as a leader to
train and prepare
your soldiers in
every aspect
possible- It
could save their
life.”
ABOVE: Cadet Szabo inserting
an IV to a solider.
F a l l 2 0 1 1
8 2 n d A i r b o r n e m e d i c
C o m b a t M e d i c i n T e x a s
ABOVE: Cadet Rosario
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OCTOBER P a g e 7
LAND NAVIGATION
Land Navigation
is an essential tool for all
cadets to be able to pass
LDAC. Because of this
essential task the Trojan
Warrior Battalion makes
sure to give cadets
plenty of opportunities
to practice and pass
Land Navigation in nu-
merous courses around
the state of Virginia. On
September 10th, 2011,
was the first opportunity
for the Trojan Warrior
Battalion to test their
knowledge on Fort Lee’s
Land Navigation course.
Although it was most
cadets first time, it was a
major success. On Octo-
ber 1st, 2011, the Trojan
Warrior Battalion placed
their fears aside and
learned to have confi-
dence in their pace
counts and directions of
“Leadership is the
art of getting
someone else to do
something you want
done because he
wants to do it. ”
their compasses, as they
were placed on a diffi-
cult course at fort A. P.
Hill, Virginia. Everyone
was given the opportu-
nity to negotiate the
course by themselves.
MSIII’s had the chal-
lenge of negotiating the
course on their own
while MSI and MSII’s
were placed in small
groups with a strong and
confident MS IV to lead
them through the course.
Traveling through deep
waters, swamps, rocky
roads and thorn patches
cadets were given a
chance to test their will-
ingness, passion and de-
sire to commission in
the United States Army.
You can check out more
photo’s at our Facebook
site.
BELOW: Cadet’s at Fort A. P. Hill
Before they Take off for night Land
Navigation.
ABOVE: Cadet’s plot points before going out for day
Land Navigation.
ABOVE: Cadet’s Browne, Jennings, and Remis before
night Land Navigation
By: Cadet Monica Rosario
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F a c i n g Y o u r
F e a r s
C W S T T r a i n i n g
OCTOBER P a g e 8
A P F T P t t e s t
each
event (50 points per event in
order to graduate Army Basic
Training). The Trojan Warrior
Battalions goal include cadets
maintaining a presentable
physical demeanor and remain
combat efficient.
On October 5th and 6th,
the Trojan
Warrior Battal-
ion tested their
physical capa-
bilities by ad-
ministering an
APFT. According to MSII,
Cadet Everett, the APFT was
a strenuous challenge that
caused him to exert muscles
he never really used before. “I
felt like I was doing more than
I did, those two minutes turn
into forever down there,” he
grinned. “Next time, I will
come back stronger”, he
APFT which stands for
Army Physical Fitness Test is a
test designed to measure the mus-
cular strength, endurance, and
cardiovascular respiratory fitness
of cadets in the Trojan Warrior
Battalion. Cadets are scored
based on their performance in
three events which are measured:
push-ups, sit-ups, and a timed two
-mile run. Cadets are required to
score a minimum of 60 points on
stated. The
next APFT will be conducted
on November 5th for MSIII’s
and November 7th for MS I
and MSII personnel. If you
wish to join the Trojan Warrior
Battalion, we are behind Foster
hall every Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday. We encourage
students to come out and enjoy
working out with us. You can
check out more photo’s at our
ABOVE: Cadet Peterson pushing out his
pushups
BELOW: Cadet Ibrahim gives inspira-
tional congratulations with the MSI’s
& MSII’s after their PT test.
“PT is free, one
only gets what they
puts into it.”
Prior to commissioning all cadets are required to possess certain water
survival skills. CWST which stands for Combat Water Survival Training is a
thorough assessment of apprehending realistic scenarios one may come across as
a leader in the US Army. Each semester all cadets are required to attend a water
survival techniques class. All newly commissioned officers
must be able to swim. At LDAC, Water survival training is
essential in order to pass the entire course. It will be your
last phase, and for those not confident in CWST training, It
may be a challenge; but not for TROJAN WARRIOR’s.
There are various stations, the Cadets are tested in. They must successfully tread wa-
ter for 5 minutes, complete the don and ditch, swim 15 meters across the
pool with their weapon, and a blindfolded dive with possession of their
weapon. Every other Tuesday, CWST gives the Cadets in the Trojan War-
rior Battalion the opportunity to pass these events as a commissioning re-
quirement. You can check out more photo’s at our Facebook Site.
ABOVE: Cadet Friend
swiming.
RIGHT:
Cadet
Davis
JUMPS!!
By: Cadet Monica Rosario
By: Cadet Monica Rosario
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like General Bingham,
Major General Hodge,
and SGM Seay, AIT
Soldiers from Fort Lee,
Retired Personnel, and
Trojan Warrior Battal-
ion cadets, just to name
a few. The Military
Appreciation celebra-
tion included the Tro-
jan Warrior Battalion
presenting the color
Guard at the beginning
of the game, Coin toss
by Major General
Hodge and fellow ac-
quaintances, Fort Lee
detachment firing the
canon, buses loaded
with AIT Soldiers from
Fort Lee. The Univer-
sity also took the time
On September 24th,
2011 the Trojan War-
rior Battalion along
with Students Athletics
had the honor of host-
ing the Annual Mili-
tary Appreciation foot
ball game. We played
and defeated the
Chowan Hawlks. This
game included guest
F E A T U R E S T O R Y : M I L I T A R Y
A P P R E C H I A T I O N G A M E
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to recognize some
wounded warriors while
the award winning Tro-
jan Explosion Marching
band played music fill-
ing the ear’s of the
crowd as they provided
good music for the en-
tire game. Check out our
Facebook Site for more
pictures.
Pictures taken by Cadet Jerrico Johnson
By: Cadet Monica Rosario
G O T R O J A N S ! ! !
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Special Interest
Alumni, Friends, Faculty, & staff of VSU Army R.O.T.C. We are happy to welcome our
new column, “Messages From the Field.” We want to include your news in the alumni section,
where names of alumni are listed. Write to us about your recent location, awards, marriages, births
and other noteworthy accomplishments or changes. Be sure to include your graduation year and
contact information. “OLD” photographs are particularly interesting. If you have any, please email
them to LTC Dan Maloney at [email protected] Photographs are much appreciated and go a long
way to enhance our communication.
Cadet Rosario
Public Affairs Officer
Editor’s Corner
Past events
*Land Navigation (September 10th @ Fort Lee)
*Military Appreciation Foot Ball game (September 24th )
*Bake sale (September 28th )
*Social with LTC Maloney and Family (October 18th )
Up & Coming Trojan Warrior Battalion Training events
*Ranger Challenge (October 21st – 23rd)*
*Homecoming Parade & Game (October 29th)
*Physical Fitness APFT Test (November 2nd)
*Fall FTX (November 4th – 6th)
Contact information: Virginia State University Army ROTC
Business Address:
JB Bolling Building
Carter G. Wilson Avenue,
Petersburg, VA 23806
Office: (804) 524 5537
Fax: (804) 524 5844
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.vsu.edu
Enrolment & Scholarship opportunities
Kimberly S. Miller
CPT, MS
Recruiting Operations Officer
(804) 524 5537 Office
(804) 524 5844 Fax
Email: [email protected]
The Virginia State University Trojan Warrior
Battalion Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(ROTC) Program is an award-winning, leader-
producing department that supplies future leaders
to the United States Army, community and busi-
ness world.
LEFT: VSU
ROTC LOGO
created by
Cadet
Dominic
Brown
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