Army ROTC Fall 2017

PHYSICAL FITNESS ROTC HOMECOMING APFT Results (AVG)

MSI: 183 2017

MSII: 248 DEAR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY: MSIII: 215 Murray State University Army ROTC would like to invite MSIV: 252 you to join us on October 28th, 2017, to celebrate the annual MSV: 257

Special congratulaons to Cadet Homecoming at Roy . This year, following the Bell, Cadet Chinn and Cadet Woode for scoring 300 out of Tent City fesvies, the Racers will take on the Eastern 300 points! University Colonels at 3:00 PM. Please come and

support the and Army ROTC.

Homecoming Schedule of Key Events

28Oct: 9:30am – Homecoming Parade - Downtown Murray

28Oct: 11:00am – 2:30pm Tent City -

28Oct: 2:45pm – Homecoming King and Queen Coronaon - Roy Stewart Stadium 28Oct: 3:00pm – Football game vs. EKU - Roy Stewart Stadium

The Murray State University Army ROTC program is

connuing to provide opportunies for professional growth

and academic development though extracurricular programs

and military focused curriculum. Over the summer, our Cadets parcipated in several

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Cadet Command sponsored programs designed to broaden their scope of experience.

These programs included the Cadet Troop Leader Training Program and the Cultural

Understanding & Leadership Program.

By exposing the Cadets to a broad range of cultural and professional experiences,

during their student years, Army ROTC seeks to expand their praccal understanding of

military organizaons and the world they will confront as Army officers. It is an excing

experience for our Cadets and we are proud to share their stories.

CADET JOSH FRIEDRICH – CTLT ASSIGNMENT TO KOREA:

Cadet Josh Friedrich is a senior in the ROTC

program, he is pursuing a degree in Business

Administraon and is aempng to branch Acve

Duty Aviaon. He was given the opportunity to

have a boarding assignment known as Cadet Troop

Leader Training (CTLT). The purpose of the

assignment is to offer Cadets a chance to shadow

a platoon leader and have a deepened

understanding of how Army leadership funcons.

“While in South Korea I worked with the 1/9 CAV Mechanized Infantry where we

spent the enre me in the field training. This was unfortunately during monsoon

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season! I worked with Bradleys during

their qualificaon ranges as well as

maneuver with their dismounted

elements. Being prior enlisted in Light-

Infantry, this experience was eye-

opening to me. I was able to see how the mechanized world worked in relaon to Light-

Infantry. While working with the dismounts I was able to supervise, run their team, and

perform Squad live-fire exercises at two different ranges. Overall, it was a great

experience. This is what many would call, “Good Training”. ”

CADET BELL- CTLT ASSIGNMENT TO FORT MYERS:

Cadet Daniel Bell is from the small

town of Olaton, Kentucky. He is senior

pursuing a degree in Animal Science and

aempng to obtain Acve Duty Infantry as

his branch of choice. He was also given the

opportunity to have a boarding assignment

of Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT).

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“During this past summer, I was afforded the opportunity to spend three weeks

at Fort Myers Virginia under the mentorship of a U.S. Army Transportaon Lieutenant.

Fort Myers is located on the Potomac River directly across from Washington D.C. and is

the home staon of the 3rd Infantry also known as the Old Guard. With only a short

walk, I was able to visit the many monuments, museums, and parks in our naon's

capital on the weekends. The highlight of my self-guided tour of Washington D.C. was

seeing the original Declaraon of Independence and the Star-Spangled Banner.

While at Fort Myers I met several disnguished individuals

including a Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Army and the Chief of

Staff of the Army, General Mark Milley. I was also able to tour the

Caisson Stable, which houses the Army’s horses that are used in

Arlington funerals. Addionally, on my final week at Fort Myers, I

aended “Twilight Taoo” which was an exhibion of the Army Drill

Team and the Rifle and Drum Corps.”

CADET FAITH PEET- CULP ASSIGNMENT TO LATVIA:

Cadet Faith Peet is a sophomore in the ROTC

program pursuing a Pre-Vet career course while also

hoping to branch Medical Services. She parcipated in a

CULP assignment that’s main purpose is to place Cadets

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in a foreign country that will provide a different language

and culture than they are used to.

“I was the only applicant from my university for

CULP, and I was going off the recommendaon from a

fellow Cadet, who had gone the previous year. The

internaonal flight we took was hecc as such a large

group, but I personally enjoyed it because it was my

first. The next part of our mission was humanitarian

service, where we went to chop wood for the winter

for an orphanage. We also went to work on a nature

habitat for a fox in an open zoo in Latvia. This was my

favorite me because not only did we work with the

locals but we saw the country side culture and parts of

their society that’s not oen thought about. The final

phase was probably the best out of all and that was the

cultural expanding and traveling around Latvia. The

overall experience provided gave me a cultural base that

will be ulized every step of my future career as an

Officer in the United States military.”

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AFTERWARD:

Do you have any quesons, comments, or concerns? Do you see something you really like or know of something that could help improve this newsleer? Please let me, Cadet Daniel Chrisan, know, and I will do my best to incorporate your idea. A special thank you to each and every one of you for making this possible. We hope to see you at Homecoming this year!

GO RACERS!

Respecully,

Daniel Chrisan

Murray State University Army ROTC Public Affairs Officer

211 Blackburn Science Building,

Murray, Kentucky, 42071

(270) 809-5061

[email protected]

murraystate.edu/rotc

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