SCARLET KNIGHT BATTALION

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 OCTOBER 2017

FROM THE CADET BATTALION COMMANDER

By C/LTC Stephen Morancie ter I’ve spent at Rutgers. tunity make some of your This year marks the start of For me, college and ROTC closest friends, who you’ll INSIDE THIS ISSUE: a concerted effort to safe- are inexorably linked. It was have the privilege of serving the Scarlet Knight battalion with after graduation. guard the institutional BASIC AND 2 that gave me the opportuni- ADVANCED CAMP knowledge each class devel- I say “can” because none of ty to go to college in the ops during its time in the these things are a given. The CADET SUMMERS 2 first place. When you enter battalion. Juniors are not program requires a lot more college as a SKBN cadet, just rotating through com- grit than anything else on you don’t come in blind like RANGER CHALLENGE 3 pany leadership positions; campus. Army Officers are everyone else. You become they are now being attached expected to be self motivat- part of an organization of GERMAN ARMED FORCES 3 to the battalion staff to ing and disciplined; you will PROFICIENCY BADGE leaders and mentors com- jumpstart their learning as be held to the same stand- mitted to your growth and DAY IN THE LIFE 3 future MS4’s. Continuity ards. However, if you have OF A NEW CADET professional development. books have been created for the drive the dedicated This program can teach you CALENDAR OF 4 every position to help fu- team of cadre and seniors everything from discipline, EVENTS ture classes build upon the will give you the education tactics, time management; lessons of those before you need to achieve your and above all, leadership. them. goal of commissioning. That During the years you spend is my promise to you. I look I’ve been a part of this or- here you’ll have the oppor- ganization for every semes- forward to serving with you FROM THE PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE By MAJ Kevin Siegrist PMS Scarlet Knight supporters, I’m glad we’re able to con- and MS Is into the Scarlet Knight Battalion. tinue sharing the story of this battalion. New to Cadet Command, I am learning just how impressive it is to be We continue to build a sense of pride through standards and a part of this organization developing these emerging discipline, focusing on cadet and cadre development, conducting all leaders.Along with our events through a tactical lens understanding training management, new SMI, MSG James and preparing these Cadets to Knight, I am quickly be leaders in the Total Army learning the magnitude and the community.With of these positions as we motivated Cadets, focused and see the MS IVs develop- professional Cadre, this will be ing themselves as lead- a terrific year! ers, leading the MS IIIs “RU Motivated!” in their preparation for summer training, and integrating the MS IIs PAGE 2 SCARLET KNIGHT BATTALION

BASIC AND ADVANCED CAMP

By C/SSG Serene Farj situational training exercise one week before the trainees Basic Camp is a month-long (STX) lanes. One of the cul- to prepare their barracks, Cadet Summer Training op- minating, and certainly most meet the platoon leader they portunity (CST) held at Ft. anticipated, events is branch will shadow, learn how to Knox, Kentucky for newly brief day, where representa- properly counsel, and create enrolled ROTC cadets from tives share their experiences strategies for developing high- across the country. CST al- from each of the 17 Army ly motivated and successful lows trainees to challenge branches. leaders. While each day, for trainers and trainees alike, themselves physically, get In addition to attending CST presents a new challenge, it hands-on time with weapons, as a trainee, there is the inte- also presents an even greater, build camaraderie through gration of third year (MS3) more humbling, opportunity obstacle courses, gain confi- ROTC cadets as mentors, to learn and grow from one dence in their land navigation more formally referred to as another. skills, and develop as tactical- trainers. Assuming this role ly proficient leaders through requires Cadets to show up

CADET SUMMER TRAINING By C/SSG Megan Harrison ing (BCT) and that it would son. Of course, there were I had a lot of expectations of come to be one of the best days that made me question what Basic Combat Training experiences of my life. I the kind of person I really would be like going into learned so much about myself was. “Embrace the suck” it. Even growing up as a little and the type of person I aspire “Kill ‘em with motivation” kid my mother would threat- to be. My Drill Sergeants These were sayings that got en to send me away to “boot represent the best of the Ar- me through the hard camp” if I did not behave my- my and I will be forever times. With the right battle self. She knew that those grateful of their service to this buddies and attitude, I made Drill Sergeants would teach country. Learning the Army it through the toughest chal- me a thing or two about disci- Values: Loyalty, Duty, Re- lenge life has thrown at me so pline, among other spect, Selfless Service, Hon- far. For those who are about things. Little did I know that or, Integrity, and Personal to start their BCT experience, I would grow up one day and Courage taught me how to be I wish them good luck. graduate Basic Combat Train- a Soldier and a better per- VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3

RANGER CHALLENGE TEAM

By C/CPL Madelyn Gagliardi The competition is one week- team is assessed as a unit. Rutgers Rangers bring their Every fall semester, an elite end long and is held every When it comes to the ruck A-game to Fort Dix on Oc- group of Cadets from the October. Its events test each march, we are only as fast as tober 14th and 15th. All Scarlet Knight Battalion takes cadets’ competency in soldier our slowest teammate, which Scarlet Knight cadets are on the Ranger Challenge skills such as weapons sometimes means that the encouraged to come and competition at Fort Dix. To knowledge, one rope bridge, stronger members of the cheer on the team as we become a Rutgers Ranger, and land navigation. Not only team may have to carry that fight with all of the North- one must conduct a try-out is it a mental test but a physi- slower person’s ruck so they east for first place and the that consists of a five mile cal one, as well, with events can run faster. The same thing opportunity to participate in ruck march, one minute of such as an obstacle course and applies to the obstacle course the Sandhurst competition push-ups, sit-ups, and pull- a seven mile ruck march. where some obstacles are at West Point. Teamwork is the most im- taller than the shortest person ups. Not only must each can- The Scarlet Knight Battalion didate complete these events portant aspect of the competi- on the team. tion. Although each individual took 6th place out of 43 but be proficient in them Many schools on the east brings their own skills and schools! amongst their peers. coast participate in the com- knowledge to the table, the petition, so it is crucial that Go Scarlet Knights! GERMAN ARMED FORCES PROFICIENCY BADGE

By C/CPL Niall Cullen seconds, a 1000m sprint un- bronze, silver, or gold badge der 6:30 minutes, a 12km to display on their Army This past spring, the Scarlet ruck with at least 33 lbs. un- Service Uniform. The tests Knight Battalion conducted der 120 minutes, a 100m were physically and mental- testing for the German swim in ACUs in under 4 ly challenging, requiring Armed Forces Badge for Mili- minutes then undress in the cadets to push themselves to tary Proficiency, a physical water, a pistol marksmanship their limits. On September and mental test offered to all test at 25m needing to hit at 8th, thirty-two Cadets were Soldiers in the German Army, least 3 targets, and NBC awarded the badge by a rep- or the Bundeswehr. The test MOPP qualification. Depend- resentative from the Bun- consists of a sprint event of ing on what score the partici- deswehr, and they now 11x10m under 60 seconds, a pant achieves in each event, proudly display this badge flexed arm hang of at least 44 they will be awarded a on their uniforms.

LIFE AS A NEW CADET TO THE PROGRAM By C/PVT Ed Han military officership course Avenue. I then begin my once a week. training, which ranges from 4 some time from your every- Although this program might mile runs to push ups, sit ups, day, life as a college student is seem a bit intense, my life as My typical day goes like this. I and pull ups to tire flips. And not much different from eve- a college student is not that wake up around five in the once 7:30 rolls around, I ryone else's. And because of different compared to every- morning and start getting catch the F bus back home to ROTC, I have met some fan- one else's, but I do wake up ready for physical training. Cook Campus where I take a tastic people and participated earlier than most. I spend two Although training itself shower and begin my student in great activities I would not hours Monday to Thursday doesn’t start until 6:15, I life just as anyone else would. have been able to do as a reg- doing physical training, I need to catch the Knight ular civilian. spend the first half of my Fri- Mover to get to the Army As you can see, although the days doing labs, and I attend a ROTC building at College ROTC program does require The Rutgers University Scarlet Knight Army ROTC Battalion inherits a rich military history dating back to the defense of the Raritan River banks and the SCARLET KNIGHT Jersey Shore during the Revolutionary War. Since then, Rutgers students have BATTALION served in the Civil War, World War I (to include a Student Army Training 157 COLLEGE AVE Corps on campus), and World War II, where an Army Training Program was NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 established at Camp Kilmer, now known as Livingston Campus. Since Army ROTC’s national inception in 1916, the Scarlet Knight Battalion has commissioned thousands of officers in defense of our nation. Notable graduates Phone: 848-932-3217 include General (Retired) Frederick Kroesen, Lieutenant General (Retired) Email: [email protected] Patricia Frost, Brigadier General (Retired) Bruce Bingham, and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Colonel (Retired) Jack Jacobs. SKBN Cadets comes from a F IND US AT: variety of backgrounds and aca- demic majors—from Musical WWW. ARMYROTC. RUTGERS. EDU Theater to Financial Account- ing—and are active student leaders in the Rutgers commu- F OLLOW US ON F ACEBOOK AT: nity. 41% of the Cadets serve R UTGERS A RMY ROTC as active members of the New (SCARLET K NIGHT B ATTALION) Jersey National Guard.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1 NOVEMBER: 4 DECEMBER: 1 SEPTEMBER: AUSA ANNUAL MUSTER CADET CHANGE OF COMMAND TRI-SERVICE ORIENTATION 14-17 NOVEMBER: 7 DECEMBER: 16 SEPTEMBER: CLASS OF 2018 BRANCH RESULTS DINING IN MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY, 22 NOVEMBER: 6-8 APRIL: POW/MIA RUN TURKEY BOWL COMBINED FIELD TRAINING EX- ERCISE 27-29 OCTOBER: 1 DECEMBER: 15 MAY: BATTALION FIELD TRAINING EX- STAFF RIDE ERCISE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY