Spring FTX 2010

On April 16-April 18, UW-Madison Army ROTC went to Ft. McCoy for their spring field training exercise (FTX). They conducted night land nav, situational training exercises (STX), and patrolling. During night land nav, cadets are given 5 points they must find with only a map, compass, and protractor. They must find at least 3 out of 5 in order to pass. During STX lanes, the MS IIIs (juniors), are given a mission, such as conducting an attack, ambush, recon, etc, and must lead their squad to complete that mission. During the STX lane, different variables that change the missiion are given, and the squad leader must respond to the change quickly to successfully complete that mission. Patrolling consists of a larger element called a platoon rather than a squad, and the patrol leader must work with the assistant patrol leader and 2 squad leaders to complete the mission they were given.