Badger ROTC Fall FTX 2012

The Badger Battalion conducted their Fall Semester Field Training Exercise (FTX) the last weekend in September at Ft. McCoy, WI.

The weekend started with land navigation for all participating and contracted cadets on Friday. On Saturday, the MS III cadets conducted M16 weapons familiarization while the MS Is and MS IIs were challenged on the obstacle course. Prior to night land navigation on the second night the cadets enjoyed a cookout consisting of brats and burgers before heading out in the rain to find their points. Additional training for the following Ranger Challenge weekend occurred on Sunday in conjunction with weapons cleaning.

Overall, it was a successful weekend and the cadets returned exhausted but better trained as future leaders.

Badger ROTC Orientation 2012

Badger Battalion welcomes new Students and Cadets with our annual Kick-Off Orientation Event. This year, in honor of cadre member Major Brown(s) success on CBS Amazing Race, the Cadets conducted an ROTC version of the competition. The Cadets were divided into teams (with names ranging from Running Rebels to French Toast) and had to perform a variety of physical and mental challenges all over the campus over a course of 5 miles. By the end of the day, some questioned whether they had the stamina to last the rest of the year in ROTC, but most would agree that it was a race to remember.

Badger Battalion would like to welcome the following new cadets that contracted in to the program this semester, Fall 2012:

MSI: CDT Russell, CDT Donovan, CDT White, CDT Matzke
MSII: CDT Grolemund, CDT Wozniak, CDT Biddle, CDT Kramlich
MSIII: CDT Arndt, CDT Villacortaguerra