ISSUE: 01
SEPT 2011
THE ARETÉ NEWS
STRIKING KNOWLEDGE TO CADETS WITHIN THE 49ER BATTALION
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member
of a team. I serve the people
of the United States and live
the Army Values.
I will always place the
mission first.
I will never accept
defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen
comrade.
I am disciplined, physically
and mentally tough, trained
and proficient in my warrior
tasks and drills. I always
maintain my arms, my
equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a
professional.
I stand ready to deploy,
engage, and destroy the
enemies of the United States
of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom
and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
Greetings from the
Commander:
Dear Cadets,
I want to formally welcome all new and returning cadets to
the 2011-2012 year of the 49er Battalion. I see this year as an
opportunity for this battalion to grow and attain new
heights while building on the achievements and success of
last year. The many new cadets joining the program this
year is proof of the steady and continuous growth of the
49er Battalion, and as the cadet commander for this year I
want to thank and wish all new cadets luck in your new
journey to commission as Army officers. With a large class
of MS IVs returning this year to mentor underclassmen I see
nothing but great success for this year. Achieving the goals
and expectations for the battalion this year
will not be an easy task, but through
hard work and determination the sky is
the limit for us. I look forward to taking
on these new challenges with you, and
setting a higher standard for future
classes to build upon. Good luck to you
all and let’s make this most successful
year to date in 49er Battalion history.
c/BC James Ferguson
UNCC Army ROTC’s Organizations
TO JOIN:
-Junior or Senior class
standing
-Top 20% on OML,
GPA, and must
exemplify leadership
qualities found in the
Five Stars.
For more information:
c/CPT Patrick Goold
Scabbard & Blade
pgoold@uncc.edu
The National Honor Society of
Scabbard and Blade is a joint service
honor society that unites cadets and
midshipmen from over the nation in
military excellence. Established in
1905 Scabbard & Blade has grown to
include well over 140,000 active and
alumni members and is the only
collegiate military honor society
recognized and accredited by the
Association of College Honor Societies
(ACHS).
At
UNC
Charlotte,
Scabbard & Blade strives to develop
and unit cadets from all military
branches
professionally
and
academically through active peer
and community service based
mentorship
and
development.
Through this, it is the company’s
intent to develop cadets to not only
meet the expected standards of the
US Military’s Profession of Arms,
but EXCEED them in their active
pursuit
of
military
officer
development in the ever changing
21st Century operating environment.
Five Stars!
RANGER COMPANY
Scabbard & Blade
Ranger Company is an organization that
is open to any cadet wishing to
participate. The 49er Battalion Ranger
Company
focuses
on
developing
physical fitness, and general knowledge
military such as patrolling tactics and
land navigation. Along with the Ranger
Company, a specific Ranger Challenge
Team is selected each year from the top
ten cadets to participate in the annual
Ranger Challenge Competition. This
competition is a highly competitive
competition that tests general military
knowledge, land navigation skills,
physical fitness and team camaraderie.
Ranger Company members are focused
on personal development and motivated
to be the best of the best. Ranger
Company members are often called on to
volunteer and help with different ROTC
functions each semester, and are looked
on to lead the way for all other cadets in
the 49er Battalion by setting the standard
of what a cadet should be.
Ranger Company has
been gradually growing
over the last few years
and is looking to
continue its growth
with new dedicated and c/CPT CJ Young
Ranger Company
self motivated cadets.
cyoung67@uncc.edu
PERSHING RIFLES
We are a military honor society dedicated to preserving the teachings and values of our founder, General of the
Armies, John Joseph Pershing. We allow anyone to join our midst, whether you have a military background or not.
Our primary functions are honor guards and color guards for the university and the surround areas, as well as being
a rifle drill team. We do incorporate alternate training based on our members’
expertise, if you think you can add something to our group, feel free to come out
and join us. If you are looking for a few more OML points, you can earn them by
doing color guards with the Pershing Rifles.
For more information or how to join, contact:
c/CPT Jonathan Dunlap, Pershing Rifles, jddunlap@uncc.edu
Photos from 10 September Lab
Mentorship
Program
Cadet Aumendo and Anderson
giving a lesson on the AT4
Cadet Miller showing how to
use the claymore
Practicing IMT lanes
This year we are
completely reworking the
mentorship program. We
are going to focus on
professional development
as well as academic. The
MSIV cadets will be tasked
this year with conducting
formal counseling sessions
as well as a cadet NCOER
of their MSIII mentee’s.
This will help prepare the
younger classmen for
being a senior, as well as
giving the seniors a small
taste of what they will be
expected to do as Platoon
Leaders.
Your mentor should have
contacted you. If not,
contact CDT Gregory
Painter at
gpainter@uncc.edu
Cadet Goold giving
lesson on LDAC
expectations
UPCOMING EVENTS:
29 AUG-APFT MS1/2/3
30 AUG-APFT MS4s
01 SEPT- Panther Game
03 SEPT- Panther Game
10 SEPT- Fall Lab 1
18 SEPT- Panther Game
19 SEPT- APFT MS1/2/3
Volunteers are still needed for the
20 SEPT- APFT MS4s
Panther Games!
25 SEPT- Panther Game
Know Your Staff
Ask a MS IV
Q: How do you feel about your overall experience at LDAC?
A: I feel that LDAC went well. I just went in with the
attitude that I was going to do everything I could to
help everyone in my squad get an overall E.
Q: What would you do differently to better prepare yourself
for LDAC?
A: The one thing that I would want to prepare more
for was the PT test. You can have a PT score of 290
here, but that doesn't mean that you are going to get
a 290 up at LDAC.
Q: Which part of your MS3 do you wish you paid closer
attention to?
A: I wish I would have paid closer attention to the
patrolling phase as well as garrison operations. Even
though you are graded by at least 6 different TACS
while you are at LDAC, your garrison TACs sees
everything that you do and do not do.
Cadet Moore is now entering his
MS IV year as Cadet Battalion
XO after completing LDAC this
past summer.
BC:
Ferguson
XO:
Moore
CSM:
Gallucci
S1:
McClean
S2:
Anderson
S3:
Clanton
S4:
Cochrane
S5:
Sykes
S6:
George
BCO:
Swanson
CCO:
Morris
ECO:
Leach
Ranger CO:
Young
Pershing Rifles:
Dunlap
Scabbard NB:
Goold
Commissioning:
Cook
Military Ball/ Fund
Caserio