As the much-anticipated
cold front finally begins to hit us
for the long term, the Guppies
take immediate action by
wrapping up and getting cozy in
their linens. Perhaps the best
example of this practice is
demonstrated by our resident
Coastie, who has taken permanent
refuge in his well-lit Coastie Cave ,
dawning his t-shirt scarf and snugly
tucked into his blanket!
While we’re sort of on the topic of
football, let’s not forget to
mention the outstanding and
undefeated Sprint Football season
that our very own CPL McGivney
contributed to! Undefeated, of
course, also means that they BEAT
NAVY! Here’s to hoping it’s a good
omen for our Army Football team
at the end of their season!
The Coastie Cave, courtesy of Guppy
Paparazzi (09 OCT)
This month, the Guppy finally
received the chance to participate
in the routinely held Mascot Race
at the recent Army Football game
against Easten Michigan! Although
she didn’t win, at least the Guppy
was able to stay out of the
wrestling match between the
other mascots, and at least the
most important rival was left in
the dust: the FROG! (ewww
frogs…
)
The G4 newsletter’s very first
edition of Where’s That Gup? (and
pretty much everything else) is
brought to you this month by
USAA and BARRIER ONE
SYSTEMS
Our Guppies on the Army Crew
team recently had their first & only
home regatta! Props to those who
came out to support them!
Determined to raise morale across
the Corps and convince everyone
to cross-branch into the Coast
Guard, Chief Kloo has agreed to
share with us some words he
routinely recites in order to stay
motivated:
Belay – to cancel an order; to stop;
to secure a line
Scuttlebutt – nautical term for a
water fountain
From left to right: CDT SGTs Kutz,
Jankovich, Kutsch(Army Crew), Warren
The Newsletter’s editor-in-chief
and his partner in crime took a
weekend out of their time to go
check out the annual Fells Point
Festival in Baltimore, MD!
This month the Newsletter’s
opening photo was one of Chief
Kloo in his natural habitat at the
beginning of the month. In the
spirit of Halloween, he decided to
do some redecorating for a new
horror movie trailer to be released
this winter! Now introducing
Coastie Cave 2.0! Starring Blue
Lights, T-shirt-worn-properly,
Tar-bucked-shaped Eskimo Hat,
and Sheets-broken-for-no-reason!
Coastie Cave 2.0 (31 OCT)
From left to right: CDT LT Collins, super
awesome waitress, CDT SGT Starkweather
This month’s maze is brought to you
by CDT LT Knepper! See if you can
solve it, and submit your attempts
to him!
This month, SGT Kates would like to
invite everyone to download his new
hit single from ITunes:
♫ SECURE TUS ♫
COMPUTADORAS
Ft. Kanye West, Biggie smalls, &
LT Knepper
How to Submit your Maze Solution:
1) Start button
2) Type “Snipping Tool”, hit Enter
3) Click & Drag around the maze
4) Click the drop-down arrow and
select a pen color
5) Draw a path through the maze!
6) Click File, Select Send to E-mail
Recipient (as attachment)
7) john.knepper@usma.edu
While on the topic of security, the
accomplishments of a fellow Guppy in
the name of security should be
mentioned. CPL Gorak & co. worked
together on developing a new Apple
App usable with iPad and iPhone
series products, Securis! This FREE
app uses 256-bit encryption to
securely store multiple accounts and
passwords. This makes for a great
alternative to writing down all your
account passwords, or trying to
memorize them. Additionally, it has a
password generator feature. In case
you’re not an Apple user, there is an
Android-compatible version in the
works. As a side note, however,
Securis was temporarily removed
from the App Store, as the recently
released iOS7 caused compatibility
issues, but stay tuned for its return!
Community Service
Company Education
Once again, the Guppies became
actively involved in community
service; this time through the
Habitat for Humanity organization.
This month, members of 1st Platoon
with assorted attachments, lead by
LT Tennis and SGT Ramirez, traveled
to Newburgh, NY to help restore
and repair a women’s shelter for
victims of abuse. The main repairs
done consisted of the removal of old
worn windows, and the
replacement of the windows with
bricks.
This month, the Guppies had a
series of informative training and
classes!
 Importance of Proper
Planning (CPL Clark)
 Active Shooter & Insider
Threat Awareness (SGT
Kolster)
 Respect in a Social Context
(LT Bye)
 Responsible Alcohol Use
(TAC Team)
CDT CPL Clark giving his Proper Planning
brief to the company
From left to right: CDT PVT Diulus, CDT CPL
Denehan, CDT SGT Ramirez & CDT SGT Paz
Community Service took a heavy toll on
some of the Guppies…
CDT SGT Kolster giving his Active Shooter &
Insider Threat briefing to the company
CDT LT Bye giving his Respect Briefing to the
company
Chaikin’s Corner
G4 TAC Team - CPT Travis & SFC Pakulak
giving training to the Guppies on the
responsible use of alcohol.
This month, the G4 Newsletter
would like to recognize all of the
outstanding Guppies who tried out
for various MIADs, and the even
more outstanding Guppies who
made the cut for different MIAD
opportunities!
CDT SGT Hansen – Georgian
Mountain School
CDT CPL Quinn – French
Commando School
CDT SGT Warren - Sandhurst
CDT SGT Warren giving it everything he
has for the Sandhurst MIAD tryouts.
This month, the G4 Newsletter
board of advisors scheduled a press
conference with the CEO, founding
member, and only remaining
member of Chaikin Enterprises©,
as all other members either
deserted, or died of excessive
exposure to greetings from CDT
PVT Chaikin. In this press
conference, we asked PVT Chaikin
how he manages to keep high
morale within his units. In
response, PVT Chaikin told us about
his “Word of the Day” routine,
where the word of the day would
start with the first letter of the
current day of the week. This
month, PVT Chaikin’s overall
favorite word of the day was:
MOTIVATION
In celebration of Halloween, PVT
Chaikin informed us that the word
of the day was Hooah! PVT Chaikin
also agreed to submit some Star
Wars trivia for the Guppies!
What is the model of the
Millennium Falcon?
CDT PVT Chaikin suited up
for Halloween.
The last week of October was very
busy for many of us, however,
several Guppies were still took
advantage of the opportunity to
travel to USAFA to support Army
Football! Although Army didn’t come
out on top, the experience, to
include the Halloween festivities
were enough to make it worthwhile.
CDT PVT Diulus won the Most
Original Costume award from her
host squadron (company) at
USAFA!.... for wearing ACUs.
This month’s sleeping beauty
should look very familiar, from last
month’s Tunnel to Towers photos.
Can anyone name that Guppy?
CDT PVT Diulus in the C-17 Cockpit
From top to bottom, left to right: CDT
1SG Salas, CDT LT Wilde, COL(Ret.)
Ragsdale, CDT PVT Diulus, CDT SGT
Hansen, CDT PVT Munsey
Up next is the G4 Newsletter’s first
guest story submission! Without
further ado, enjoy the first edition
in what could potentially become a
series, by Tree Frog Jim.
TREE FROG JIM, Volume 1
Alright, listen up everyone, I have
something to say. I have been
noticing something that a lot of
cadets do that grinds my gears, and
they probably do not even know
they are doing it. Let’s start by
answering some simple questions.
What side of the road do we drive
on? THE RIGHT! What side does a
ranking officer walk on? THE RIGHT!
So then can anyone tell me what
door you are supposed to walk out
of when entering or exiting a
building? Cause it seems like
everyone likes to just ignore the
rules and walk through the left
door. Don’t do that!!! Just the other
day Cadet John Malcolm almost lost
his hand when entering Thayer
from the Right door while someone
tried to leave through the door he
was entering (i.e. the left (wrong)
door). Fortunately, the door barely
missed him and he is still with us
today. But going through the Right
door is the Right thing to do. You
avoid awkward near misses with
other people and it’s the Right thing
to do. Going through the Right door
is a Constitutional Right! So the next
time you are about to enter or
leave a building, think about which
door you’re exiting from.
Otherwise…Good people get hurt.
Don’t forget to hit up Los Café
Hermanos. Now go forth and live a
righteous life going through the
Right door.
ROMANTIC GUPPY OF THE
MONTH
Guppy cadets are not only scholars
and athletes but also romantics.
CDT LT Choi surprised his girlfriend
with a romantic night out at a wine
tasting. The two enjoyed sampling a
variety of wines as they snacked on
cheese and crackers!
HALLOWEEN!
The final weekend of October was
dedicated to Halloween festivities!
Guppies wasted no time in suiting
up and participating in trick-ortreating, and costume contests.
Some were kind enough to
celebrate by sharing their candy!
This article is dedicated to LT. Bush
-Tree Frog Jim
From left to right, CDT PVT Savage &
CDT CPL Zhao.
CDT SGTs Kutz and Kutsch (left to right)
posing as the Beauty & the Beast!
CDTs Savage and Zhao trick-or-treating
at the SUPT’s house!
From left to right: CDT PVTs Muldoon,
Diulus, Paget, Chaikin, Park, & Clukey
The Guppies recently held a
company-wide dodge ball
tournament, by pitting platoons
against one another, and then by
pitting classes against one another!
CDTs CPLs Zhao & McGivney trick-ortreating at the COMM’s house!
CDTs Savage, Zhao, & McGivney trickor-treating at the DEAN’s house!
Guppy Athletics Monthly
Wrap-Up
As we approach the end of the
regular season of Company Athletics
and start moving towards the
championship games, here is the
current record of each of our teams!
Flag Football
Basketball
Handball
Ultimate Frisbee
Wrestling
Soccer
W
0
7
8
3
4
4
L
7
2
0
5
4
4
Tie
0
0
0
0
0
0
 8 NOV – Wine Tasting
 16 NOV – Company Trip:
Museum of Modern Art
 4 DEC – Company Dine-in
THANK YOU
A very special thanks to all
contributors to the October
Newsletter – it would not be what it
is without you all. By contributing
to the G4 Newsletter, you are also
contributing to the long-term effort
of sustaining the connections
between former Guppies and
current Guppies, as well as friends
and family of the Guppies.
GET INVOLVED! With your help, the
newsletter gets better every edition!
Please do not hesitate to contact
your local Guppy Historian in the
event of an emergency!
Or if you simply have any
suggestions, cool stories, art, or
ideas that you’d like to submit that’s
cool too.
Contact: wilbert.collins@usma.edu