Friday, March 19, 2010
ROTC cadets earn foreign military badge
USI ROTC cadets Erin Richardt, Collette Damler, and Rachel Wertz, pose with Karl-Heinz Grenzebach, Sergeant Major German Army.
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Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 The three-day competition required cadets to complete a variety of activities, including a physical and moral evaluation, a 200-meter swim, a 25-meter marksmanship test with a 9mm pistol, a German sports test, and an 18.6-mile road march with a 30-pound rucksack. More than 500 cadets from ROTC programs across the nation participated in the event held in Camp Atterbury, Indiana and on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, Indiana. Cadets who successfully completed the competition earned a gold, silver, or bronze German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Awards were base on a cadet's score and road march time. USI cadets who received gold metals were Collette Damler of Brownsburg, Erin Richardt of Boonville, and Rachel Wertz of Bloomington. "The German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Competition tests an individuals overall physical and mental toughness," said Major Nathaniel Skelly, commanding officer of the USI ROTC program. "The competition is a great and rare opportunity for Army ROTC cadets to earn a foreign military badge that can be worn on their uniform for the rest of their career." Other USI ROTC cadets who participated in the competition were Raul Baylon of Evansville and Brett Purlee and Brandon Seiber of Indianapolis. |
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