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Paladin Battalion Conducts Fall FTX By Cadet Kevin Holliday GREENVILLE, SC On November 2, 2012, the Paladin Battalion began its Fall Field Training Exercise, their most important training event of the year. 51 Cadets assembled outside the Bryan Center for Military Science on a nice fall afternoon and boarded a bus for Fort Jackson. Once at Fort Jackson, the Cadets disembarked from the bus and placed their rucksacks in two patrol base areas in the woods of Ft. Jackson. A patrol base is position set up when a squad or platoon conducting a patrol halts for an extended period of time. The familiarization of a patrol base is needed to develop the Cadet’s knowledge and leadership skills for those environments in which graduates may have to conduct operations. From there, selected MS-IIs (Military Science Class II) teamed up with MS-IVs to teach the other Cadets classes in field craft. The classes covered basic necessities of how to survive in the field: hygiene, foot care, and shelter being some of the topics covered. Once it had become dark, the Cadets enjoyed a hot meal and then had the opportunity to build hooches (shelters made with their ponchos) with their battle buddy while in their patrol bases. More |
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Rappelling Lab Tests Cadets at Furman Furman Cadet PAO Office By Cadet Kevin Holliday GREENVILLE, SC — 60 Cadets assigned to The Paladin Battalion, Furman University Army ROTC, conducted a rappelling lab at the Berea Fire Department training tower on September 24th, 2012. The purpose of the training event was to allow Cadets to overcome fears and build confidence in their abilities and to teach Cadets about the valuable military skill of rappelling, which is a controlled descent from an aircraft, down a cliff, building or other vertical obstacle using ropes. Cadet Jordan Beck, a freshman, commented on the training afterwards, he said, “I feel that for a lot of cadets completing the rappelling course was a huge confidence booster that allowed most to conquer one of their fears, allowed them to learn something about themselves, and it strengthened mental toughness. It was a really great exercise.” Most of the Cadets leading the training were graduates of the U.S. Army Air Assault School, which is focused on rappelling as well as establishing helicopter-landing zones and sling-loading equipment. This 11-day course is physically and mentally demanding, and graduates are awarded the coveted Air Assault Badge. More |
Greer Soldier "Bo" Hicks Killed in Afghanistan By Jenny Arnold Spartanburg SC A soldier from Greer was killed in Afghanistan on Friday when his unit was attacked by enemy forces, according to the Department of Defense. U.S. Army Sgt. Channing B. Hicks, 24, of Greer and U.S. Army Spc. Joseph A. Richardson of Booneville, Ark., 23, died Friday in Paktika province. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Riley, Kansas. Officials say the men died from injuries they suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Hicks, known as “Bo” to family and friends, grew up in Greer and graduated from Greer High School in 2006, where he played football. Greer High School athletic director Travis Perry knew Bo Hicks and grew up with Hicks' father, Chan Hicks Sr. “He was really a fine young man,” Perry said Sunday. “He was always, ‘Yes, sir. No, sir.' He was a quiet kid and didn't play a whole lot, but he played for our scout team and found a way to contribute. He was part of the foundation of our team, helping the other players prepare for the games each week.” Perry said he spoke to Hicks' father early Saturday. The family left early Sunday morning for Dover, Md., to meet the plane carrying Hicks' body back to the United States. More |
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Furman ROTC Battalion holds its own in Ranger Challenge by Erika Haavie, Contributing Writer FURMAN.edu A squad of Furman Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets finished in fourth place October 26-27 in the 2012 Ranger Challenge held at Fort Pickett in Virginia. The Ranger Challenge is a two-day competition designed to test cadets’ ability to perform military tasks under demanding conditions. It involved 20 nine-member teams, each with two alternate members. Teams competed in such contests as rifle marksmanship, land navigation, a hand grenade assault course, an obstacle course, first aid, radio communications, a rope bridge, and long range movement. Events were located throughout Fort Pickett, and cadets were not told the route. Upon completion of each station they received the coordinates for their next location, and their movements were timed. Teams were penalized for failing to complete each station properly. The Furman team earned the top score at the hand grenade assault course, which tested their knowledge of different grenades and their ability to employ them effectively in a combat situation. “I am extremely proud of the Paladins’ performance at this year’s Ranger Challenge competition. They have been training hard all semester under the leadership of Cadet Daniel Myles, and they truly demonstrated a ‘never-quit’ attitude during this demanding event,” said Lt. Col. Tom Gilleran, professor of military science. “They represented our battalion and Furman with distinction.” More |
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