Department of Military Science-HCOB-WMU ARMY ROTC

30 April, 2008 14:14

Bronco Battalion Conducts Goldbar Stakes. This squad level competition culminated a great year of training.

Bronco Battalion held a combat dining in after Gold Bar Stakes to present awards and conduct a change of command

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Bronco Cadets Conduct Staff Ride

MS IV Cadets conducted a staff ride at Fort Meigs near Toledo, OH. This site was key to the defense of Michigan during the War of 1812.

Cadets Receive Awards

WMU Nursing Cadet Kevin Loose is recognized at the Greater Michigan Awards Banquet in Detroit. Five other Bronco Cadets also received awards recognizing outstanding achievement.

To contact the Professor of Military Science, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Phillips, call 269-387-8121 or toll free at 1-800-WMU-ROTC

To contact the Scholarship and Enrollment Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Brett Johnson call 269-387-8122 or toll free at 1-800-968-7682

To contact the Grand Rapids Enrollment Officer, Captain Aaron Combs call 616-771-9495 or toll free at 1-800-968-ROTC

Are you a Michigan National Guard Soldier attending WMU or GVSU? Contact SFC Tissue at 269-387-7918 or LTC Johnson to find out about the Simultaneous Membership Program and how you can become an officer.

Are you an Army Reserve Soldier attending WMU or GVSU? Contact SFC Gott at 269-685-0906 or LTC Johnson to find out about the Simultaneous Membership Program and how you can become an officer.

BOOMER NEWS

Congratulations to the Following High School Seniors who have accepted Four Year Army ROTC Scholarships from the Bronco Battalion!!!

Markiya Alexander, Evan Annis, Ian Durham, Brian Fricke, Kenneth Howlett, James Kaiber, Earnest Knight, Allen McCrum, James McQueen, David Minich-Castro, David Orozco, Andrew Wing, John Eske, Ross Pursifull, David Shoultz

Begining in the Fall Semester 2008, all Army ROTC Scholarship winners who reside on the WMU Kalamazoo Campus will receive a $3000 supplement for housing expenses. Contact LTC Johnson for details.

WMU Commissioned four new Second Lieutenants during our commissioning ceremony on 26 April 2008.

TACOM Visit

Bronco Cadets participated in a visit to the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command in Warren, MI. They received presentations on the latest developments in technology that the Army is fielding.

WMU ROTC Wins Order of the Founders and Patriots Outstanding Army ROTC Unit Award for 2007

WMU Army ROTC was selected by the United States Army Cadet Command as the winner of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America award for Western ROTC Region. This award is only one of three awarded nationwide. The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America is a civilian organization whose goals are to bring together those who share this common heritage, promote patriotism and a respect for the character and heroism of the founders and patriots of America, discover, collect and preserve the records, documents, monuments and history of the first colonists and their descendants and promote educational, historical and patriotic programs. The Bronco Battalion also received this award for 1997.

HOOAH! UPDATES

Gongratulations to Anne Kovach, Thomas Leiter, Joel Meyer, and Mike Pultusker who commissioned saturday April 26, 2008 as 2nd Lieutenants. Good luck on your journeys!

Pictures from the EST Dedication and Commissioning are now available for viewing in the photos section

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