Dates to Remember • Lab • February 12 • April 2

• JFTX

• March 24-27

• Spring FTX • April 15-17

• UNCC Commissioning

• May 13

• Military Ball • February 26

• Staff Ride • March 18 – 20

• Raider Meet

• March 18 - 20

49er Battalion Newsletter

• Notice the new chain of command for the battalion on the right

• PT is now being conducted Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday

• Battalion Focus PT is conducted Tuesday and Thursday

o You must attend if you cannot meet APFT, HT/WT, or body fat standards

• Winter PT’s until further notice

• Military Ball RSVP’s must be turned in 14 FEB to your instructors

• Pershing Rifles pledging process ends the second Wednesday of February.

Battalion Notes

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what

lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cadet Marenna teaching the Land Nav class during the Fall FTX.

Spring 2011 BN CoC

• BC – c/LTC Holland • XO- c/MAJ Silver • CSM- c/CSM Richards • S1- c/CPT Cermely • S2- c/CPT Chandler • S3- c/CPT Iyer A-S3-c/ CPT Marenna A-S3- c/CPT Hanabury • S4- c/CPT Pagan • S5- c/CPT Santiago • S6- c/CPT Kiviniemi

A-S6-c/ CPT Hooley • ACO- c/Moore • BCO- c/Luscombe • CCO- c/Francis

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encourage their fellow peers to take an interest in the 49er Battalion Army ROTC Program and see what it takes to be a leader in today’s world. For those peers who are interested, just have them make an appointment with MAJ Stewart and make sure they let him know that they were referred by a cadet currently in the program! If you have any questions or comments, contact MAJ Stewart or c/CPT Santiago.

Incentives Program

Pershing Rifles

This semester we are hoping to kick off the Incentives Program. Basically, any cadet who can bring in students interested in our program will have the option at the end of each semester to get some type of reward. These rewards can range from days off PT, extra credit in class, gift cards and more. For every person you bring in you can earn points based on how that student advances through our program. At the end of the semester the points are added, and you can claim your reward (s). Cadets should continue to

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. Pledging starts Jan the 12th at 1700, we will stop accepting pledges the second Wednesday of February. Cadets of ROTC, if you are looking for a few more OML points, you can earn them by doing color guards with the Perishing Rifles. Below are the dates of the remaining color guards. If you are interested, you must attend two meetings and two training sessions and be judged up to standard by the PR company. Contact c/SSG Painter or c/SSG Dunlap if interested.

Pershing Rifles Members

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in physical events such as a PT test as well as land navigation and one rope bridge. Another event is our Ranger style open PT test where we invite the campus and faculty to do a pt test with every event back to back and will be graded by our Rangers. We will award some sort of prize for the top scores. If anyone is interested in joining they can contact me at c/CPT Marenna at mmarenna@uncc.edu for more info.

Ranger Challenge

Cadet of the Semester

Ranger Challenge Team

The purpose of the Ranger Challenge Program is to challenge cadets in tough mental and physical competition, enhance leader development, develop team cohesion, develop healthy competition among the battalions, provide an avenue to improve your warrior skills, and provide a highly visible and dynamic recruiting and retention vehicle for AROTC. Plans to expand the Ranger Company to B and C CO are in the works. Events pending are our Raider Challenge Meet March 18-19 where High Schools from this county and surrounding come to compete against each other

Congratulations to the Cadets of the Semester! These cadets were chosen among their peers to represent the Battalion. They have performed exceptionally well in their classes, and prove to have great potential in becoming future leaders. These cadets are: Nicholas Bacheldor for the MS I Michael Bachman for the MS II Daniel Moore for the MS III

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