By Mackensie Moore, Iowa State Daily During World War II, tens of thousands of Americans and Filipinos became prisoners of war after the Battle of Bataan, and they were forced to walk miles in the heat of the Philippine jungles to a prison camp. Many people lost their lives during the trek, and for … Continue reading Memorial March: Army ROTC cadets honor WWII Death March survivors, fallen
By Mackensie Moore, Iowa State Daily For the third year in a row, the Iowa State ROTC program has been awarded the MacArthur award, an award that honors the best ROTC schools in the nation. A total of 275 schools make up the eight brigades in the country with Iowa State as a part … Continue reading ISU earns MacArthur Award for third-consecutive year
Fort Knox, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2014) — The U.S. Army Cadet Command announced today the eight winners of the MacArthur Awards for the school year 2012-2013. The award recognizes the eight schools, selected from among the 275 senior Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) units nationwide, as the top programs in the country. The awards, … Continue reading Cadet Command announces 2013 MacArthur Award winners
By Mackensie Moore, Iowa State Daily A new gym has opened in Ames called The Factory CrossFit, owned and operated by two veterans. Veterans Aaron McNew and J Winkowski met during training and were then deployed to Afghanistan together. “CrossFit is an awesome release,” McNew said. “It helps me stay focused and I really like to … Continue reading Veterans open new CrossFit gym in Ames, make it available ROTC for free
By Mackensie Moore, Iowa State Daily Interviews for Cadet of the Month are not average interviews with questions of skills or job scenarios. They instead focus on a cadet’s body language, overall confidence and knowledge of various aspects of army guidelines and history. Fourth-year ROTC cadets established the Cadet of the Month program in the … Continue reading Army ROTC creates Cadet of the Month program honors ‘outstanding’ cadets
By Kelly Schiro, Iowa State Daily On Feb. 19, approximately 120 ISU Army ROTC cadets jumped into the Beyer Hall pool for the bi-annual Combat Water Survival Training Lab. Cadets rotated through five stations to prove their ability in the water. Anthony Stoll, officer in charge and senior cadet, said, “The whole focus around this … Continue reading Making a splash: Army ROTC cadets build confidence
By Mackensie Moore,Iowa State Daily For the military, understanding different cultures and being able to interact with them is important. That is why the Army created the Cultural Understanding Language Proficiency program, to better prepare cadets for a future oversees. The Cultural Understanding Language Proficiency program was created five years ago by the United State’s … Continue reading Army ROTC program prepares cadets for culture diversity
By David Gerhold, Iowa State Daily On Saturday, a group of more than 200 Boy Scouts from all around central Iowa took part in a winter survival training on campus. In a variety of indoor and outdoor classes, Army ROTC cadets taught them how to build a shelter, start a fire and find water … Continue reading Army cadets teach Boy Scouts how to survive in the winter
By David Gerhold, Iowa State Daily A group from the Boy Scouts of America will have the opportunity to experience Iowan winters in true military fashion. Jan. 25, the ISU Army ROTC will host its annual winter survival program which will take the entire day. “First, we will teach the Boy Scouts certain indoor classes … Continue reading Army ROTC hosts local Boy Scouts in annual winter survival program
By Mackensie Moore, Iowa State daily When Iowa State’s ROTC started out the 2013 year, they had high goals as a team — goals that were lived up to and surpassed by the members of the Cyclone Battalion. “Our goal was to prove ourselves as individuals and to show that Iowa State is the number … Continue reading Cyclone Battalion earns five awards, looks to future