In the Army Now

Photos by Tim Cox — Quotes Compiled by Jennifer Koesling

Using simulated weaponry, artillery and arsenal, 66 Army ROTC cadets participated in the Spring Fitness Training Saturday. The cadets executed military tactics in a war-like environment to gauge their leadership skills. During one 90-minute mission, a squad encountered a small grass fire started by a pyrotecnic artillery round. Using three fire extinguishers, 15 five-gallon water cans and man power, the cadets put out the fire.

“One of the most cost-effective ways of gauging people’s leadership, is to give them an M-16, and give them gear, and teach them the basics of infantry operation.”
— Joel St. Clair,
senior nursing major

“I thought at one point we had lost it, but there was a quick response. They know what to do, and they take orders well.”— Sgt. Leonard Cousins

“A leader can excel in the pressure of the situation, or they can draw a blank and get stuck.”
— Christiaan Schleider, junior e-business major