Stalwart Battalion Staff Meeting Tuesday 21OCT08

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Stalwart Battalion Staff MeetingTuesday 21OCT08
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Shops

• Received
• Oswego
• MFT
• S5
• S4
• S1 Late
• PAO Late
• S2 Late
• S3 Late

Absent S6 Utica
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Oswego Detachment

• CDT Loomis

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Oswego Detachment

• Last Week
• All cadets were present for PT Monday through
  Thursday.
• CDT Anderson reserved a table at the student
  center for the week of November 17 thru 20. This
  will be for a Penny Drive/Recruitment.

• This Week
• CDT Adler and Mascolo will be setting up a land
  navigation sight at Rice Creek Field station
  which will have five points. This will be used
  next Saturday
• CDT Petzoldt will be in charge of PT this week.
  Hell be evaluated Tuesday and Thursday.

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Oswego Detachment cont.

• Last Week
• CDT Anderson and Petzoldt were present for last
  weeks help session.
• This week will be Mid-term examinations for
  detachment so mid-term progress reports will be
  turned in next week.

• This Week
• Thursdays help session 1630-1800 will be on STX
  OPORD taught by CDT Adler and Loomis. Session
  will also be used for rehearsals.
• CDT Anderson will contact Residence Life Housing
  about partnering up for the Penny Drive.

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MFT

• Dome for PT
• Apparently we have no dome blanket reservation
  for this year, tried calling dome coordinator on
  Friday will try again today (Monday)
• Remedial PT
• Trying to develop repercussions for those who do
  not attend attendance is becoming an issue.
• Despite multiple attempts, still have not
  received results from mock APFT last
  Thursday1SG? CSM? Where are these?

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S5

• Kathleen Hope
• Brandon Lawler
• Dan Heyman

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Weekly Enrollment Update
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Recruiting/Retention

• Talk to current non contracted Freshman and
  Sophomores about contracting (Berit, Mei, Tygart
  are examples)
• Recruiting looking toward Freshman and Sophomores
• Get MSIIIs and MSIIs that arent contracted to
  turn in 104Rs, only thing holding them back
  (Fink, Gibbs, Bergeron, Jones)

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Recent Events

• Fun Run!
• No leads

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Fall FTX

• In Charge of ADVON, OPFOR and Media Relations
• Held meeting with Air Force Thursday in office
• number of cadets still an issue (no hard count)
• transportation provided by cadre (1 gvan for
  ADVON _at_ 0400)
• Meals 3 MREs provided by S4
• Equipment M16s/Weapons provided by S4, AF will
  bring own Cold and Wet Weather gear, and personal
  gear
• More instruction and hopefully hands on m16s this
  week. (only 8 AF cadets have had training, others
  may just be put as civilians or in vehicle
  checkpoint)
• Will have contingency plan for CPT Center if AF
  cant come to FTX by tomorrow COB

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Fall FTX

• Media
• 1 2 Media Personnel accompanying on Advon
• Story line will center on cadets
• Will be aired on local ABC, national online ABC
  out of SU Newhouse, and the Daily Orange Website
• If any ideas to make this an awesome story
  highlighting our program contact me before
  Wednesday.

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Upcoming Events

• Parents Weekend 31st October 2 November
• - good time to recruit to parents about
  scholarships
• - possible table in Schine
• Veterans Parade - November
• - have Color Guard support-would cadet staff
  like to coordinate w/ MSG Samuel /MSG Alcorn for
  other ideas?

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S4
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Supply List
General
Day 1
Day 2
Maps 80 Protractors 50 Pens /
Pencils 50 Markers 25 PT Belts 8 Radios 8 GPS
1 5-Gallon Water Jugs 4 Jugs Extra
Compasses 20 Radios 2 Air horn 2 Tables
3 Tent 1 Trash Bags 1 Box Hand Sanitizer 4
bottles
AT4 4 Claymore 4 CLS Bag 4 Hand grenade
(tennis ball) 4 Black Fleece 15 BDU
Pants 15 M16A2 15 Magazines 15 Rounds 80 per
OPFOR Hand grenades 4 LAW rockets 4 Radios 4 IE
D 1 Explosives Detonator (claymore clacker,
cell phone) IDs 10 Radios 4 Maps 4 PT
Belt 4 Radios 1 5-Gallon Water jugs 2 CLS
Bag 1 Tent 1 Tables 2 Trash Bags 1 Box Hand
Sanitizer 2 Bottles

• Hand Sanitization 4 Bottles
• Toilet Paper 4 Rolls
• CLS Bag 2 Bags
• Litter 1 Litter
• Rash Creams 2 Bottles
• Bug Spray 2 Bottles
• MREs Day 1 115 / Day 2 130
• 5-gallon Water jugs 8 Jugs
• SQD Cleaning kits 8 Kits
• Cleaning rods
• Star brush
• Pipe Brush
• Toothbrush
• Eye piece
• CLP 10 CLP bottles
• Carbon cleaner 8 Spray Bottles
• Washcloths / rags
• Q-tips 8 Boxes
• Cloth Squares 16 Bags

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FTX Radio Matrix
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Weapons Accountability Card
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Sample Weapons Card
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Things to Do

• Load Magazines
• Fill in Weapons Draw sheet
• Restock CLS Bag
• Finish ID cards
• Create IED for FOB
• Check Radio Compatibility

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S1

• Braudrick
• Kim

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S1

• Military Ball
• Met with LTC, need to get with Velez for budget.

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S1

• Accountability
• Will meet with LTC this week about accountability
  problems within the BN.

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Shop

• CDT Gonzalez
• Public Affairs Officer

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• The newsletter is under PMS review
• Contact with SSG Colon was made to see what we
  can do together

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S2 Shop

• Cadet Fund Balance 5,257
• Dont forget NOVEMBER 3rd AppeTHAIzing
  Fundraiser!

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S3
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S-3

• Adler is working on the OPORDs for the Next two
  Labs after FTX
• As of right now neither product exists

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S3

• FOB Class / Branching
• Location Flannigan GYM
• Timeline
• 24OCT-
• 1000-1015 First Formation, Orientation,
  BRANCHING
• 1015-1150 Instruction rotation (20 Mins per
  class)
• 1150-1200 Accountability, final formation,
  announcements.

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S3

• FOB Matrix

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S3

• Revised FTX Timelines (Changes in BOLD/ITALICS)
• 24 OCT 08
• 0930- Busses Arrive at UTICA
• 0930-1000 Utica Cadets load Trans
• NLT 1000 SP
• 1000-1130 Utica MVMT to SU
• 1200 ADVON (S3, Land Nav Committee) Leaves for
  Mattydale
• 1245-1300 First formation, Accountability, Load
  transportation
• 1300-1340 SP, MVMT to Mattydale
• 1340-1400 Site Orientation / Safety Brief
• 1400-1430 Pace count course / compass calibration
  / lane strips
• 1430-1730 Land Nav
• 1730-1745 Land Nav reconsolidation
• 1745-1800 Police Call / Load Transportation
• 1800-1820 SP, Movement to SU
• 1820-1830 Movement to Archbold Gymnasium
  Basement
• 1830-1900 PMI / BRM, Static Load training and
  Motivational Chow
• 1900- Announcements and Dismissal

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S3

• 25OCT08-
• 0400-0500- 4 man detail loads equipment and ammo
  onto GVANs
• 0400-0420 ADVON / OPFOR draw weapons and
  Equipment
• 0420-0430 ADVON loads 2 X GVANs
• 0430-0435 ADVON SPs, Main bodyFirst Formation at
  Archbold
• 0435-0505 1st PLT draws Weapons, 2nd PLT loads
  equipment
• 0505-0535 2nd PLT draws Weapons, 1st PLT loads
  equipment
• 0535-0545 BN Loads transportation /
  SP0545-0715 Movement to FDNY / Safety Brief en
  route
• 0715-0730 Static Load Training
• 0730-0750 2nd PLT20 Minute Check ride, 1st PLT
  enter FOB
• 0750-0800 2nd PLTMovement from LZ to lane start
  points
• 0800-1300 1st rotationFOB (1st PLT) / STX (2nd
  PLT)Ops
• 1300-1340 FOB / STX Rotation1st PLT loads 2 X
  CH-47s, 20 minute check ride, 2nd PLT road
  marches to FOB
• 1340-1840 2nd rotationFOB (2nd PLT) / STX (1st
  PLT)
• 1840-1900 Reconsolidation, Load Transportation,
  SP
• 1900-2030 MVMT from FDNY to SU
• 2030-2100 Weapons turn-in / Announcements /
  Dismissal

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S3

• 26OCT08
• 0800-0815 Accountability formation
• 0815-0830 Weapons draw
• 0830-UTC Weapons cleaning

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Fort Drum, NYSTX
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STX Rotations

• Timeline (1st Platoon)-
• 0800-0940- Iteration 1
• 0940-1120- Iteration 2
• 1120-1300- Iteration 3
• 1300-1340- Movement from STX to FOB
• 2nd Platoon Arrives at STX
• 1340-1520- Iteration 1
• 1520-1700- Iteration 2
• 1700-1840- Iteration3
• 1840-1900- Movement to Transpo
• 1900- SP from FDNY

• Lanes
• Lane 1- Ambush
• Lane 2- Recon
• Lane 3- Squad Attack
• Lane 4- Bunker

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FOB Operations
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S3

• FTX Products Received
• FTX FRAGO
• Battle Roster
• FOB FRAGO

• FTX Products Missing
• STX OPORDs
• OPFOR OPORDs
• Land Nav Stuff
• Chalk List