11th & 12th Regiments complete LDAC

11th & 12th Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 11th Reg’t: Caleb Preston, Georgia Military College
  
• 12th Reg’t: Dakota,Walker U of Louisville
  

The LTG Sinclair L. Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 11th Reg’t: John Weiss, U of Mississippi
  
• 12th Reg’t: Alyson McWherter, U of Washington
  

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 11th Reg’t: Jeremy Milstead, Minnesota State U – Mankato
  
• 12th Reg’t: Monica Bratton, Tarleton State U
  

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 11th Regiment: MSG Jerry Harper
  
• 12th Regiment: MSG Todd Galindo
  

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9th & 10th Regiments complete LDAC

9th & 10th Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 9th Reg’t: Jeffery Danemiller, U of Wyoming
  
• 10th Reg’t: Robert Derby, Tarleton State U
  

The LTG Sinclair L. Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 9th Reg’t: Katie Durham, Florida State U
  
• 10th Reg’t: David Jakubiec, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 9th Reg’t: Dennis Whitt, U of California-Davis
  
• 10th Reg’t: Wyatt Petzoldt, Syracuse U
  

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 9th Regiment: MSG Mario Dread
  
• 10th Regiment: MSG Larry Scott
  

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7th & 8th Regiments complete LDAC

7th & 8th Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 7th Reg’t: Andrew Chung, U of San Francisco
  
• 8th Reg’t: Michael Sealock, Gonzaga U
  

The LTG Sinclair L. Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 7th Reg’t: Scott Wolf, U of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
  
• 8th Reg’t: Andrew Sakman, The Citadel
  

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 7th Reg’t: Karl Kmiecik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
• 8th Reg’t: Bruce Voelker, Minnesota State U-Mankato
  

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 7th Regiment: MSG Calvin Bell
  
• 8th Regiment: SFC Thomas Reust
  

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5th & 6th Regiments complete LDAC

5th & 6th Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 5th Reg’t: Wesley Williamson, Claremont McKenna College
  
• 6th Reg’t: Keary Salls, U of Connecticut
  

The LTG Sinclair L. Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 5th Reg’t: Ryan Ball, U of Missouri
  
• 6th Reg’t: Warren Lewis, U of Texas-San Antonio
  

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 5th Reg’t: Carolyn Stankiewicz, Rutgers U
  
• 6th Reg’t: Nicholas Tsamoutales, Florida State U
  

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 5th Regiment: SFC Christopher Brisley
  
• 6th Regiment: MSG Duane Yarbrough
  

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Who Are These Army Cadets

Defining the Army ROTC Cadet is not an easy task. Even after spending years watching them contend for success at Warrior Forge — Army ROTC’s flagship training and assessment exercise that determines their fitness for duty as an officer in the U.S. Army — there’s no box, no generality, no stereotype in which to put the Army Cadet.

3rd & 4th Regiments complete LDAC

3rd & 4th Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 3rd Reg’t: Jonathon Kohl, Siena College
• 4th Reg’t: Casey Bell, Tarleton State U

The LTG Sinclair L. Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 3rd Reg’t: Paul White, U of Illinois-Chicago
• 4th Reg’t: Michael Brudzinski, U of Wisconsin-Stephens Point

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 3rd Reg’t: Kristi McNair, U of North Carolina
• 4th Reg’t: Mark Patton, Ohio U

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 3rd Regiment: MSG Joseph Wilson
• 4th Regiment: SFC Michael Hart

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11th Regiment turns out to honor fallen Cadet

Cadets and cadre from 11th Regiment and Warrior Forge command staff turned out Saturday evening, July 11, to honor the memory of Cadet Daniel Miller, the St. Bonaventure Army ROTC Cadet who lost his life here last week. More than 460 members of Miller's unit participated in the solemn ceremony.

1st & 2nd Regiments complete LDAC

1st & 2nd Regiments have deactivated after finishing the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course. Several awards were presented to Cadets from those regiments:

The AUSA Leadership Excellence Award, the COMTEK Leadership Award, and the Commanding General’s Coin goes to the No. 1 Cadet in each regiment:

• 1st Reg’t: Benny Tran, Santa Clara U
• 2nd Reg’t: Jeffrey Piazza, Northern Arizona U

The LTG Sinclair L Melner Award and the USAA Leadership Award goes to the No. 2 Cadet in each regiment:

• 1st Reg’t: Shane Joyce, Colorado State U
• 2nd Reg’t: Daniel Shear, Wheaton College

The COMtek Warrior Ethos Award goes to the Cadet who displayed innovation, resiliency, courage, integrity, and honor:

• 1st Reg’t: Erik Twombly, Lehigh U
• 2nd Reg’t: Christopher Cooper, Central Michigan U

This year, to recognize the Army’s Year of the NCO, each regiment has selected a deserving non-commissioned officer to receive the Commander’s Warrior Forge Coin for outstanding duty performance:

• 1st Regiment: MSG Sidney Colon
• 2nd Regiment: MSG George Ortega

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News Release: Death of Cadet at LDAC

We are deeply saddened by the death of Daniel N. Miller, an 11th Regiment Cadet attending Warrior Forge from Houghton College and the ROTC program at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, N.Y.

Miller, 19, was reported missing at 2 a.m. on July 9, 2009, while his regiment was conducting Land Navigation Training here. In accordance with standard training procedures, a search was quickly initiated in the area where the training occurred. At about 9:15 a.m. on July 9, a body was found and positively identified as that of Cadet Miller. Fort Lewis and U.S. Army Cadet Command officials are investigating the cause of Miller’s death.

We understand the fear that news of this sort can bring to those with loved ones in training at the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). Rest assured that the safety of all Cadets is our first concern. None of the information gathered to date in this matter have caused us to believe that others in training at LDAC are at heightened risk.

12th Regiment APFT, by the numbers

12th Regiment APFT

12th Regiment, by the numbers:

Army Physical Fitness Test, Day 5, July 7

• 372 – Top APFT score (male): Samuel Thompson, Marquette U
• 338 – Top APFT score (female): Brienne Riker, Xavier U
• 10:26 – Fastest 2 Miles (male): Gary Miller, U of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
• 13:28 – Fastest 2 Miles (female): Naikeya Heath, Florida State U
• 106 – Push-ups (2 mins.) (male): Gregory Desrosiers, Virginia Tech.
• 74 – Push-ups (2 mins.) (female): Brittany Antonellis, Seton Hall U
• 102 – Sit-ups (2 mins.) (male): Michael Davis, SUNY-Brockport
• 102 – Sit-ups (2 mins.) (male): Kevin Schmidt, Santa Clara U
• 99 – Sit-ups (2 mins.) (female): Nicole Myers, Dickinson College
• 99 – Sit-ups (2 mins.) (female): Amanda Westlund, Shippensburg U