Year: 2014

On 25 September 2014, ML 3 Cadets participated in the Combat Water Survival Training (CWST) lab in the Fike pool. Cadets engaged in multiple activities to test their water skills and ability to perform under pressure. The exercises consisted of a ten meter drop, an equipment removal while underwater, a fifteen meter equipment swim, and […]

Meet Fred Turner, a World War II veteran who served his country faithfully during the 1940s. Cadets from both Army and Air Force ROTC programs worked with members of the Purple Heart Homes, who are veterans themselves, to fix up Mr. Turner’s home. These cadets worked at scraping old paint and repainting windows and awnings, […]

On the 20th of September 2014 the Junior class conducted training at Fant’s Grove, Clemson Army ROTC’s training area. This training started with a field leaders reaction course (FLRC) and finished with day land navigation. FLRC is training event oriented at growing leaders by using critical thinking and teamwork to overcome difficult obstacles. There were […]

On September 18th ROTC cadets from both the Army and Air Force programs paused in their normal training schedules to commemorate national POW and MIA recondition day.  Prisoner of War and Missing in action recognition day is held on the third Friday of every September, and is celebrated every year by a ceremony hosted and […]

On September 13, 2014, the Clemson Ranger Club hosted the Second Annual CPT Piazza Memorial 5K Run in the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.  The run, named in honor of World War II veteran CPT Philip B. Piazza, was held in order to raise money for scholarships for student-veterans as well as the Clemson Ranger Club […]

The run is named in honor of Captain Philip B. Piazza, a veteran of the Pacific Theater in World War II. Captain Piazza served in the U.S. Army’s 5307 Provisional Unit, more widely known as Merrill’s Marauders. Captain Piazza’s awards included the Bronze Star with Valor-Device, the Combat Infantryman Badge, two Purple Hearts, and a […]

For the Drill and Ceremony Lab, three Drill Sergeants from the 1st/518th Infantry Regiment out of Asheville, NC came to teach the Freshmen and Sophomores the basics of Drill and Ceremony. The Juniors were pleased to have separate training to allow them to learn different aspects of Drill and Ceremony. Cadet Bussmann said, “Freeing up […]

CULP, or Cultural Understand Language Proficiency, gave me the opportunity to be immersed into a culture completely different than my own as well as an appreciation of the people and culture that I got to experience directly. I was sent to the country of Paraguay, located in central South America. I was assigned to Team […]

Clemson University’s Fightin’ Tiger Battalion conducted an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as well as Drill and Ceremony Lab on the 28th of August. Early Thursday morning at 0500, Cadets showed up at the Clemson track area for their APFT. The APFT consists of three events: 2 minutes of push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups, and […]

Clemson University’s Fightin’ Tiger Battalion conducted an introductory lab on the 21st of August. With 75 new Freshmen Cadets, the Sophomores and Juniors were guiding the new cadets to their first ever battalion formation. The Seniors gave briefings on the variety of ROTC sponsored clubs including: Perishing Rifles, Ranger Challenge, Ranger Club, Scabbard and Blade, and […]