March 22, 2017
The week of March 6th, during Battalion Lab, the MSI and MSII class worked on Patrolling and Patrol Base Operations, focusing on the Leader’s Recon; an important part of any patrol. The MSII class has just begun taking on leadership roles in Patrolling Tactics as part of their curriculum and performed well for their first time. […]
March 6, 2017
That afternoon, the Battalion conducted their weekly Lab, this time focusing on Reconnaissance. Each platoon was given a map and a location that they were instructed to conduct their recon of. The objective was to not be seen, heard, or located by the opposing force, who were guarding simulated weapons and ammunition caches at each […]
February 23, 2017
This week at the Fightin’ Tiger’s Battalion Lab, Army ROTC Cadets rehearsed Battle Drill 1, Squad Attack. Squad Attack is a staple of the Army’s Battle Drills and all cadets must be fluent in it in order to succeed during ROTC training, as well as future Platoon Leaders. The Lab started with an initial sand-table […]
February 23, 2017
Week of January 30th: This week the Fightin’ Tiger Batallion held two morning PT sessions from 0600-0700 and conducted Land Navigation Training on Crew Hill for Thursday afternoon’s Battalion Lab. At PT on Tuesday morning, the Battalion competed in a Platoon competition as a way to encourage teamwork, communication, and a good work-out. Broken down […]
February 23, 2017
The morning of Jan 17th, the Fightin’ Tiger Battalion conducted their first APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test) of the semester. Each semester the Battalion at Clemson completes three separate APFT events in order to assess the physical readiness of the Cadets training at Clemson. Along with mandatory PT (Physical Training) sessions twice a week, Army […]
