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by James GavriUis
The Ranger Club, a detachment
of the Behrend College ROTC pro
gram, is now vigorously training
for the Ranger Challenge. This is
an event in which all the ranger
clubs from other school in western
Pennsylvania compete in various
military skills, including PT, the
rope bridge, rifle marksmanship,
grenade throwing and a 10K road
march. The first, second and third
place winners will then compete
with the winners from other areas
for the state championship. The
top three of that event go to Fort
Bragg, NC, to compete with the
best of ROTC Region I. The
Rangers Club is looking forward to
going all , the way this year. Last
year the Club took fourth place in
western PA.
Among the other ROTC spon
sored clubs are the Rifle Club,
Scuba Club, and Drill Team. The
various clubs teach their specialty
and compete in their areas, but
Rangers must be proficient in all
areas, including marksmanship,
and drill and ceremonies. Addi
tionally, the Rangers must learn
movement, maneuver, small unit
tactics, and patrolling (raid, recon
naissance, and ambush). They also
gets hands-on training with the
M-60 machine gun and the M-16 ri
fle. In the Ranger club, cadets not
only get to practice and exercise
leadership and managerial skills
but they have the time, equipment,
personnel, and advising to refine
and develop their own leadership
style.
Among the other skills that the
Ranger Club members learn are
land navigation, mountaineering,
radio communication, first aid,
winter survival, and physical and
mental discipline. The club• also in
stills self-confidence ; competence,
aggressive spirit, and mental
alertness.
All the new - Ranger Club
members • are aspiring to set
themselves above the rest of the
ROTC GMS cadets by earning the
black beret. The black beret is
awarded to Ranger Club members
who meet the high standards of the
club. They must pass all tests in the
45 skills they must learn. They
must also score over 75. in the Ar
, my Physical Fitness Test (APFT).
Earning the beret is not easy. It
takes much time and hard work.
All beret holders must maintain the
high standards, and they must re
qualify every semester to continue
wearing the beret.
The club started ' with a loud
bang. The Ranger Club Cadre—
Commanding Officer, Cadet Brian
Anderson; Executive Officer,
Cadet Larry Witte; Platoon
Seargent, Aaron Higby; Training
and Operations NCO, Cadet James
Gavrillis; and our Ranger Club In
structors, Cadet Mike Lewis and
Cadet Michele Grasmick--and
some special guests--Specialist
John Moscato, PFC Dean Meinert,
Rifle Club
Have you ever wanted to shoot a rifle? Never had the chance? Join the
Rifle Club. We meet every Thursday in front of the ROTC Office. (No,
you don't have to be in ROTC). It's only $1 per week, and transportation
is provided. If you've never shot before, don't worry. Someone is always
there to show you. It's an exciting learning experience, and it's very cheap
for students.
.Scuba Club
by Mike Gannon
Collegian Staff Writer
The Scuba Club would like to
welcome the 21 new members and
the large number of the returning
student body. The Club has been
busy conducting all of the required
pool training in the Behrend pool.
The Scuba Club's first fund raiser
went well, this involved anyone on
campus who wanted to "Try Scuba
First", the club also sponsored
Freshman Orientation Day at the'
pool with demonstrations of the
abilities of the returning divers and
the first breath underivater for
many of the newest arrivals at
Behrend College.
The Club has been diving in the
local lakes and many of the new
students have foud bottles, seen
fish and visited some of the sunken
rowboats. Many hours of air have
been burnt underwater in the pur
suit of certifying for. the PADI
Openwater Rating which allows the
individual to dive to 60 feet and
almost anywhere in the free world.
• The Club conducted BOat DiNies
into the depths of Lake Erie the
19th and 20th of September. Three
boat loads of divers toured the bot-
Cadet Greg Durkack--held a
demonstration for the club's
newest members. Also par
ticipating in the demonstration
were last year's club members Ted
Caldwell, Kevin Morris, and Ed
Diana.
The dem'onstration consisted of
a raid patrol. A five man support
team laid suppressive fire on an
"enemy" machine gun position
centered between a house and two
barns, while the assault team
stormed the position, tactically
clearing the house and the barns as
they closed in with and destroyed
the "enemy," using smoke
grenades and blanks for both the
M-16 and M-60 machine gun. The
Ranger Club Cadre' also
demonstrated the one rope bridge
-a means for a squad or platoon
sized element to cross a small river
or gorge. After the demonstration,
a small introductory class on the
M-60 machine gun was given by
Cadet Greg Durcack, and the rope
bridge was made available for
crossing for anyone who desired to
do so.
The demonstration was very suc
cessful in that it not only did the
Ranger Club Cadre perform ex
cellently, but we had large turnout
of interested new members at the
first meeting, ready for training.
Besides being issued equipment at
the first meeting, new members
were taught movement techniques,
the fire wedge formation, how to
react to flares, how to form hasty
fighting positions and temporary
perimeters, and assembly and
disassembly of the M-16 and M-60
machine gun. After classes, the
trainees practiced what they
learned.
• They were very attentive,
motivated, fired up, and willing to
accept the responsibility and
challenge of their positions and of
the club. The Ranger instructors
showed both enthusiasm and pro
fessionalism in their teaching. and
they demonstrated the "lead by ex
ample" motto of the Officers'
Training Corps, showing quality of
skill and character.
We are looking forward to an ex
cellent semester and year for the
Ranger Club, and for the ROTC
program in general. It is not too
late to join the club. Just contact
Cadet Brian Anderson or Cadet
Larry Witte in the Ariny ROTC
Office. If you have any questions
or interests in the Ranger Club,
.Drill Team, Rifle Club or Scuba
Club, feel free to stop by any time
in the ROTC Office located in the
basement of the Glennhill
Farmhouse.
At this time I'd like to thank the
Cadre, the MS-lls (former club
members), and the special guests
for their support and effort in
tdemonstration. I would also like
to thank the Army ROTC Cadre—
Major McDavid, Captain .
Donahue, and the Master Sergeant
Young—for their support of the
clubs.
torn looking for collectibles such 'as
fish, anchors, and fishing lures.
The site of the dive was the wreck
of the ROB ROY, an old ore
freighter, which was not found due
to the visibility of the lake.
The Club is planning the follow
ing events, the Christmas trip to the
Florida Spring the 3rd through the
Bth of January 1988. The boat div
ing trips will continue until the
weather becomes nasty. But the
weather is no factor in the 100 foot
plus visibility of the Florida Spr
ings. The Club will also be return
ing to the Crystal River area of
Florida to revisit some of the
manatees from last year. These
12-14 foot underwater mammals
exceed 3,000 potinds and are
almost extinct. They are very
friendly but their size is impressive.
Other dives on this trip to be con
ducted include the deep dives for
the advanced course and the night
dives into the local caverns to
observe fish and formations.
The Scuba Club is open to all full
time Behrend students who are cer
tified divers. If you are interested
in the Club the meetings ar
Wednesdays at 5:30 at the ROTC
o f f i c e.
Congratulations!
Talent Show Winners - The Beastie Bongers
Bob Goldthwait
("Bobcat")
from the movie
Police Academy
Appearing in Erie Hall
October 24th!!
ROTC
Drownproofing was held the week of Sept. 20-25 in the Behrend pool in
preparation for the Oct. 3rd lead lab at Presque Isle. The drownproofing,
instructed by the 4th year ROTC cadets, teaches the student how to stay
afloat using their own clothing as floatation devices. The instruction first
consisted of splitting the students into small groups. Then, while wearing
their Battle Dress Uniforms(BDU), they were instructed to jump into the
shallow end of the pool and swim to the other end. There they were in
structed on how to remove the BDU pants, tie the legs shut, and inflate
them with air air so they would float. This is an important skill to know
before traveling on the water and may come in handy at any time.
The lead lab itself will include canoeing on the inland waterways of
Presque Isle, along with classes in first aid, knot tying, and some drill and
ceremonies. There will also be a picnic lunch at the shelter near Perry
Monument. For some of the students, this will be the first time they have
ever been in a canoe, or boat of any kind.
At this time I would like to remind anyone who is interested in taking
Army 101, and would like to join us on these outings, that al they need to
do is stop into the ROTC office and see Major McDavid. All are welcome.
The Drill Team, ROTC's color guard, are still taking peqple who are in
terested in joining the precision drill squad. The Drill Team can be seen at
local sporting events here on campus, and travels to other schools to pre
sent the nations colors before sports events. You do not have to be a
member of ROTC to join. For information regarding the Drill Team, con
tact Michelle Grasmick in the ROTC office.
A note to those Army students who are athletically orientated, sign-up
is in progress for the ROTC football team. Anyone interested should see
Major McDavid in the ROTC office for information. Let's clean house
this year guys.
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by James Barrett
Collegian Staff Writer
To the Beastie Bongers for winning Ist
place in the Talent Show!
...and a special thanks to all those that
particiapted in the Talent ShoW, the judges,
competitors, the master of ceremonies,
Carmen Romano (for his technical expertise)
and all SPC members that helped set up and
tear down. It went GREAT!!
Sorgy - Phil
The Behrend Collegian apologies to Phil
Giewont for the incorrect spelling of his name
on the front page of Issue 1. No hard feelings,
huh?
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