The Revere Recorder “ROTC – the best leader and management development program in the world”!

Volume X, Issue 3 Reporting for America’s Oldest ROTC Unit Spring/Summer 2009

Spring FTX Cadet Charles Finn, Tufts 2011

The Paul Revere (MIT) and Charles

River Battalions (Boston University)

conducted the 2009 Spring Field Training

Exercise (FTX) at Fort Devens from April

17 to April 20.

The culminating event of the ROTC

year, the exercise introduced many MS Is

and IIs to individual movement techniques,

unit operations, and the military experience

in general.

“The most valuable lesson I took

away from this weekend was definitely how

a squad works, because I had never had the

chance to actually experience it until then

and it was great,” said CDT Ross Degnen, a

Lesley MS I.

For the MS IIIs, the weekend was a

chance to apply their lessons in military

science to real-life situations. The

opportunity to lead cadets through Squad

Tactical Exercises yielded them experience

vital to succeeding at the Leader

Development and Assessment Course

(LDAC). The MS IVs worked with the

cadre to manage and guide all aspects of the

FTX, from distributing M-16s to ensuring

hot chow. Additionally, they planned the

Squad Tactical Exercises for day two,

instructing and evaluating their peers.

CDT O‟Brien displays extreme motivation

“MSIVs put considerable time and

effort into planning the execution and

grading of STX lanes, since these are critical

leadership evaluations for the LDAC-bound

cadets. Although the focus was on them, it

was great to see cadets of all levels from two

battalions starting to forge a cohesive team”,

said CDT Clarke Burns, a Tufts MSIV.

The Paul Revere Battalion arrived at

Fort Devens on April 17, with many cadets

seizing upon the opportunity to travel via

UH-60 Black Hawks from Harvard and

Winter Island Landing Zones. The Battalion

then set up a patrol base and provided

perimeter security until weapons issue.

Following a 0400 police call and

breakfast, the cadets linked up with the

Charles River Battalion, integrated into new

squads, and began their missions for the day.

The first four lanes tested basic squad

tactics, such as attacking and destroying an

enemy bunker. The remaining four lanes

each included a different variable. In one

lane, for example, the objective abruptly

changed from conducting an ambush to

escorting journalists.

“The STX lanes were definitely a

challenge and great preparation for LDAC

this summer,” said CDT Andrea Herbin, a

Wellesley MS III.

The third and final day of the FTX

was devoted to Basic Rifle Marksmanship

(BRM). Lead by the MS IVs and cadre, the

battalion marched four miles under full

packs to the M-16 range.

Cadets ruck across Turner drop-zone

“It was highly motivating to see

cadets driving on despite painful blisters, a

lack of sleep, an uncomfortable ruck, etc.

Moving up and down the formation, I saw

cadets in obvious pain from new boots who

nonetheless held their place in line. After

two nights in the field, motivation was

reaching new highs,” observed CDT Burns,

a Tufts MSIV.

Upon arrival at the range, the cadets

learned to zero in their sights and, time

permitting, received the chance to qualify

with their rifles. Targets were fired at from

a distance of 25 meters. Weapons cleaning

was the final task of the day. Many Cadets

gained a new appreciation for clean rifles as

they scrubbed, scraped, and wiped their

weapons free of carbon. After this was done,

the Paul Revere Battalion loaded onto coach

buses and headed back to MIT. With hands

black with carbon and rifle oil, the cadets

eagerly grabbed an MRE, swapping stories

of the weekend.

A chalk of cadets waits for their lift

“For me, the best part of the

exercise was getting to see the learning our

cadets had in doing the lanes. They were

certainly very challenging for all cadets

involved, regardless of their military science

levels. For everyone involved I think it

really helped motivate them to continue

learning and growing as leaders,” said

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Hall, the

battalion commander.

He added that aside from some

minor modifications relating to BRM and

information dissemination, the joint exercise

as a whole was sound and will return next

year.

The Cadre and Staff of the Paul Revere

Battalion congratulate the Class of 2009 on

their Commissioning and Graduation!

National Society of Pershing Rifles

C-12 (ABN) Cadet Tim Mangan, Salem State 2011

After completing a long and

strenuous training curriculum offered by

Pershing Rifles during the spring semester

of my freshmen year, I could not wait for the

new year to begin as one of the newest

members of Charlie Company (Airborne),

12th

Regiment, otherwise known as C-12

(ABN). For those of you who are not

familiar with Pershing Rifles, we are a

military fraternity that focuses strictly on

learning/teaching small unit tactics, with an

emphasis on military bearing, physical

fitness, and discipline. It is open to any cadet

or midshipmen from any service in ROTC,

male or female, as well as to civilians. As a

trainee for Pershing Rifles you are pushed

both mentally and physically.

To start off our new semester, a

fellow Pershing Rifleman, Air Force Cadet

Nathan Elowe of Tufts University, taught

the company some combatives. CDT Elowe,

who has trained at the U.S. Army

Combatives School, taught and ran us

through a series of drills that focused on the

positions of the mount, the guard, as well as

control and submission. The Pershing

Riflemen also engaged in a company FTX

which was set up and coordinated by

Pershing Rifleman CDT Howard and

Company advisor CPT Griffiths, who is a

Pershing Rifles alumnus out of Company D-

8 at Fordham University. The FTX was

conducted at Camp Curtis Guild with rucks,

full LBE, hand held radios, and

Pershing Riflemen serve as OPFOR to train new

pledges during the FTX

our new air-soft rifles, replicas of the M4

rifle used on today‟s battlefields. We went

through a series of Squad Tactical Exercises

(STX Lanes), with all riflemen rotating in as

either squad leader or team leader. Cadets

and midshipmen are always welcome as

OPFOR for C-12 (ABN) FTXs.

As the semester moved on, Pershing

Riflemen also conducted a MOUT session.

MOUT stands for Military Operations in

Urban Terrain. We practiced Close-Quarter

Marksmanship (CQM) and followed with

drills on room clearing and moving down

hallways in four man teams. To cap it off,

the company had a competition to see who

can be the quickest and most accurate.

MOUT fundamentals were also taught to Air

Force cadets by myself and Pershing

Riflemen CDT Bailey (Army), CDT Elowe

(Air Force) and CDT Shannon (Air Force).

Currently, Pershing Rifles is

training/teaching its training class. The

training is spread out over an 8-week period

and demands much from prospective

Riflemen. Commitments include classes for

3 hours a week, as well as an FTX for the

trainees to practice what they have learned.

By participating in Pershing Rifles, you will

be prepared for the schools and additional

training offered through ROTC especially

the Army‟s Airborne and Air Assault

Schools. Also, as an Army cadet, the

knowledge you gain from our training will

be very beneficial when you go to LDAC.

Winning entry into Pershing Rifles also

builds confidence and camaraderie with

other cadets and midshipmen.

Cadet Burns, a future Armor officer,

and Cadet Howard, a future Infantry officer,

are our two Army MSIVs who will receive

their commissions as officers in May. For

more information on Pershing Rifles C-12

(ABN), please contact either myself or

Army CDTs Burns, Howard, Kmiecik,

Bailey, or Broughton.

Cadets in the water at CWST

Combat Water Survival Test Cadet Clarke Burns, Tufts 2009

On Friday the 13th

of February, the

cadets of Army ROTC‟s Paul Revere

Battalion assembled at dawn for the annual

Combat Water Survival Test (CWST).

Conducted in MIT‟s athletic complex, the

event is intended to prepare cadets for future

training and boost confidence in the water. It

is also one of the most enjoyable training

activities of the semester—the early hour

notwithstanding.

The first task these future Army

officers face is the three-meter drop.

Blindfolded students, wearing uniforms,

combat vests, and carrying dummy rifles,

are led to the edge of the high board. They

must jump into the pool and swim to the

side without losing their rifle or equipment.

For many, swimming in shoes and a uniform

presents much more of a challenge than

expected.

The second stop, the equipment

ditch, flummoxes many first-time cadets.

Here the challenge is not swimming, but

sinking: students must jump in the pool and

remove their equipment before surfacing.

Wiggling out of a tangled combat equipment

vest is not easy, and many take several

attempts before succeeding. After coaching,

however, everyone succeeds and proceeds to

the final test.

The 15-meter swim is a surprisingly

difficult event. Wearing waterlogged

uniforms and holding dummy rifles above

their heads, cadets swim the interminable

distance and emerge panting from the pool.

The encumbrance of their uniforms makes

these seemingly easy tasks exhausting

ordeals.

After receiving “Go‟s” on each of

the three stations, cadets strip down to

swimsuits and practice inflating their

uniforms for use as life preservers. Bobbing

under the diving boards, they try to master

the art of trapping air in their shirts and

pants. As a culminating exercise, squads

compete in floating a simulated casualty

from one end of the pool to the other. MIT‟s

Army ROTC battalion hosts students from

nine schools. As students are grouped, the

competition took on the appearance of an

inter-mural event. Cadets were on their way

to morning classes by 9:00 am, having

gained confidence in their ability to do what

will be required of them as they mature into

military officers.

Words from our Commander LTC Timothy Hall

Friends of the Paul Revere Battalion,

we have just concluded an outstanding

semester that has witnessed the excellent

performance of all of our Cadets and the

commissioning of many as Second

Lieutenants. This semester was extremely

busy with a compressed schedule and a large

number of high-payoff training events.

Overall, our program has seen both growth

and some contraction.

First, I would like to highlight the

major events that we did during the

semester. In this issue of The Revere

Recorder, you can read articles about our

Spring Field Training Exercise (FTX), Joint

Service Ball, our Combat Water Survival

Test (CWST), and our Lexington-Concord

battlefield staff ride. These significant

events, along with a few other smaller, yet

significant training events, including

marksmanship instruction and first aid

training, were crammed into a very tight

schedule.

Our continued expansion at the

North Shore made for significant challenges

for both our Cadets and our cadre. With our

team of mostly first-year cadre and our

seniors, there was a lot of great learning on

how to implement our continued growth of

the program. We are poised to improve our

operations for next year based on our

lessons learned. We did achieve the goal set

by Leo McGonagle of reaching an

enrollment of 80 cadets before retreating

slightly at the end of the year; some cadets

made the difficult choice to not continue in

the program for a variety of personal

reasons. As a result of our lessons learned

this semester, I made an important decision

that I believe will enhance the leadership

development and mentoring of all cadets. In

the past, the senior class filled all battalion

key leadership positions, including the NCO

positions such as Command Sergeant Major.

Additionally, because of the sizes of past

senior classes, we have generally not filled

battalion staff NCO positions. In contrast,

the junior class has provided the Cadets to

fill platoon leader, platoon sergeant, squad

leader, and team leader positions. For the

future, I decided to have our senior class fill

all officer positions, our junior class fill all

NCO positions on staff and NCO positions

down to squad leader, and our sophomore

class fill all available team leader positions.

I believe these changes will enhance training

and mentoring of Cadets and improve

functioning of the battalion.

Second, I would like to congratulate

all of our seniors on their commissioning:

Second Lieutenant Thomas Barron, Infantry;

Second Lieutenant Daniel Bilotti, Judge

Advocate Generals Corps; Second

Lieutenant Roxanne Bras, Corps of

Engineers; Second Lieutenant Clarke Burns,

Armor; Second Lieutenant Eric Catalanotti,

Infantry; Second Lieutenant Vincent

Chiappini, Judge Advocate Generals Corps;

Second Lieutenant Daniel Howard, Infantry;

Second Lieutenant Vikram Mittal, Corps of

Engineers; Second Lieutenant Stephen

Petraeus, Infantry; Second Lieutenant Brian

Thompson, Military Police Corps; and

Second Lieutenant Gregory Wellman,

Aviation. We have two remaining graduates

for the class of 2009 who will commission

later this year. First, Cadet Christopher

Ocasio will commission as a Field Artillery

officer after the Leadership Development

and Assessment Course this summer. Last,

Cadet Andrei Doohovskoy will commission

as an Infantry officer in the fall after

completion of his masters degree thesis.

Last, I would like to bid farewell to a

few of our cadre. As of right now, our

program is going through a period of small

turbulence. Out of our six

PMS/APMS/Instructor positions, we plan on

having four persons definitely remaining in

January 2010 with two replacements

inbound. We wish the following cadre

members departing this summer farewell:

MSG Carlos Santiago departs the Paul

Revere Battalion for the Sergeant Majors‟

Academy at FT Bliss, TX. After his one

year of schooling, he will head off to fill a

sergeant major position somewhere in the

Army. His leadership as the SMI will be

sorely missed. His replacement, MSG

Hinkle, will have big shoes to fill. Our last

cadre member departing is retiring after 20

years of service. SFC Kaz Karwowski had a

distinguished career. As his article in this

Revere Recorder shows, he is a premier

Soldier and leader. He made significant

contributions to this battalion and to its

Cadets and commissioned officers. He truly

made this battalion function very well. He

will not be going too far as he has accepted a

position at MIT‟s Gordon Engineering

Leadership Program with Leo McGonagle.

In addition to our permanent faculty, we

have CPT Rob McMahon departing the

battalion. He is on his way to California

after completing his masters‟ degree at the

Sloan School of Management at MIT. I

hope this latest issue of The Revere

Recorder finds you in good health and

fortune.

No Fear! Paul Revere!

COMMISSIONING PHOTOS . . .

LTC (Ret.) and Former PMS Gerald Wellman

Pinning his son, 2LT Gregory Wellman at MIT

CPT Nicholas Griffiths giving the Oath of Office to

2LT Daniel Howard at Endicott

Our Commissioning 2LTs at Harvard

Guest Speaker GEN David H. Petraeus congratulates

2LT Vincent Chiappini at Harvard as his parents look

on.

Our Commissioning graduates at Tufts

2LT Eric Catalanotti and his father, BG Robert

Catalanotti at Tufts.

2LT Vikram Mittal being Pinned by his

family at MIT

2LT Daniel Howard and LTC Timothy Hall at

Endicott

Joint-Service Military Ball Cadet Katherine Steckel, Tufts 2012

On March 6th

, the Paul Revere

Battalion joined Detachment 365 of Air

Force ROTC and the Navy‟s Old Ironsides

Battalion for the formal Joint Services

Military Ball. At six o‟clock the cadets

arrived at the MIT Hyatt-Regency for the

social hour. Cadets spent this time

socializing among themselves and with the

other branches as they introduced their dates

to both their fellow cadets and to the rich

military traditions that are present at all

formal events. Approximately one hour later

the doors to the main banquet hall were

opened and the cadets dispersed to claim

seats among the many tables. After the

presentation of the colors by a ceremonial

honor guard and a rendition of the national

anthem, CDT Boswell gave a short

invocation for the ceremony. This was

followed by the formal toasts, and a solemn

POW/MIA ceremony. The cadets then sat to

eat the three-course dinner catered by hotel

staff.

After dinner and a brief recess the

cadets reconvened in the hall to hear the

guest speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Terrence

O‟Connell of the United States Marine

Corps, give a brief presentation of his own

experiences and knowledge he has gained

after years serving in the Marines. LTC

O‟Connell spoke about the grave

After LTC O‟Connell finished his

presentation the cadets and midshipman in

turn convened on the main dance floor to

sing each of their respective service songs.

The Paul Revere Battalion, representing the

Army, once again drowned out the other

services with their loud and proud rendering

of the Army Song. Upon finishing the songs,

CDT Boswell provided a benediction for the

ceremony, the Colors were retired, and the

dance floor opened. The cadets of Paul

Revere then stayed to dance with their dates

and enjoy the rest of their evening. Any lack

of dancing skills was more than made up for

with remarkable zeal.

responsibility of leading soldiers: soldiers

that will one day be under the authority of

the cadets and midshipmen that were in the

room. LTC O‟Connell graduated out of an

ROTC program himself, through Villanova

University. He served in Operations IRAQI

FREEDOM, DESERT SHIELD, and

DESERT STORM. He is currently working

as a MIT Security Studies Program Military

Fellow.

Tufts seniors take leave of their dates to get a class

photo

The military ball, or Dining-Out, is

perhaps the most formal event in the

military social calendar. It trades the ritual

of the Dining-In for a more formal evening,

incorporating dates and spouses. The

tradition cadets participated in draws its

roots from monastery banquets which were

later adopted by the military when the

officers‟ mess was founded. This tradition

was then brought to America and adopted by

George Washington‟s Continental Army

from the British Army. Cadets experienced a

taste of military culture, tradition, and

history, and were able to show their dates a

glimpse into their world. Although a

celebratory atmosphere pervaded the event,

there were numerous reminders of the

serious responsibilities of the military

profession.

Some of our Cadets getting into the dancing

Cadet Turner breaks it down

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a printed copy of future issues,

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Staff Ride: Lexington and Concord Cadet Brian Thompson, Tufts 2009

On Saturday 4 April, the Cadre and

MSIVs conducted the first annual Paul

Revere Battalion Staff Ride in Lexington

and Concord. A Staff Ride is a specific type

of battlefield tour that is used as a valuable

tool for teaching vital lessons of leadership

and military science. In a staff ride, the

“students” of a battle visit the actual site of

that encounter to better understand the

leadership and military science factors that

define it. Rather than rely on a tour guide‟s

lecture to learn these lessons, staff ride

participants do all the work, spending weeks

before the actual staff ride to research the

events of the battle in order to have a more

meaningful dialogue with their historical

surroundings. First developed by the

Prussian army in the mid-1800s, the U.S.

Army first incorporated staff rides at the

Command and General Staff College in

Leavenworth in 1906. Today, the staff ride

has become a respected and frequently used

method of teaching officers (or Paul Revere

MSIVs) about leadership.

For our staff ride, LTC Hall selected

the battle fields at Lexington and Concord,

where the first true battles of the American

Revolution. It was on the night before these

two battles that our battalion namesake

made his famous midnight ride to warn

colonial leadership between Boston and

Concord that the British regulars were

marching out to Concord to seize powder

stores. The first stop on our ride was the

Battle Green in Lexington Center, where

colonial militia had mustered in opposition

to the regulars. To this day, there is still

debate as to who fired first at the Battle

Green, and why, but the end result was that

the British killed eight Minutemen and

wounded ten more before continuing their

march toward Concord.

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At the Battle Green, the MSIVs

discussed the factors that led to the

American Revolution itself and the Battles

of Lexington and Concord in particular. We

each also spoke briefly about a key

individual from the day‟s battles, who had

been assigned to us as part of our general

research on the battles. LTC Hall acted as a

moderator, using comments and questions

regarding the battle to guide the MSIVs‟

discussion of the people and events to

maximize our learning.

After leaving the Battle Green we

next drove to Concord on the Battle Road,

the same route that was used by the British

soldiers in April of 1775. Our next stop was

the Old North Bridge in Concord, which is

the site of the famous “shot heard „round the

world.” It was at the Old North Bridge that

the first real military success against the

British regulars was achieved by the colonial

militiamen. The unexpected

professionalism and military prowess of the

Minutemen forced the British to begin a

retreat toward the relative safety of occupied

Boston without achieving their goal of

seizing powder stores at Concord. During

the entire march from Concord back to

Lexington, the British were harassed by

sniper fire from behind trees and walls, with

British officers being specifically targeted in

order to instill confusion in the ranks.

To better understand and appreciate

the British ordeal, the MSIVs ruck-marched

the route of the British regulars‟ nine mile

retreat to Lexington, with LTC Hall and

MSG Santiago leading us through

discussion at the sites of skirmishes on the

way. In 1775, when the fatigued and

depleted British regulars arrived back at the

Battle Green in Lexington, they linked up

with a British force whose artillery cover

prevented the colonial militia from finishing

off the regulars before they could reach

safety in Boston. In 2009, when the fatigued

but still intact force of Paul Revere MSIVs

reached the Battle Green in Lexington, we

linked up with a rescue force consisting of

CPTs Griffiths and McMahon, who shuttled

us to Hanscom Air Force Base for a cookout

and the integration phase of our staff ride.

While CPT Griffiths and CPT McMahon

argued about the best way to cook a burger

(probably CPT G‟s method of actually

removing the wax paper and separating the

patties before putting them on the grill), the

MSIVs pulled together all the key lessons

learned over the course of the staff ride.

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The Lexington-Concord staff ride was an

extremely fulfilling experience. Although I

had been to both sites before, the focus on

participation by students made the staff ride

a more valuable learning tool than any

previous tour I had taken. The fact that we

marched the route of the British retreat gave

each of us a better appreciation for the

harrowing experience of those soldiers,

whose perspective I had not considered so

fully prior to the staff ride. The battles of

Lexington and Concord happened in 1775,

but the timeless factors of war allowed us to

distill from these historical battle sites

invaluable leadership and military science

lessons that will help the MSIVs lead

soldiers in the near future.

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Farewell to SFC Karwowski Cadet Clarke Burns, Tufts 2009

Sergeant First Class Kazimir Karwowski, a

20-year Army veteran, will be leaving the

Army this June. As the training NCO and

MSIII instructor, he has helped several

classes of MSIIIs prepare for and excel at

LDAC. He has been with the Paul Revere

Battalion for almost 2.5 years, and has had

an incalculable impact on a generation of

cadets. He will not be going far, however.

SFC K will be remaining at MIT, teaching

leadership with a former professor of

military science, LTC McGonagle.

SFC K has had a long and colorful

military career. He eschewed a chemical

engineering degree in favor of the Army,

transferring to the infantry when he found

his communications MOS “too boring”. He

spent 10 years stationed in Alaska, climbing

Denali with the Army mountaineering team

and teaching climbing skills at the Army

Mountain Warfare school.

SFC Karwowski ascending Denali (Alaska)

SFC Karwowski has participated in

almost every US military intervention over

the past two decades, including Desert

Storm, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti and Iraq.

1993 Found then-Sergeant Karwowski in

Mogadishu, Somalia, part of the 10th

Mountain Division rescue force depicted in

the film “Blackhawk Down”.

SFC K loaded for bear. (Iraq, 2006)

SFC K is also a veteran of Operation

Iraqi Freedom. He arrived back in the

United States in December 2006, having

come from an extended deployment in Iraq

as a platoon sergeant for a Stryker unit. He

drove across the continent to join the Paul

Revere battalion in January 2007. His

tactical acumen and sage advice has been

invaluable to cadets preparing to enter the

Army as officers. Although he will no

longer be in uniform, SFC Karwowski looks

forward to continuing to teach emerging

leaders at MIT. He plans on enjoying

civilian life with his wife and daughter,

Kazia, and skiing as much as possible.

Sergeant Karwowski in the Mogadishu Stadium,

1993 (Somalia)

Godspeed to MSG Santiago Cadet Clarke Burns, Tufts 2009

MSG Carlos Santiago

After a short tenure at the Paul

Revere Battalion, MSG Carlos Santiago is

departing for Fort Bliss, TX. There he will

attend the Sergeants Major Academy. In the

grade of Sergeant Major, MSG Santiago will

have reached the pinnacle of an Army

NCO‟s career. As an Engineer, MSG

Santiago will likely serve as the Command

Sergeant Major for an Engineering battalion

or brigade. A native of Puerto Rico, MSG

Santiago enjoys scuba diving in his spare

time and spending free moments with his

family. Best of luck to MSG Santiago in his

new role as a senior Army leader.

Comments from the Cadet

Battalion Commander Cadet Thomas Barron, Harvard 2009

As the semester draws to a close, it

comes time again to look at what we have

accomplished as a battalion. Spring 2009

built upon what we achieved in the Fall with

a set of challenging training events. As

always, the Paul Revere cadets surmounted

these obstacles with ease and alacrity,

building esprit and valuable skills in the

process. This semester‟s training maintained

the traditional focus of the Spring

semester—Combat Water Survival, Drill

and Ceremony, and Squad Tactics and Field

Leadership training. All the while, our

battalion‟s cadets remain committed to

excellence in their academic, physical

fitness, and Military Science pursuits.

Beyond the battalion‟s

accomplishments in required training, I

would like to highlight valuable progress in

areas that will serve us well in years to

come. Paul Revere cadets have showed a

strong spirit of engagement with sister Army

ROTC battalions, other services‟ ROTC

programs, and their school communities. A

very valuable improvement in our spring

field training was the focus on teamwork

and cooperation that all of the cadets of all

years brought to working with Boston

University‟s Charles River Battalion. BU‟s

cadets were equally focused on these goals.

We must continue to focus on building this

relationship, as it begets significant

increases in the value of our limited training

time. We have made similar advances in our

cooperation in joint events with other

services, moving beyond the Pass in

Review, Awards ceremony, and Military

Ball to integrating other services into our

events like the CWST, conducting joint

color guards, and social events. Together we

represent a relatively small military

community at our respective campuses, and

building this community is particularly

important here, and as we move into an

operating environment that relies heavily on

inter-service cooperation. Finally, cadets

have been very engaged with their campus

communities; they have conducted color

guards, participated in roundtable

discussions, and served as forum panelists.

Paul Revere cadets often are the only

representatives of the military their

communities may come across. The

initiative our cadets are taking to act as

representatives is invaluable for our

continued flourishing as a program, and also

benefits our campus communities.

Finally, on behalf of the Class of

2009, I would like to thank the cadre and our

fellow cadets for shaping our experience

through ROTC. We feel privileged to have

been able to train and interact with so many

talented students (and faculty) from different

schools in the Boston area. We have created

lasting friendships within our class and

across the battalion, and looking forward,

we can see that fellow Paul Revere cadets

who preceded us have created an extended

Paul Revere community which we will all

join. We wish you the best in your future

endeavors.

CDT Barron

c/BC

The Year in Review . . .

Our newest contractees with LTC Hall and MSG

Santiago at Camp Curtis Guild.

Testing out the Grog at the Dining In

In formation at the Pass in Review

Cleaning up after the Spring Field Training Exercises