Stalwart Battalion Staff Meeting Tuesday 21OCT08

1. Stalwart Battalion Staff MeetingTuesday 21OCT08

2. Shops Received Oswego MFT S5 S4 S1 – Late PAO – Late S2 – Late S3 – Late Absent S6 Utica

3. Oswego Detachment CDT Loomis

4. Oswego Detachment Last Week • All cadets were present for PT Monday through Thursday. • CDT Anderson reserved a table at the student center for the week of November 17 thru 20. This will be for a Penny Drive/Recruitment. This Week • CDT Adler and Mascolo will be setting up a land navigation sight at Rice Creek Field station which will have five points. This will be used next Saturday • CDT Petzoldt will be in charge of PT this week. He’ll be evaluated Tuesday and Thursday.

5. Oswego Detachment cont. Last Week • CDT Anderson and Petzoldt were present for last week’s help session. • This week will be Mid-term examinations for detachment so mid-term progress reports will be turned in next week. This Week • Thursday’s help session 1630-1800 will be on STX OPORD taught by CDT Adler and Loomis. Session will also be used for rehearsals. • CDT Anderson will contact Residence Life Housing about partnering up for the Penny Drive.

6. MFT Dome for PT Apparently we have no dome blanket reservation for this year, tried calling dome coordinator on Friday will try again today (Monday) Remedial PT Trying to develop repercussions for those who do not attend; attendance is becoming an issue. Despite multiple attempts, still have not received results from mock APFT last Thursday…1SG? CSM? Where are these?

7. S5 Kathleen Hope Brandon Lawler Dan Heyman

8. Weekly Enrollment Update

9. Recruiting/Retention • Talk to current non contracted Freshman and Sophomores about contracting (Berit, Mei, Tygart are examples) • Recruiting looking toward Freshman and Sophomores • Get MSIIIs and MSIIs that arent contracted to turn in 104Rs, only thing holding them back (Fink, Gibbs, Bergeron, Jones)

10. Recent Events • Fun Run! • No leads

11. Fall FTX • In Charge of ADVON, OPFOR and Media Relations • Held meeting with Air Force Thursday in office: • number of cadets still an issue (no hard count) • transportation provided by cadre (1 gvan for ADVON @ 0400) • Meals – 3 MREs provided by S4 • Equipment – M16s/Weapons provided by S4, AF will bring own Cold and Wet Weather gear, and personal gear • More instruction and hopefully hands on m16s this week. (only 8 AF cadets have had training, others may just be put as civilians or in vehicle checkpoint) • Will have contingency plan for CPT Center if AF cant come to FTX by tomorrow COB

12. Fall FTX • Media • 1 – 2 Media Personnel accompanying on Advon • Story line will center on cadets • Will be aired on local ABC, national online ABC out of SU Newhouse, and the Daily Orange Website • If any ideas to make this an awesome story highlighting our program contact me before Wednesday.

13. Upcoming Events • Parents Weekend 31st October – 2 November - good time to recruit to parents about scholarships - possible table in Schine • Veterans Parade - November - have Color Guard support-would cadet staff like to coordinate w/ MSG Samuel /MSG Alcorn for other ideas?

14. S4

15. Supply List General Day 1 Day 2 Hand Sanitization 4 Bottles Toilet Paper 4 Rolls CLS Bag 2 Bags Litter 1 Litter Rash Creams 2 Bottles Bug Spray 2 Bottles MREs Day 1 115 / Day 2 130 5-gallon Water jugs 8 Jugs SQD Cleaning kits 8 Kits Cleaning rods Star brush Pipe Brush Toothbrush Eye piece CLP 10 CLP bottles Carbon cleaner 8 Spray Bottles Washcloths / rags Q-tips 8 Boxes Cloth Squares 16 Bags M16A2 (117 total) 117 Magazines 1 per CDT Rounds (10,000 total) 80 per CDT Blank Adapters 117 CLP 4 bottles Camo Sticks 1 case Tent 1 5-Gallon Water Jugs 4 Jugs Radios 2 Tables 2 CLS Bag 1 Maps 80 Protractors 50 Pens / Pencils 50 Markers 25 PT Belts 8 Radios 8 GPS 1 5-Gallon Water Jugs 4 Jugs Extra Compasses 20 Radios 2 Air horn 2 Tables 3 Tent 1 Trash Bags 1 Box Hand Sanitizer 4 bottles AT4 4 Claymore 4 CLS Bag 4 Hand grenade (tennis ball) 4 Black Fleece 15 BDU Pants 15 M16A2 15 Magazines 15 Rounds 80 per OPFOR Hand grenades 4 LAW rockets 4 Radios 4 IED 1 Explosives Detonator (claymore clacker, cell phone) IDs 10 Radios 4 Maps 4 PT Belt 4 Radios 1 5-Gallon Water jugs 2 CLS Bag 1 Tent 1 Tables 2 Trash Bags 1 Box Hand Sanitizer 2 Bottles

16. FTX Radio Matrix

17. Weapons Accountability Card

18. Sample Weapons Card

19. Things to Do • Load Magazines • Fill in Weapons Draw sheet • Restock CLS Bag • Finish ID cards • Create IED for FOB • Check Radio Compatibility

20. S1 Braudrick Kim

21. S1 • Military Ball • Met with LTC, need to get with Velez for budget.

22. S1 • Accountability • Will meet with LTC this week about accountability problems within the BN.

23. Shop CDT Gonzalez Public Affairs Officer

24. The newsletter is under PMS review Contact with SSG Colon was made to see what we can do together

25. S2 Shop • Cadet Fund Balance =$ 5,257 • Don’t forget NOVEMBER 3rd AppeTHAIzing Fundraiser!

26. S3

27. S-3 • Adler is working on the OPORDs for the Next two Labs after FTX • As of right now neither product exists

28. S3 • FOB Class / Branching • Location: Flannigan GYM • Timeline: • 24OCT- 1000-1015 First Formation, Orientation, BRANCHING 1015-1150 Instruction rotation (20 Mins per class) 1150-1200 Accountability, final formation, announcements.

29. S3 • FOB Matrix

30. S3 • Revised FTX Timelines (Changes in BOLD/ITALICS) • 24 OCT 08 • 0930- Busses Arrive at UTICA • 0930-1000 Utica Cadets load Trans • NLT 1000 SP • 1000-1130 Utica MVMT to SU • 1200 ADVON (S3, Land Nav Committee) Leaves for Mattydale • 1245-1300 First formation, Accountability, Load transportation • 1300-1340 SP, MVMT to Mattydale • 1340-1400 Site Orientation / Safety Brief • 1400-1430 Pace count course / compass calibration / lane strips • 1430-1730 Land Nav • 1730-1745 Land Nav reconsolidation • 1745-1800 Police Call / Load Transportation • 1800-1820 SP, Movement to SU • 1820-1830 Movement to Archbold Gymnasium Basement • 1830-1900 PMI / BRM, Static Load training and Motivational Chow • 1900- Announcements and Dismissal

31. S3 • 25OCT08- • 0400-0500- 4 man detail loads equipment and ammo onto GVANs • 0400-0420 ADVON / OPFOR draw weapons and Equipment • 0420-0430 ADVON loads 2 X GVANs • 0430-0435 ADVON SPs, Main body—First Formation at Archbold • 0435-0505 1st PLT draws Weapons, 2nd PLT loads equipment • 0505-0535 2nd PLT draws Weapons, 1st PLT loads equipment • 0535-0545 BN Loads transportation / SP0545-0715 Movement to FDNY / Safety Brief en route • 0715-0730 Static Load Training • 0730-0750 2nd PLT—20 Minute Check ride, 1st PLT enter FOB • 0750-0800 2nd PLT—Movement from LZ to lane start points • 0800-1300 1st rotation—FOB (1st PLT) / STX (2nd PLT)Ops • 1300-1340 FOB / STX Rotation—1st PLT loads 2 X CH-47s, 20 minute check ride, 2nd PLT road marches to FOB • 1340-1840 2nd rotation—FOB (2nd PLT) / STX (1st PLT) • 1840-1900 Reconsolidation, Load Transportation, SP • 1900-2030 MVMT from FDNY to SU • 2030-2100 Weapons turn-in / Announcements / Dismissal

32. S3 • 26OCT08 • 0800-0815 Accountability formation • 0815-0830 Weapons draw • 0830-UTC Weapons cleaning

33. Fort Drum, NY—STX

34. Timeline (1st Platoon)- 0800-0940- Iteration 1 0940-1120- Iteration 2 1120-1300- Iteration 3 1300-1340- Movement from STX to FOB 2nd Platoon Arrives at STX 1340-1520- Iteration 1 1520-1700- Iteration 2 1700-1840- Iteration3 1840-1900- Movement to Transpo 1900- SP from FDNY Lanes Lane 1- Ambush Lane 2- Recon Lane 3- Squad Attack Lane 4- Bunker STX Rotations

35. FOB Operations

36. FTX Products Received FTX FRAGO Battle Roster FOB FRAGO FTX Products Missing STX OPORDs OPFOR OPORDs Land Nav Stuff Chalk List S3