Tactics Club: The Small Unit Tactics team conducted their final field training exercise (FTX) in the West Point training areas. The club conducted a forced foot march into sector, tactical movement over terrain, a dynamic air assault raid demonstration (ASSLT), two day and night raids and an ambush. During the joint FTX, 25 members of the club teamed with 6 members of the United States Navy Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC). Platoon Sergeant, CDT Garrett Kennedy was recognized by the Sea Cadets as being extremely professional, knowledgeable and key to their integration into training.
Pipes & Drums: The United States of Corps of Cadets completed their first recording session with SSG Lane of the USMA Band. The Pipes & Drums recorded on the main stage of Eisenhower Hall Theatre where they played their first of three sessions of recording material.
Skeet & Trap:
The team donned their India whites for an unforgettable evening at the Union League Club of New York, which was especially memorable thanks to the opportunity for the cadets to meet Chief of Staff of the Army, GEN Raymond Odierno. The team also enjoyed remarks at their dinner by K.T. McFarland, who served in the Nixon and Reagan administrations and now is a national security analyst for Fox News. On Sunday, the team hosted the Union League shooters at USMA Range 10 for our annual shooting match, winning 458 to 425.
Electronics Experimenters Group: Cadets from the Electronic Experimenter’s Group (ELEX) and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science volunteered to support the 51st annual West Point Camporee. The cadets provided an interactive demonstration of common military robots that are currently fielded within the Army. The ELEX members also provided demonstrations of current club projects such as the ELEX Tri-color LED sign and Le Dominoux (LED dominoes).
Scuba: Team members of the USMA SCUBA club certified 20 basic and 3 advanced divers during the last Open Water class of the academic year at the underwater dive park at Dutch Springs, PA. The final dive of the weekend was a team tradition where the Firsties wear their dress grey uniform in lieu of a wetsuit to say a final farewell to Dutch Springs and their career as a NAUI Diving Instructor at USMA.
Protestant Chapel Choir: The Protestant Chapel Choir journeyed down to the US Naval Academy for a bit of inter-choir bonding. The cadets went on a walking tour of the "Yard" in Annapolis, visited the Naval Academy museum, and toured the giant water tanks and wind tunnels used by the midshipmen for their engineering projects. A local Annapolis graduate hosted both the Army and Navy Protestant choirs for a social, which included a hymn sing and a thrilling 7-5 Army victory over Navy in Ultimate Frisbee. The next day, the two choirs combined for Sunday services in the Naval Academy's beautiful chapel.
Outdoor Sports: Two Bass Fishing teams competed in the FLW College Fishing division at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. The team of David Collins ’13 and Parker Hite ’15 landed two bass and finished in the top half of the 50 boat field. Collins and Hite missed qualifying for the Northern Regionals by only one pound. The team has two more opportunities to qualify. The Bass Fishing forum also launched from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey and landed 11 stripers putting more than 40 pounds of fish in the cooler for the upcoming end-of-year fish fry.
