Rowan University Army ROTC

How have you all spent your week? For the past 8 days, Rowan company engaged in Operation Agile Leader at Fort Dix military base. Cadets from all around the state of New Jersey tested and graded in the areas of leadership and platoon management. Congrats to incoming MS4’s for their successes throughout the week!
All contracted ROTC cadets are required to attend summer training prior to their commissioning. The mission of Advanced Camp is to assess a Cadet’s potential to serve as a commissioned officer. It is the most significant training and evaluation event in ROTC. Training is complex, challenging, and rigorous and is conducted in a stressful training environment. Cadets reinforce basic skills through squad (9-13 Cadets) level leader development exercises, and transition to platoon (40-50 Cadets) level operations in a company construct.
@ Fort Dix Military Base New Jersey

For Owl Company’s last lab, our Cadets conducted a 12 Mile tactical road march, or better known as a “ruck” march. Each Cadet had a Ruck Sack with a total of 35 pounds to simulate gear/equipment items essential to a tactical mission, and simulating having to get to a mission site on foot! These exercises are conducted to be successfully completed in 4 hours by Cadets, however the RECONDO/Air Assault standard is 3 hours and is expected to be completed in such. Ruck marches are essential to training as they are a part of Cadet assessment at Advanced Camp and Basic Camp. Take a look at how are Cadet’s performed! @ Rowan University