Category Archives: Military Science

Dean Loy Jumps With Golden Knights at Fort Knox

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Jumping out of a plane at 13,500 feet (2.5 miles) gave University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies Dean Marty Loy quite a rush … and a better understanding of what UW-Stevens Point ROTC cadets go through each summer. Loy was among a select group of representatives from universities across the United States who […]

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Fourth Annual Reeder’s Ruck and Run

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Along the Wisconsin River and through the Stevens Point Sculpture Park, the legacy of Cadet Alex Reeder carried on as 70 participants completed the Fourth Annual Reeder’s Ruck and Run on April 28, 2018. Many thanks to the dozens of UW-Stevens Point ROTC cadets and volunteers who helped make it a huge success and remember […]

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UW-Stevens Point ROTC named Top Program in Brigade

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For the second time in three years, the Northwoods Battalion was awarded the 2017 Overall Top Program by the 3rd Army ROTC Brigade on Jan. 11, 2018. The Northwoods Battalion–comprised of UW-Stevens Point and its partner ROTC programs at UW-Stout, UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire–competed against 42 programs stretching from Northern Michigan to Southern Missouri […]

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Major Tokach takes command of UW-Stevens Point ROTC program

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The Army ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomed Major Wendy R. Tokach as the new department chair and assistant professor of military science in August 2017. MAJ Tokach was born and raised in Mandan, North Dakota. She enlisted in the North Dakota Army National Guard in 1995 as a photojournalist and after […]

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It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later

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Pointers, This is it. College is over. I still can’t wrap my mind around it. It’s been almost two months since I’ve graduated and commissioned and I have so much to catch you up on. First, commissioning was amazing. It was such a bittersweet moment. My entire family was able to make the drive from […]

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Pointer Battalion holds Commissioning Ceremony

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The ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point commissioned seven new second lieutenants into the United States Army on Friday, May 19, 2017. [Photo Gallery] The seven seniors will begin their service following their May 2016 graduation: Corey Boville: Tennessee Army National Guard Ryan Dombeck: Active Duty Army with a duty station in Vicenza, […]

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Reeder’s Ruck 2017

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Happy May, Pointers! Reeder’s Ruck 2017 is a wrap! This year we had 75 participants who made their way around Stevens Point and the Green Circle Trail. All of the participants and volunteers made the Third Annual Reeder’s Ruck a huge success to remember Alex as a scholar, athlete, leader and friend. I’ll let the […]

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Third Annual Reeder’s Ruck honors ROTC Cadet

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The legacy of Cadet Alex Reeder carried on as 75 participants completed the Third Annual Reeder’s Ruck on April 29, 2017. Many thanks to the dozens of UW-Stevens Point ROTC cadets and volunteers who helped make it a huge success and remember Alex as a scholar, athlete, leader and friend. [Facebook Photo Gallery | Official […]

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month and ROTC

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Pointers, This post is going to be a little more serious than my usual posts, and for good reason. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 23.1% of undergraduate females and 5.4% of undergraduate males experience rape or sexual assault on their college campus. In […]

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The Countdown is on!

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Only 41 days until commissioning. 42 days until graduation. Can you believe it..?! I can’t. So far, spring semester has been a lot of fun actually. As Command Sergeant Major (CSM), I have a couple other seniors within the battalion who make my job a lot less stressful than it should be. CSM comes with […]

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