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Yenter to retire from UW-Stevens Point after 44 years with ROTC program

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Judy Yenter

by Cadet Isabel Moritz After 44 years of committed service with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Army ROTC program, Judy Yenter, office manager for the department and lifelong friend of the cadre and cadets, has announced her retirement. As the third longest-serving employee in the university’s history, she has helped commission over 500 officers into […]

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ROTC scholarship reaches endowment mark thanks to Reeder’s Ruck

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“Alex ordered up some great weather!” He sure did as it was an awesome day for nearly 50 participants to ruck, walk and run along the Wisconsin River and through the Stevens Point Sculpture Park for the fifth annual Reeder’s Ruck on May 4, 2019. Many thanks to the dozens of UW-Stevens Point ROTC cadets and […]

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Tokach Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

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In front of a crowd of family, cadets and military and university colleagues, Assistant Professor of Military Science Wendy Tokach was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. [View Photos | Watch Video] LTC Wendy Tokach is promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Posted by UW-Stevens Point ROTC on Friday, January […]

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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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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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… And We’re Back, Continued

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Now that we covered the academic portion of my summer, let’s cover the ROTC portion, shall we? This summer I attended CLC, which stands for Cadet Leadership Course. This is the culminating events for juniors who are headed into their final year of ROTC. The Army ships us all down to Ft. Knox, Kentucky, where […]

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Maier takes over command of UW-Stevens Point ROTC program

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The Army ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has a new department chair and professor of military science in Army Lieutenant Colonel Rochell Maier who started with the Pointer Battalion in August 2016. LTC Maier received her Army commission in Aviation through ROTC and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-La […]

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