The ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point commissioned eight new second lieutenants into the United States Army on Friday, May 20, 2016. Five will enter active duty and the other three have elected to go into the Wisconsin Army National Guard. [Photo Gallery] All five of the senior cadets seeking active duty were […]
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My fellow Pointers, First things first: Sorry for such a delay in blogging! It’s been a pretty hectic winter break and start to the semester. Next: I hope you all had an amazing and safe holiday season and that your semester is off to a good start. Third: Here’s what happened to me over break […]
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Hey Pointers! Every now and then ROTC is presented with opportunities to go out into the community and either teach members of different organizations about different aspects of the Army or help them out with anything they may need. This past Monday, a group of cadets were invited to give a presentation to the Cub […]
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There are so many opportunities that college students have to achieve an amazing level of success, lifelong friendships, a high level of physical fitness, knowledge to get you through your personal and professional life, and ways to gain connections for a career after college. But how many opportunities are there to wrap all of those up […]
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Lt. Colonel Neil L. O’Keefe, U.S. Army, Ret, age 86, died on July 2, 2014, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King after an extended illness. Born Nov. 21, 1927, O’Keefe grew up in San Diego, son of a distinguished WWI Army veteran who later served as prosecutor and assistant district attorney in San Diego. O’Keefe […]
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After 43 years, a local Vietnam vet was presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross for service as a Huey pilot in 1970 at a ceremony hosted by the UW-Stevens Point ROTC program on Thursday, Sept. 26. Brigadier General John E. McCoy of the Wisconsin Air National Guard presented Warrant Officer One Steven C. Ellis with […]
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By Cadet Alexander Reeder, UW-Stevens Point Pointer Battalion I have spent an amazing time in the Balkan country of Montenegro. This beautiful country, known for its rolling black mountains and breathtaking valleys–both of which I have traveled through–has been my home these past days and weeks. I have made inseparable friendships with both fellow cadets […]
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ROTC cadets from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point took part in a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) competition at Marquette University on April 5-7, 2013, and came home with eight medals. [Photo Gallery] GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the United States, the […]
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Some awards are well worth the wait. As was the case when the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ROTC program presented a long-overdue award to an area veteran on Thursday, April 4. [Photo Gallery] Richard R. Konkol of Stevens Point served in Vietnam in the early 1970s. When he left the service, some awards he had […]
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Jumping off a high dive or swimming across a pool may be a fear for some, but not for the students in the military science program at UW-Stevens Point who completed the Combat Water Survival Test on Thursday, Feb. 7. To make it even more difficult, they completed these tasks in full uniform while carrying […]
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