Hey Pointers! I hope you all had an amazing Halloween! Every year UW-Stevens Point ROTC holds an event called Costume PT (Physical Training). During this time we all dress up in costumes and play some sport; this year it was ultimate football. It is usually a really fun time where we can all just take […]
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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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Welcome back, Pointers! As I’m sure most of you know, your junior year of college is usually your most difficult year in college; you’re just finishing up all of your general education classes and starting to get into the nitty-gritty classes that actually apply to your major(s). The same idea applies to ROTC. Your freshman […]
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Hey Hey, Pointers! I’m new to the blogging world, so I’ll give this my best shot! I was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin, about four blocks away from Lambeau Field, so I guess you could say I’m a (huge) Packers fan. I am 20-years-old and I’m a junior here at the University of […]
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Scholar. Athlete. Leader. Friend. That is how we all remember Alex Reeder, and thanks to more than 100 participants and dozens of volunteers, the inaugural Reeder’s Ruck was a huge success! [Photo Gallery | Official Results] The Ranger Club and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ROTC program hosted the eight-mile ruck march/walk on Saturday, April […]
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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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*Project GO (Global Officers) is a collaborative initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad and intercultural dialogue opportunities for ROTC students. Project GO programs focus exclusively on the languages and countries of the Middle East, Asia, Central Asia and Africa. By Cadet David Teclaw Traveling through and studying Russia for eight weeks via Project […]
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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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