amecock azette - West Point Association of Graduates
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amecock azette - West Point Association of Graduates
CHARLIE COMPANY, 3RD REGIMENT, USCC amecock azette 2¢ V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 2 A “Major” Decision SECTIONS: 2,3 - Grad Gab S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 1 By CDT Matthew Rowe „14 4,5 - Current Connections 6 - Game On! 8 - The Funnies 9– What’s Up West Point? 10-Letter From the Editor INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From Class to Brass 2 Fun Facts 2 The Unsanctioned 3 Academic Rankings 3 Operation Mess Hall 4 Conquering the BEAST 6 Out with the Old... 7 The Funnies 8 What’s Up W.P? 9 Game On! Top: Cadets Emily Woods and Morgan White, contemplate and soak in information about possible majors. There are many intersections along the path of life that hold great significance in deciding the journey that lies before us. For the class of 2014 one such intersection looms on the horizon. By 30 September, all yearlings must have declared their major. The means of deciding a major vary from one person to another. In a recent survey, Yuks in C-3 were asked for the reasons behind choosing their particular major. The answers ranged from “…to get to med school Broski” to very detailed and thought out plans for one’s future such as a “…double major because history will prepare me for law school and Foreign Area Studies will help me on the career path to becoming a Foreign Area Officer.” However, a common thread among all responses was a keen interest in the subject and desire to learn more in their chosen field of study. The company was fairly evenly divided between those who wanted a science or mathematics major and those seeking a major in some field of humanities with 41% choosing science/engineering and 58% choosing humanities. Whether well planned out or a just a hunch, the majors being chosen right now hold large implications in the course the Yuks lives will take. For the members of the class of 2014, this truly is a major decision. PAGE 2 From Class to Brass by Eric Kelly „91, Introduction by Alexis Salmon „14 including West Point… look towards the future, always. Grad Gab: Stories, memories, current news, and inspiration, connecting the ―Old Grads‖ of C- Have you ever wondered why the academics of West Point are tough? Have you ever wanted to go back in time and do some not so nice ―stuff‖ to COL Silvanus Thayer? Have you ever sat down after a long day of studying, quizzes, WPRs, mess hall food, sports, and PME classes, asking yourself, ―what the heck am I doing here?‖ If you answered yes to all of these questions, don‘t lie to yourself, then the following article is for you. Provided by Mr. Eric Kelly (‘91), it is a small look at a group of Gamecocks who survived the academic rigors of West Point and went on to do even bigger, better, and more important things. Remember Gamecocks, at times life may be terrible, but all things must come to an end, The attached picture is of members of C-3's class of 1991. The picture was taken in the winter of 1989, when we were yearlings. One of my best friends, Scott McNamara, decided that he wanted to go to SUNY Binghamton. Scott and I were on the Cross Country and Track teams, together. I always ran with him, when we did those long 10-mile runs. I was cut from the team, during the indoor track season, of our plebe year. Scott continued to run on the team. I'm not sure exactly why he wanted to leave West Point. Maybe he wanted to try running at SUNY Binghamton. I don't know. However, a few of us got together to wish Scott good luck, by throwing a pizza party. The group, in this picture, is still pretty close. There are a couple missing from the photo that stay in touch via Facebook. Some of these guys are LTC's, right now. Some have retired from the Army, after 20 years. Others, like myself, Chuck, Scott and Lee are civilians. Lee and Scott are the only two, in this picture, who did not graduate from West Point. The rest of us graduated, although I just barely got to graduate. Let me point out who is who, in the picture: Sitting on the chair, on left side of photo is LTC Glenn McCrill (He's currently deployed to Kuwait). Sitting on the ground, in the front is Dave Neary (He has a successful civilian career going). Standing in partial "as for class" is me, Eric Kelly. I'm a civilian (I did two tours in Saudi Arabia, with Patriot MIssile units, and got my combat patch for the first deployment, in 1992. I did a year of Army Reserves from 2003 to 2004, but was not allowed to serve any longer). Sitting on the bed, with the pizza in his hand is Scott Mcnamara (He is the trackster who left, and now has a family. We stay in touch via Facebook). Wedging his face in there is LTC Chris Ferrell (Very successful military career ongoing). Next is Lee Haikel (I think he left West Point during our Cow Year). Final one, sitting on the bed, is LTC(Ret.) Karl Kurz (He had a great military career, and now has a happy family). Lying on the top bunk, in "as for class" is LTC Kevin Banks (He is deployed to Afghanistan, right now. Next, lying on the bed is Charles Lipeles (He is Vice President of Sales at a scientific glass company). Finally, lying on the top bunk is LTC Brian Halloran (He lived in Afghanistan (a combat zone) for 3 straight years. My hat is off to him. I believe that LTC Halloran is working at the Pentagon, for the time being. That's everyone in the photo. Class of 1991 C-3 Fighting Cocks! Fun Facts-- What Went/Is Going Down with Gamecock Grads! Another C-3 alum is COL(P) Kim Field (maiden name Cochrane). She also came out on the Brigadier promotion list. So, this year’s promotion list to BG had TWO C-3 alumni!! -COL Dan Karbler My wife (Chelsea) and I had a baby on 29 Aug 2011. He was born at 2308, and weighted in a 9lbs 8 oz and was 21.25 in long. We named him John Harrison Tippett and will call him Harrison. -JB Tippett ‘03 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 The Unsanctioned PAGE by Alexis Salmon „14 and biography, Michael E. Lamke/representative Mr. Lamke first contacted me after reading, yes, an Issue of the Gamecock Gazette. He himself is a former Gamecock and now an author. Mr. Lamke‘s request was that I find cadets eager to read a new and thrilling novel that he had published, The Unsanctioned. Mr. Lamke created the main character, Captain Lane Evans, out of the people and personalities he had met at West Point and in his military career. He hopes to write a sequel developing his character further, on the feedback received from cadets who have read his novel. Mr. Lamke will be visiting West Point to promote his new novel on the 15th of September. Below is his biography in addition to a synopsis of his book. Check out this great read! Biography: Mike Lamke is a West Point graduate and served time in the military and as a private contractor in Iraq. He currently works for Lockheed Martin supporting Homeland Security and Law Enforcement programs. He lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife and two children. Synopsis: Former Army Captain Lane Evans is now the Aide to the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand. Lane, a veteran of Iraq, is experienced in using a secret U.S. intelligence database to uncover the identity of anonymous Internet users. When Lane unmasks a Thai Blogger, he captures the attention of Colonel (Ret.) Tom Lewis who is running a covert operation for the Director of National Intelligence to stop the world's most influential anti-American Bloggers. The highly ambitious Ambassador dispatches Lane to support Lewis, with a secret mission to ascertain the innerworkings of this unconventional program. Leaving his Thai girlfriend, Ana Maksawan, in Bangkok, Lane travels to Washington to join Lewis and is instantly tasked with uncovering anonymous Internet users all over the world. To complete his secret mission, Lane solicits assistance from a former colleague and current CIA analyst, Eve Maier, rekindling a passionate desire that has simmered for several years. Lane's tenacity eventually leads to a shocking discovery. Anonymous Bloggers are being killed. His intrusions haven't gone unnoticed. Now, he and Ana are targets, and Lane has to move fast. His quest to uncover the truth, save Ana, and end Lewis' sinister program will test his courage, challenge his faith in longtime confidants, and force him to finally choose between the only two women he's ever loved. Academic Rankings… From a Squid’s Perspective Informational link provided by Jim Russell „69, written by Jill Laster web link http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/08/01/how-do-the-academies-measure-up/#.TjmlheINpYg.email The Naval and Coast Guard academies — as you might expect — aren‘t the first colleges to consider when you‘re looking for a party school. But alongside ranking high as a ―stone-cold sober‖ school in this year‘s Princeton Review rankings, the two academies got high marks for accessible professors, low marijuana use and ―running like butter‖ (meaning administration works well). On the not-so-good end: The Naval Academy ranked seventh for ―least happy students‖ of the 376 U.S. schools included in this year‘s rankings and 14th for ―dorms like dungeons.‖ The Coast Guard Academy placed similarly, ranking fourth for ―least happy students‖ and fifth for ―dorms like dungeons.‖ West Point Best Classroom Experience — #1 Most Accessible Professors — #1 Best Athletic Facilities — #3 Best Health Services — #3 Everyone Plays Intramural Sports — #4 Stone-Cold Sober Schools — #5 Most Politically Active Students — #6 Don‘t Inhale (marijuana usage reported low) — #7 Students Study the Most (report highest # of study hrs per day) — #7 Best College Library — #8 Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution — #9 Most Conservative Students (lean right politically) — #13 College Town Not So Great — #14 Most Religious Students — #15 3 PAGE 4 Operation Mess Hall: Cadets Weigh In Current Connections: By CDT Claire Williams ‟14 An inside look at what‘s going on in the Corps, and the current class mates of C-3 in particular! As announced by Brigadier General Ted Martin during his class in-briefs throughout Reorganization Week, the mess hall is undergoing substantial changes this school year. BG Martin outlined his vision for the food system for the cadets: a return to mandatory dinners and better food. Between the commandant‘s actions and recent budget cuts, cadets are facing a food system with little to no resemblance of last year – no more tablecloths, spicy chicken patty, or evening grab-and-go. As the Corps has been predictably outraged, we went straight to the Gamecocks to get their input on the new system. What would you do about the mess hall if you were Commandant for a day? I would burn the mess hall down. Aside from arson, I would also alter and expand the options for fruit and cereal at breakfast. I would find ways to save food and try to set up a program to donate all the uneaten food left over after each meal. I would ration out the amount of food at each meal better. Some have too much, others have not enough. I‘d definitely try to find a way to make the food a little better quality, or at least keep more of the meals around that the majority of cadets actually like. I would at the very least improve meal planning - like for breakfast sometimes, they'll put out cream cheese and there will be NOTHING for breakfast that you should put cream cheese on in any way shape or form. If there were any way that food could be served at an appropriate temperature instead of sitting in a case for an hour beforehand turning lukewarm, that would be another big change too. Overall I don't think the food is that bad, it's the presentation and planning that's horrible. VOLUME 2, ISSUE PAGE 2 What is your least favorite meal? Turkey cutlet. -Jake Henry, ‗12 I really hate the dinners where they hand you some unnamable mess of meat, sauce, and vegetables and you have to smell it before you can figure out if it's edible. -Natalie Stone, Omelet - Ross Boston, ‗13 waffle sticks because they're always dry. -Michael Finnochio, ‗15 This new form of bison burger we had today. That was utterly disgusting. Ricky Galindo, ‗14 What is your fa vorite Meal? Chick en cris pito R Patty. . I .P. Spicy C hicken My fav orite m eal is C with M hicken ashed Cordo Potato n Bleu e s . -Micha el Finn ochio , ‗15 Spicy Chick en Pa tty - R oss Bo ston, ‗ Chick en Pa tty -Ricky Ga lindo, 13 ‗14 I love cold c ut lunc screw hes be up a tu cause rkey sa you ca ndwic n't -Nata h. lie Sto ne, ‘14 1 /1 9/13 5 PAGE 6 Behind the Mask Above: CDT Armijo the newest C3 Gamecock Mascot. Game On! This section is all about C-3. From ancient relics to current events, this page is all about us, the Game Cocks! A new school year, a new school, a new mascot. For plebes, 2011 is a year of change. Spirit dinner on the 8th of September was to bring out the pride for our companies. It was meant to bring us together within our company. But what kind of company would we be without our dearest mascot? Let‘s have a look at the Gamecock behind the mask. ―How did you come about being our mascot?‖ By CDT Christina Cox „15 pany as a whole?‖ Armijo: ―It‘s pretty cool. At first you think it‘s nerve-wracking, but when you‘re wearing the mask, no one knows it‘s you so you just play the part.‖ ―Is this something you take pride in, or would you rather do something else for the company?‖ Armijo: ―I enjoy it. I can do what I want and no one knows it‘s me!‖ (Not anymore!) ―What‘s the best and worst thing about your job?‖ Armijo: ―The worst part definitely has to be the suit, it is so Armijo: ―I honestly don‘t know. My team leader came hot! The best part is that I can in one day and said ―Oh, by be as spontaneous as I want the way, you‘re our company to be.‖ mascot‖ or something along ―Anything to add? Any last those lines. words?‖ ―What‘s it like knowing you‘re Armijo: ―Go Gamecocks!‖ representing our com- VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 PAGE C-3 i.e. Champions of 3rd Regiment By CDT Joe Hayslett „14 If you were not aware, last has really good players and is startyear C3 won two USCC in- ing to learn to play together really well. tramural championships. Both the football and soccer teams beat out all their competition and brought home trophies to display in the C3 company area. How do the reigning champs feel about their performance for this year? C3 football coach CDT Lieutenant Jeffery Hexom feels confident about his team. He and fellow team members have been seen discussing plays and strategies during lunch. Cadet Hexom stated, ―This year we have a bunch of big players, we will be better than last year.‖ Their first game is not for another few weeks, but the team eagerly practices and awaits there opportunity to win yet another championship. Other C3 intramural teams are just as confident in their ability to bring home the gold. CDT Corporal Michael Tougher guarantees that the Gamecock‘s wrestling team will make it to the finals. As for C3 basketball, though the team has gotten off to a rough start their spirits are still strong. Cadets Maher Ali, and Lukas Findley agree that this year‘s team Right: Images of C3 cadets in their Brigade Finals soccer match.. Needles to say, they WON! 7 PAGE 8 The Funnies Page Related to Cadet Life… Kind of… The Funnies: Finding the comedy in every situation... even cadet life. What’s Up West Point?: Find out what‘s going on at West Point. From Ike Hall productions, to cadet activities, if you‘re visiting West Point or a permanent resident, this is the place to look and see what is going on at our ―Stony Castle‖ on the hill. school VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 PAGE 9 What‟s Up West Point? A look at what‟s happening in August... To get further information about what is happening at West Point visit: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WestPointUSMA and Twitter: http://twitter.com/WestPoint_USMA H I A K L E The Soldier Show Ike Hall 7:00PM Sunday September 18th L Class of ‘76 and ‘81Reunions SEP 15 - 18, 2011 Class of ‘66 Reunion SEP 22 - 25, 2011 Class of ‘91, ’96, ’01, and ’06 Reunions SEP 22 - 25, 2011 Attention C3 Old Grads! C3 is hosting a BBQ after the homecoming football game parade, OCT 1, in central area! Hope to see you there! Support former Gamecock Andrew Mackenzie ‘11 as he completes Ranger School. Write to address: ARMY FOOTBALL SEP 3 AWAY N. Illinois SEP10 HOME SDSU SEP 17 HOME Northwestern SEP 24 AWAY Ball State Mountains: 14 August - 03 September, 2LT Andrew Mackenzie, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, ATTN: 09-11, 1 Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, GA 30533-1802 Florida: 04 September - 20 September, 2LT Andrew Mackenzie, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, ATTN: 09-11, 6069 Walkers Lane, Camp James E. Rudder Eglin AFB, FL 32542 Come SUPPORT West Point Athletics! Sat. Sep 17 MSoccer vs. St. La Salle West Point 8:15PM Sun. Sep 18 WSoccer vs. Delaware West Point 1:00PM Thurs. Sep 22 WSoccer vs. Howard West Point 4:00PM Fri.-Mon. Sep 23-26 WTennis vs. Eastern Chamionship West Point All Day Sat. Sep 24 MSoccer vs. Holy Cross West Point 7:00PM Fri. Sep 30 WVolleyball vs. American West Point 7:00PM Fri. Sep 30 Sprint Football vs. Mansfield West Point 7:00PM As we start out a new volume, The Gamecock Gazette solicits you to share more of your stories about your cadet, military, and civilian experiences. The Gamecock Gazette connects current C-3 Cadets with the Old Graduates of C-3, keeping people informed with a few good laughs. This newsletter will also document C-3’s history in the making. For October’s Issue, we ask graduates to send in articles about their memories of West Point during the fall. From GAMECOCK GAZETTE Charlie Company, 3rd Regiment, USCC stories about football games, to midterms, and even about Halloween and “the Ghosts” of the academy, all tales are Company C-3 TAC Officer: MAJ Arthur Rutnarak (845) 938-2101 [email protected] Company C-3 TAC NCO: SFC Scott Swanson (845) 938-2694 [email protected] Gamecock Gazette Editor: CDT Alexis Salmon P.O. Box 3586 West Point, NY 10997 (845) 515-5485 [email protected] .mil welcome. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for the newsletter, please get in touch with C-3 through any of the contacts to the left. Thank you for all of your contributions and stories. This newsletter couldn’t have worked without your help and support. We hope you’ve enjoyed another issue of the Gamecock Gazette! Letter From the Editor by Alexis Salmon „14 I hope you all enjoyed this issue of the Gamecock Gazette. In this edition I wanted to focus on the academic pillar of West Point. From the stories of Gamecocks who made it beyond the academic rigors of “The Point” to become authors, general officers, and other successful businessmen, to the list of high academic rankings from a “Squid,” to articles about current cadets making “Major Decisions,” I think we captured a good picture of academy academics and completed our goal. Thank you to all the Old Grads who shared their pictures, news, and past memories. Your stories help us to see beyond the academics of West Point and inspire us to reach for difficult but attainable (as shown by your example) goals. like to submit an article/ picture, please feel free to contact me through the information listed above. Remember, keep a look out for the October issue of the Gamecock Gazette! Game On! Again, thank you to all the cadets who took time out of their busy schedule’s to submit articles and add to our gazette. The paper would not be the same without your, photos, thoughts, and stories. Again, I hope you enjoyed the latest issue of the Gamecock Gazette. If you have any comments, recommendations, or if you would Respectfully, CDT Alexis Salmon Company C-3, USCC Class of 2014, USMA
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