Alumni, Family, Supporters and Gateway Battalion, thank you all for reading this year’s first issue of the Gateway Gazette. The Gateway Battalion is committed to creating officers that exceed the standard and excel above the rest not for themselves but rather for the soldiers they serve. There are five tenets, “The Gate- way Big Five” which have helped shape Gateway Battalion and served as a foundation for the development of our leaders: Discipline, Pride, Academics, Fitness, and Accountability. We train our Cadets to maintain discipline both on and off duty. We recognize that military bear- ing is essential for any leader and that when our Cadets put on the uniform they not only represent the Army but are a part of the Army. Values must help our leaders shape their decisions to always do what is right. Pride is the second tenet in which our Battalion promotes. We have pride in our unit, heritage, and team. Our Cadre have instilled in us to have pride in what we are achieving and to recognize that we are a part of something bigger. This pride unites the schools in our Battalion and creates long lasting friendships. Academics are the third tenet that we stress at Gateway Battalion. Graduating from college with under a 2.0, no 2nd LT. Our cadets understand the importance of a strong knowledge base. Always taking the step to further one’s education is im- portant to future success. Fitness is the fourth tenet. Our cadets know the importance of exceeding the standard when it comes to Physical fitness. We never focus on the minimum PT standards, instead we shoot for excellence. We are taught to lead from the front and model the standard. Accountability is the importance of always being on time, in the right uniform, and at the right place, and taking responsibility for one’s ac- tions. We teach that leaders are accountable for everything their soldiers do from the good acts to the bad ones. The Big 5 stressed here at Gateway will help set a strong foundation for our future Army leaders. Thank you for reading the Gateway Gazette and invite you to continue to stay in touch with our program. -Trent Farmer, Gateway CDT BN CDR Welcome from the CDT Battalion Commander GATEWAY ARMY ROTC BATTALION Gateway Gazette NOVEMBER, 2012 VOLUME3, ISSUE 1 INCLUDED IN THIS IS- SUE: A welcome from the Cadet Battalion Com- mander Plenty of Photos! A Cadets Ex- perience at Air Assault School Other accounts from cadets on their summer activities Gateway MSIV Branching Re- sults Gateway cadets on color guard for the Rams vs. Packers game at the Edward Jones Dome.
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Alumni, Family, Supporters and
Gateway Battalion, thank you all
for reading this year’s first issue
of the Gateway Gazette. The
Gateway Battalion is committed
to creating officers that exceed
the standard and excel above the
rest not for themselves but
rather for the soldiers they
serve.
There are five tenets, “The Gate-
way Big Five” which have helped
shape Gateway Battalion and
served as a foundation for the
development of our leaders:
Discipline, Pride, Academics,
Fitness, and Accountability.
We train our Cadets to maintain
discipline both on and off duty.
We recognize that military bear-
ing is essential for any leader and
that when our Cadets put on the uniform
they not only represent the Army but are
a part of the Army. Values must help our
leaders shape their decisions to always do
what is right.
Pride is the second tenet in which our
Battalion promotes. We have pride in our
unit, heritage, and team. Our Cadre have
instilled in us to have pride in what we are
achieving and to recognize that we are a
part of something bigger. This pride unites
the schools in our Battalion and creates
long lasting friendships.
Academics are the third tenet that we
stress at Gateway Battalion. Graduating
from college with under a 2.0, no 2nd LT.
Our cadets understand the importance of
a strong knowledge base. Always taking
the step to further one’s education is im-
portant to future success.
Fitness is the fourth tenet. Our cadets
know the importance of exceeding
the standard when it comes to
Physical fitness. We never focus on
the minimum PT standards, instead
we shoot for excellence. We are
taught to lead from the front and
model the standard.
Accountability is the importance of
always being on time, in the right
uniform, and at the right place, and
taking responsibility for one’s ac-
tions. We teach that leaders are
accountable for everything their
soldiers do from the good acts to
the bad ones.
The Big 5 stressed here at Gateway
will help set a strong foundation for
our future Army leaders. Thank you
for reading the Gateway Gazette
and invite you to continue to stay in
touch with our program. -Trent
Farmer, Gateway CDT BN CDR
Welcome from the CDT Battalion Commander
G A T E W A Y A R M Y
R O T C B A T T A L I O N Gateway Gazette
N O V E M B E R , 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1
INCLUDED
IN THIS IS -
SUE:
A welcome
from the Cadet
Battalion Com-
mander
Plenty of
Photos!
A Cadets Ex-
perience at Air
Assault School
Other accounts
from cadets on
their summer
activities
Gateway MSIV
Branching Re-
sults
Gateway cadets on color guard for the Rams vs. Packers game at the Edward Jones Dome.
P A G E 2
Keep in Touch!
Gateway Cadet Works at the Pentagon
CDT Bryan Ciccarello’s Air Assault Experience This summer I was given with
Cadet Zahn’s CULP trip to Tanzania I can still remember, almost one year ago, last fall, when I was running at PT with an older cadet who kept pestering me to apply for this so-called “CULP” thing. I was hesitant because at the time I really had no idea what I was going to do the fol-lowing summer but I knew I probably didn’t want to spend it teaching English or volunteering in some random country. I was honestly holding out for an Airborne or Air Assault slot, something I was sure I would enjoy and that would directly benefit my career and resume.
Because I wanted this older cadet to stop bugging me, I decided to check out the appli-cation. Just because it was very brief and took about 30 min-utes, I went ahead and applied for the program. It said it would still need a note from my PMS and I decided I would let the fates decide if I would get ac-cepted. So I didn’t tell anyone I applied and just waited, figuring if LTC Craig got a notice and put in the letter, I would see what would happen, but if he didn’t get a notice, then I wouldn’t have to worry about making a decision about it.
Looking back, I’m glad LTC Craig is always on top of every-thing, because CULP gave me an experience I will cherish for the rest of my life. I spent the first 3 days of my CULP trip in Ft. Knox, going through Soldier Readiness Processing, filling out paperwork and getting blood drawn. It was one of the most miserable places I’ve ever been, mostly because the heat was pretty unbearable. After leaving Ft.
Knox, we flew across the Atlan-tic to Amsterdam, then down to Dar es Salaam, one of the capi-tals of Tanzania. We were picked up by the volunteer or-
ganizations we were traveling through and drove about 2 hours up the east coast of Africa to a small fishing town called Bagamoyo.
The next 21 days were the both eye-opening and life-changing for me. While most of the 28 other cadets in m group taught English to kids in school, I worked with an HIV/AIDS organi-zation in the community. I spent most days of the week working in an “office” writing proposals for funding with 1 other cadet and 4 locals, 2 of which had been living with HIV for more than 8 years. One day of the week, I got to conduct home visits with another HIV/AIDS organization and visit people of the community living with this deadly virus. The conditions people lived in were astonishing. 99% of the community was living without electricity and nobody had running water.
Poverty was rampant; about a third of the country is living on less than $2 U.S. dollars per day. Many had little more than corru-gated sheet metal and mud walls for houses. Despite these conditions and the hardships these people were living with, I met some of the happiest peo-ple I will ever meet in my life. De-spite the language barrier, I could have spent days just sitting with these people and interacting with them.
For the 21 days I was there, I got a much better understanding of the world outside of the bubble that is the United States and I realized that despite what we might see on TV or on the inter-
net, it is easy to
passively sympathize with the poor situations other people are living with.
Bagamoyo, Tanzania made these situations a reality for me. So while my summer was-n’t at all what I was planning on doing a year ago, it turned out to be one that I will never forget. CULP really was a once in a lifetime experience and I wouldn’t trade it for any other summer training ROTC offers to MS I or MS II cadets. You can go to Airborne or Air As-sault at any point in your Army career, traveling across the world to experience a new culture is something that only comes around once in a life-time and there’s no reason you shouldn’t take advantage
G A T E W A Y G A Z E T T E
Cadet Zahn enjoys
some down time in
Tanzania.
Cadets Gowen (MSII) and
Cornett (MSI) representing
Gateway Battalion at
UMSL homecoming
P A G E 7 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1
My public speaking experiences
in the past were absolutely horri-
ble. And now I was expected to
teach new material, giving clear
instructions and deliver this con-
tent to JROTC cadets with confi-
dence? No way would I be anything
but a disaster and let down my
leaders. My first briefing pretty
much stank as I read from the pa-
per and probably looked like a
wooden soldier as I gestured this
way and that. The second run
through my station was a fraction
better. Then the third one was
done and it had gone okay. I had
reached the point where I could
relax and really enjoy the cadets
coming though my station. At one
point, I had to work in front of my
own MCJROTC instructor from my
I don’t mind hard work and am
always trying to get stronger.
Some find PT to be an obligation
and just a grind, but I do enjoy
the could out the first year be-
cause of the demands of playing
on the D1 hockey team.
In ROTC, though, I feel like
absolutely everyone knows more
than I do. I tried to convince
myself it would be a growth ex-
perience. Getting to go to JCLC
seemed like a chance to get a
little bit of experience in a lead-
ership role. It would be an op-
portunity to wake up early, run
around, help out where directed
and watching thinking what on
earth am I doing here. I was
pretty sure I couldn’t do it.
high school, Gunner Cain.
Over the course of the JCLC,
I did run. I did learn and
teach and push and mentor.
I met some amazing people;
some were already strong
leaders and some would be
future leaders. I still keep in
touch with some of them. It
brought together people
from all over and that is
something that happens in
the army.
Looking back on it five
months later, I hope to be
able to go to JCLC again.
-CDT Katherine Bogomolov,
Gateway MSII
CDT Katherine Bogomolov on JCLC
CDT Bogomolov poses for a
picture during JCLC
“I met some amazing people; some
were already strong leaders and
some would be future leaders”
On the October 19 to October 21, myself and 5 other gateway females competed in Ranger Chal-lenge at Ft. Leonard Wood. The competition consisted of 10 physically demanding events: a 10k ruck march, day and night land naviga-tion, a grenade assault course, an obstacle course, a medical evacuation lane, one-rope bridge, weapons assembly and disassembly, shot grouping, and a physi-cal fitness test. We com-peted against four other female teams in our brigade and ended up placing sec-ond overall in the competi-tion. Our team placed first in the shot grouping and medical evacuation. It was an awesome experience with 5 really great teammates. Next year we'll get that first place trophy!
Gateway excels at Ranger Challenge
Cadet Claire Henkel leads the female Ranger Chal-
lenge team on the 10K Ruck Run
How can you support the Gateway Battalion? Donations are fully tax deductible
CHECKS PAYABLE TO: “Washington University – Department of Military Sci-ence” (Memo: Acct# 11-2051-94990) MAIL TO: Washington University, Campus Box 1082, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130.
ON LINE: Go to: https://gifts.wustl.edu/giftform.aspx Click “select giving areas,” then check “other” and enter “Department of Military Science - Acct# 11-2051-94990” in the query box.
OTHER:
To donate time, money, equipment or other resources outside of Washington Uni-versity channels, please contact the PMS. (700 Rosedale Ave, St. Louis MO 63112, 314 935 7200)
http://www.rotc.wustl.edu/
Gateway MSIVs Learn their Branch Assignments This past month, Gateway MSIVs came to the first ma-
jor milestone in their Military Careers. Each senior
learned what branch of the Army they will begin their
career with when they commission this coming spring/
summer. Gateway’s class of 2013 saw the fruits of their
tireless labor as nearly all of them received one of their
top 3 branch choices.
The results are as follows:
BROUGHAM: Finance (detailed Armor)
CHHUM: Finance (detailed Armor)
CLAYBURN : Air Defense Artillery
CORRELL: Army Nurse Corps
DOLD: Engineers
ELDREDGE: Military Intelligence
FARMER: Armor
FLEGE: Transportation Corps
JAMISON: Military Police
KELLERMAN: Adjutant General’s Corps
LILLY: Military Police
MCBAIN: Field Artillery
MCKIBBEN: Engineers
MORIN: Signal Corps (detailed Armor)
PETERS: Adjutant General’s Corps (det. Armor)
PHILLIPS: Field Artillery
PROSE: Field Artillery
RILEY: Infantry
WAGNER: Air Defense Artillery
WOODRUM: Military Intelligence
YO: Military Intelligence (det. Infantry)
Congratulations to all MSIVs and their families! There is