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Brothers-at-arms and in real life Jeremy and
Nicholas Crochiere are “at ease” for a moment at Warrior Night.
ROTC rounds up the troops at Warrior Night
The Pointer
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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Reserve Officer Training Corps celebrated Warrior Night, an event of fellowship and goodwill Thursday night Nov. 13, 2008. They participated in a variety of events not regularly scheduled for training.
The evening started with opening remarks by the Cadet Batallion Commander Jeremy Crochiere. It was followed by the presentation of grog for all the attendees to drink. Any similarities in taste to household kitchen items was merely coincidental. Grog contents include: mud, rain, non-commisioned officers’ sweat, green dye from uniforms, blood, Iraqi sands, tears and gun powder. To stir it: a toilet brush. All attendees were invited up by protocol classes determined by their rank in ROTC.
A good portion of the evening was devoted to video shorts of the ROTC in action.
“It’s good that this event brings together as a team,” said Lt. Colonel Kurka professor of military science.
Video one centered on a hypothetical Canadian invasion of America. This short was highlighted by a scream by an anonymous American soldier, and a head soldier in the Canadian Army presented an order by saying “Surrender, eh?”
The second video was “Fatigues,” a spoof on the popular TV show “Scrubs.” This feature showed Crochiere as a soldier suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, with several guns and ammo deposits littered throughout his living quarters. In a side feature of this video, Sergeant Major of the Cadets Jeff Schrimp posed the question “Does a vegan each vegetable crackers?” This video snippet also featured a faux montage of the destruction of leadership manual, by Schrimp, Crochiere and Cadet Andrew Adey.
The evening moved to a series of games which included military transport through land mines, simulated grenade tosses, armed warfare, explosive ordinance disposal and another operation that seemed an awful lot like fruit juice pong. As time went by, and dismissal was approaching, it was wondered, would there be an early dismissal?” I heard this response.
“We ‘train to standard’, not to time,” said Cadet April Thompson.
It was intended for the ROTC troops to take time away from routine and the regular drill exercises they perform Thursdays in a more light-hearted environment.
“These events encourage motivation and the morale of the program. It is healthy for new personnel to familiarize themselves with the battalion,” said Public Relations Cadet Andrea Anderson.
This was thoroughly accomplished through the events that took place last Thursday evening at Warrior Night.
