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Zachary Vasquez: Our Graduate at Norwich University

9/25/2020

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Checking in on our graduates, we have had a "Plebe", a "fish", and now we have a Rook. A Rook is what they call a freshman at Norwich University, the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges in the United States. Norwich, located in Northfield, Vermont, has educated and trained generations of leaders for the United States military, including Medal of Honor recipients Navy SEAL CMDCM Edward C. Byers Jr., and Delta Force SGM Thomas Payne. 

Stepping into those big shoes is our own Zachary Vasquez, Alamo Battalion graduate and graduate of the Sea Cadet NSWOC SWCC training. RCT Vasquez was very kind to send us an update on how he is doing, which we share below.
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​It is great to hear from Alamo Battalion. I wish I could come by for a drill and say hi to everyone. I’m glad to hear that everyone is doing well and I hope Drill will be going back to in person.
Norwich is a great place for me it truly feels like home. We are learning new things every day and Sea Cadets have defiantly prepared me for my Rookdom here at Norwich. There is so much rich history here and everyone is held to a high standard and nothing is given to you. But, besides the early freezing morning formation I love it here. I am majoring in computer science and data assurance. Army ROTC is great. We are going on rucks up on Pain Mountain, learning what each person does in a fire team and what their role and rank is, and many other cool things. For wrestling we have been working out as a team, but due to Covid we are not allowed to wrestle yet. However, we should be start wrestling on October 5th. A thing to always remember is to find what you want to do and go after it and chase your dreams and use your resources to find out how to achieve your dreams. Try to always be psychically fit so you don't have to worry about the PT tests that you must pass. Finally if you have no idea what you are doing make it look like you know what you are doing. Fake it until you make it. 
Bravo Zulu to RCT Vasquez on your success so far at Norwich. We are looking for more great things from you!
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Checking in with Former PO2 Conroy at West Point

9/24/2020

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CDT Conroy near the end of Beast Barracks (Cadet Basic Training)..
Next in our series of 2020 graduates is CDT Paul E. Conroy, a member of the USMA class of 2024. He says that being a Sea Cadet made it possible for him to attend West Point, and it was great preparation for the rigors of Cadet Basic Training and the military and athletic requirements of plebe year.

The COVID pandemic has shaped his time at West Point. Plebes reported two weeks later than the originally scheduled Reception Day. Friends and family were not allowed on post to see off their Cadets, nor were they allowed to attend Acceptance Day at the conclusion of CBT, when "New Cadets" are officially accepted into the Corps of Cadets. Masks, of course, are ubiquitous, and many classes have on-line sessions. The Corps of Cadets are the only fans allowed in the stands for football. The class of '24 motto is the very appropriate "Like None Before".

The Army goes rolling along, and the Corps still has many in-person classes, lots of PT, fall football games, room inspections, and family-style meals in a mess hall that looks like Hogwarts. 

The Corps is organized into companies, each with their own personality. Being Texas-born, CDT Conroy is very happy to be a C-4 Cowboy. He has fun on West Point's Model UN team and the Cowboys' company soccer team. CDT Conroy is most proud of being accepted into the Irregular Warfare Group. In IWG, select members of the Corps of Cadets "enhance their skills in small unit tactics and the troop leading procedures, so that each graduating member is better prepared for a lifetime of service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army." IWG's faculty instructors are Green Berets, who provide *ahem* motivation during long rucks.

​On his visit to West Point, then PO2 Conroy was shown around by a former Sea Cadet and then plebe. He hopes to be able to show you around at West Point, so get working on those applications!
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Gig 'em, Chief Mora!

9/4/2020

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This is the first article in a series that we will do on the Alamo Battalion's graduating class of 2020. Our 2020 graduates were unusual, both for the difficult circumstances under which they graduated, but also for the great things that they are doing as they enter adulthood.

CPO Kobe Mora is now "fish Mora" at Texas A&M University and a member of the Corps of Cadets. He is an Army ROTC Cadet majoring in public health and was awarded a three-year Army ROTC scholarship, covering tuition and fees for three years of college.

While he was still a senior in high school, Chief Mora visited with the TAMU Corps of Cadets, participated in the JCAP program (open to Sea Cadets), and decided that TAMU was where he wanted to go to college.

Chief Mora was a skilled and valued leader of the Alamo Battalion, and he will be an outstanding Army Officer. Congratulations and best wishes Cadet Mora! Gig 'em, Ags!

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Congratulations and Farewell to Midshipman Candidate Bartuska.

9/4/2020

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Members and friends of the Alamo Battalion know CTN2 Grant Bartuska as an always cheerful, always organized leader of the Battalion. We will not be seeing Bartuska around drills anymore, because the Navy has selected him to become a Midshipman Candidate at the US Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS). Next year, he will become a member of the USNA Class of 2025, and eventually an officer in the United States Navy or Marine Corps.

Bartuska has some advice for would-be NAPSters. "Discipline will get you further than talent. You see that a lot here. Tons of D1 athletes fail the PRT because they don't prepare for it. 4.0/35 ACT high school students fail because they never had to study." 

All of us at the Alamo Battalion are very proud of M/C Bartuska, and we wish him the best of luck as he embarks on his voyage to become a commissioned officer. He was a great asset to the Alamo Battalion, and we know that he will be a outstanding officer.
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Before: CTN2 Bartuska
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After: M/C Bartuska
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Catching up with Alamo Battalion Graduate Cooper Dugan

11/5/2019

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BZ to PV2 Cooper Dugan for successfully completing Army Basic Combat Training at Ft. Sill. Private Dugan was a Petty Officer Third Class in the Sea Cadets prior to high school graduation earlier this year. He is now back in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston for Army Combat Medic training. Congratulations, Dugan, and thank you for your service!
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Before: PO3 Dugan with Alamo Battalion CO, LTJG Joseph Lamendola saying farewell at the Alamo BN's camping trip in May.
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After: PV2 Dugan with his brother upon graduation from Army BCT.
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Congratulations to our own ENS Jeanny Sanger, USN!

8/20/2019

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Alamo Battalion alumna ​ENS Jeanny Sanger graduated from the US Naval Academy this past May. Upon graduating, she earned a Bachelors of Science in Robotics and Control Engineering, and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. She earned many great opportunities through the Naval Academy to include different sports teams, leadership billets, and summer trainings.

Two of her proudest athletic achievements was finishing a half-Ironman with the Endurance Team her junior year and when her Cycling Team won the conference championships her senior year. She says she learned the most about leadership during her senior year where she was Operations Officer in the fall and Academics Officer in the spring. With both positions, she says the hardest parts are delegating tasks, being proactive, and managing deadlines.

​Her favorite summer trainings were doing Plebe Summer three times (once as a plebe, the second time as a Company Administrative Officer, and the final time as the Regimental Physical Missions Officer) and when she got to travel to Peru and Brazil to explore ancient and modern engineering. Her scariest day was when she interviewed to join the Nuclear Community. The interviews included two technical interviews and a separate interview with the four-star admiral in charge of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. She prepared for months leading up to the interviews and ended up discussing honey-bees for a large portion of the admiral interview. She passed all of her interviews and is now part of the Submarine Warfare Community. She will head down to Charleston for further training before being assigned to a submarine as a division officer.

​ENS Sanger’s consistent hard work and determination has gotten her far – from her early days as a Sea Cadet, to her busy midshipman days, and now as a submarine officer. She owes a lot of her preparation for the Navy to the USNSCC Alamo Battalion. They taught her the naval lingo like what a “bulkhead” was, how to shine shoes, and gave her some of her first leadership opportunities. She is forever grateful of her time with the Sea Cadets. To anyone looking to join the Naval Academy, ENS Sanger’s biggest tip is to focus on the big 3 things that admissions is looking for: academics, athletics, and volunteer work. She is always open to further questions and looks forward to seeing some of Alamo Battalion out in the fleet!

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