By: Emily LaForme Michigan State University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Spartan Battalion), welcomed a surprise guest during their battalion run on the morning of October 19. Col. Lance Oskey, Brigade Commander at United States Army Cadet Command (ROTC), visited the Spartan Battalion Cadets where he joined in on morning physical training and a battalion run. Cadet Thaddaeus Meyer, native of Ashland, Wisconsin, and Michigan State University sophomore, welcomed the opportunity to connect with Oskey. “We had a battalion run and practiced cadences while doing so,” said Meyer. “I first met Col. Oskey yesterday, and I got to know him [...]

By: Savoury Jacobson FORT KNOX, KY. –On June 15, 2017, the Third Regiment of Basic Camp Cadets took to the Team Development Course (DTC) in Fort Knox, Ky. Six obstacles lined the course, each with a timed limit of forty-five minutes to complete. Cadets were expected to work together and listen to each other in order to succeed. A delicate balance between team members of leading and listening was practiced throughout the day. Second Lieutenant Tyler Atteberry described it as, “Someone takes charge and then they start the whole bonding process where…they start spitballing off of each other. They’re trying to [...]