California Baptist University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets trained at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton near San Diego Nov. 16-18 to learn basic squad movement and techniques in simulated combat. The purpose of simulated combat, also known as field training exercises (FTX), is to prepare ROTC cadets to be competent second lieutenants in the […]
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National title awarded to Army ROTC cadet
Kyle Feldman placed No. 6 on the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s National Order of Merit List. The ranking is a prestigious acknowl- edgment for the California Baptist University senior criminal justice major. A cadet’s OML ranking is determined by a number of criteria, including the ac- ademic record, leadership evaluations from Warrior Forge as well […]
ROTC students soldier on
They put their lives on the line for us daily. They give up time with their friends and family. They shrug off luxuries. They are soldiers. Joel Martinez is one of those soldiers. Martinez started his military career as an enlisted soldier in the United States Army, where he served for four years while taking […]
Sending Christmas greetings overseas
Grateful for the security of home, California Baptist University’s ROTC members decided to support soldiers overseas by sending holiday cheer. By working with Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization, they were able to do just that in the form of letters, cards and care packages. “We knew that having something from home would be something that […]