Sergeant First Class Charles Benintende is Maranatha’s newest ROTC cadre member and a 17-year Army active duty service veteran. He will be working with the ROTC cadets on campus for the next three years. Q: What will you do here at Maranatha? A: I will be teaching Military Science at all levels, from freshman to [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha ROTC cadet Robert Truax is a sophomore from Lexington, SC. He recently wrote about his experiences in attempting to overcome physical obstacles to earn an Army ROTC scholarship. My path to earning a three-year scholarship and contracting in Army ROTC at Maranatha has not been an easy one. It started four months before I [Continue Reading...]
Christian Groom was one of four Maranatha cadets who competed to earn the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency. Groom retells the story from his perspective below. One of the unique opportunities offered in ROTC is the chance to compete for the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency. The badge is awarded by [Continue Reading...]
Freshman Cadet Cody Corski recently wrote about his experiences at his first Field Training Exercise. My first Field Training Exercise (FTX) was a lot of hard work, but overall, a great time! We were able to participate in great activities like an obstacle course, confidence course, battle formation drills, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training, and lots [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha’s U.S. Army ROTC cadets claimed first place in the Ranger Challenge for the third time in four years, once again beating teams from much larger colleges and universities during the five-man competition at Fort McCoy in October. Charlie Company won three of the eight events (obstacle course, one-rope bridge, day land navigation) and finished [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha ROTC Cadet Andrew Domsic retells the story of his three weeks at Cadet Troop Leader Training in Georgia this summer. One of the greatest training opportunities for ROTC cadets is the Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) program. This program is an internship during which the cadet spends 2-to-4 weeks shadowing a lieutenant in an [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Army ROTC Cadet Jeremy McPhillips relates his experiences at Airborne School: “I am an Airborne trooper! A Paratrooper! I jump by parachute from any plane in flight. I volunteered to do it knowing well the hazards of my choice…” Airborne school consists of three weeks of training: ground week, tower week, and jump week. [Continue Reading...]
Returning, new, and prospective cadets can all participate in Army ROTC Orientation, August 25 at 10 a.m. at Maranatha Baptist Bible College. The event is mandatory for all cadets. Visitors and spectators are welcome. The day will include a variety of demonstrations, competitions, and team building activities, and ends with a free sub sandwich lunch. [Continue Reading...]
Todd Linder (’77) is aware of the importance of his job—and the reward for doing it well. “I do look at my job as keeping soldiers alive, and that makes it a critical job,” Linder said. The 60-year-old Montana resident is working in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. He trains American soldiers in the use of Ground [Continue Reading...]
If Tracy Foster can provide financial analysis and advice for a $550 billion U.S. defense budget, perhaps he can be trusted to teach Principles of Accounting 1. The 52-year-old Lieutenant Colonel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Financial Analyst will retire from the Army this summer and join Maranatha’s Business Department faculty for the 2012-13 academic [Continue Reading...]