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The Tweet Fall ’23

cadets standing in line in the gym
two cadets pointing to "army ROTC" written on the back of their shirts

The Blue Jay Battalion have been busy this Fall semester! From early morning physical training (PT) sessions or rucks, weekly labs, ranger challenge competition, our annual turkey bowl game against the greyhound battalion, executing the fall field training exercise (FTX) to hosting our VETERAN’S pt event, and wrapping up the semester with our award ceremony, Winter Commissioning, and holiday celebration. we would like to congratulate our new cadets you all have had a lot of firsts this semester and learned so much. to our returning cadets for continuing to focus hard on improving their skills and mentoring others, thank you!!! we hope you had a safe and well-deserved relaxing winter break we cannot wait for everyone to come back and kick off the spring semester with a Battalion PT session! I’LL LEAD

group of cadets outside in a field with autumn leaves
group of cadets outside in a field with autumn leaves

Blue Jay Spooktacular!

Our Battalion takes PT very seriously… The Blue Jays had a spooky-ish competitive game of dodgeball squad versus squad. On your mark, get set, go- may the best squad win !!

group of people grouped in a gym under a banner saying "retriever nation"
four people in a gym, one of them dressed as Mario
people dressed as ketchup and mustard kneeling down in front of a ball

Field Training Exercise (FTX)

our cadets spent 3 consecutive days in November at Gun Powder Military Reservation (GMR) performing all the tactical knowledge they have been practicing during labs throughout the semester. this training exercise was mainly focused on the squad level tactics, weapons familiarization, day/night land navigation. Each squad completed 32 STX lanes collectively!

three people in the dark, their faces lit red
group of cadets in a circle outside looking at plans
two cadets in fatigues with guns

Awards & Recognitions

We ended our semester honoring all our Cadets Hard work with their academics, athletics, and ROTC events. We recognized our Cadets with the following…

  • Dean’s List- 3.5-4.0 GPA
  • Cadet Honors- 3.2-3.49 GPA
  • Cadet Scholar- 2.9-3.19 GPA
  • ROTC Honors- 4.0 in their ROTC class
  • Gold 580-599, Silver 560-579, and Bronze 540-559 ACFT Score
  • Top ACFT Score Male & Female
  • The Ranger Challenge team

Congratulations Cadets our battalion is so proud of all your hard work and dedication!

Winter Commissioning

two cadets taking the oath of office
Oath of Office given by COL Shawn Fitzgerald
Two cadets standing on either side of Major Katherine Threadgill
New Lieutenant’s with guest speaker Major Katherine Threadgill
A cadet receiving a diploma in front of flags

2 LT Leslie Malavé graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Science in Business Technology Administration. She commissions as an Active-Duty Ordnance Officer.

2 LT Jacob Sutch graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems. He commissions as an Infantry Officer in the Maryland National Guard.

Sutch receiving a certificate in front of flags
Two women pinning gold bars on Malave's shoulders
Pinning of the gold bars by 2 LT Malavé family
Two parents and a kid helping pin gold bars on Sutch's shoulders
Pinning of the gold bars by 2 LT Sutch family

Newly Contracted Cadets

Continuing a tradition these Cadets were awarded the JHU patch and are able to take pride in their selfless-service and dedication as future Army Officers. Congratulations!

Cadets Couture, Duval, Nwankpele, Rivers, Subong, and Tedla

Fall Scholarship Winners

The following Cadets were selected and awarded scholarships that recognize all of their hard work and dedication. Congratulations!

Cadets Anderson, Booth, Duval, Gant, Postma, and Saunar

Cadet of the Month

Each month one of our Cadets are selected and awarded for their outstanding actions following the Army values and performance above their peers.

September CDT of the month Rebecca Cherian holding a turtle
September- CDT Rebecca Cherian, UMB
October CDT of the month Dominic Booth
October- CDT Dominic Booth- UMBC
November CDT of the month Adithyan Neelamana
November- CDT Adithyan Neelamana- JHU

Senior Branch Night

In November Cadre revealed to our Senior Cadets who are going Active Duty their branches! This is an exciting and nerve-wracking time for them. Below are the results…

  • Cadet Crespin- Medical Services
  • Cadet Dunn- Infantry
  • Cadet Furman- Engineer Corps
  • Cadet Lurie- Military Intelligence Branch Detail Infantry
  • Cadet Udoji- Military Police
  • Cadet Whitney- Quartermaster Corps
  • Cadet Wright- Transportation Corps

From the PMS

” I’d like to take a moment to welcome everyone back from what I hope was a refreshing and relaxing holiday break! Our Fall 2023 semester was a huge success and I continue to be amazed at all the awesome things that our Cadets are accomplishing. From Education Delay selectees and MSIV branching to Ranger Challenge and the Fall FTX, we were busy AND successful! I’m humbled and privileged to be part of this formation and am looking forward to the Spring 2024 semester! “

LTC Thompson