University of Portland Army ROTC

Congratulations to Sergeant Major Bol for his promotion this past week! Thank you for all your mentorship and leadership in our program!

At Fall FTX, Cadets were familiarized on oh how to operate (disassemble, reassemble, and then fire) the M240 B and load onto a CH-47.

The Army National Scholarship Board offers 2-4 year scholarships to high school seniors and students already on the university campus. Cadets can elect 100% tuition or room & board (up to $10,000 per year), a monthly allowance of $420 per month and includes the cost of books and fees. In addition, some universities offer extra incentives. The University of Portland contributes free room & board, when a Cadet is awarded an ROTC scholarship. Currently, the Army is holding their National HS Scholarship Board. The next scholarship board packet deadline is January 15, 2022 and the final scholarship board packet deadline is March 05, 2022. I have included the weblink for the Army ROTC information and scholarship application https://www.goarmy.com/rotc. The application process weblink is towards the bottom of the page. I also included the University of Portland’s Army ROTC webpage. https://www.up.edu/armyrotc/

Army ROTC | University of Portland The United States Army Military Science and Leadership unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Portland is a cooperative program between the Army and the University. It provides the leadership training for students to earn appointments as second lieutenants in the Un...

Last weekend Pilot Battalion conducted their Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Camp Umatilla. Cadets lead squad-sized operations in realistic, challenging situations to gain experience leading and being part of small units in the field. Cadets also ran an operation center, did practical day-to-night land navigation, and fired live rounds from crew-served weapons.

Thank you Oregon Army National Guard and .det695 for your support.

Pilot Battalion introduces CPT Taylor. He commissioned through the ROTC program at West Virginia University as an Ordnance Officer in 2015. He has been on two-noncombat deployments to Korea and his most recent, European Command (EUCOM). CPT Taylor held the role of a Platoon Leader as maintenance, tank, and distribution officer. His most recent assignment was as a Forward Support Company Commander from March 2020 to July 2021 in the 3-4 Assualt Helicopter Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade. Responsible for the welfare, morale, training, health, administration, discipline, professional development, and readiness of his soldiers and their families. Additionally, CPT Taylor, executed dynamic sustainment operations in complex and varied environments to extend the operational reach of aviation assets to increase the flexibility, mobility, and lethality of the Battalion Task Force.

Fun fact: CPT Taylor was an NCAA Division 1 wrestler at West Virginia University.

Pilot Battalion and Detachment 695 conduct a joint Halloween PT. Army and Air Force Cadets got in the Halloween spirit playing Capture the Flag and Dodgeball in costumes.

For exemplary performance during garrison and field training of training week 4, CDT Joel Betty was awarded Cadet of the Week for Pilot Company. CDT Betty constantly seeks to challenge himself as shown by his willingness to race SSG Dupree, he improves the organization by assisting and teaching those around him, and never fails to dive in and be willing to fail in order to help better learn the material.

PMI LLAB in preparation for Fall semester 2021 field training exercise (FTX). Thank you to the 141 Brigade Support Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard for sending SFC Jones, SSG Dupre, and SGT Glover. They demonstrated to Pilot and Viking Cadets how to disassemble, reassemble, and perform a function check with the M4, M249, and M240. In a couple of weeks, Pilot Battalion will head off to FTX.