Company E3 Story Board

February 2013

Picture courtesy of CDT Anna Simmers, E3 ‘13

From The

1SG

Throughout the month of February the E-3 Eagles have made large strides in various areas in which we, as a company, feel are vital to the growth, development and well being to us as a unit. Largely we have focused on the sense of team bonding with many events to assist with cohesion of the unit. Events include company dinners, outings, class events, physical competitions, and drives help draw the company together to work together to reach a common goal.

Developmental strides are constantly stressed from all pillars. Militarily, we hold briefings that will assist with life both during our time as cadets and post graduation. Physically, our physical development team loves to emphasize the notion of never being content and is constantly urging the "bettering" of oneself. Academically, our academic staff keeps us well balanced and reminds us that our studies in class are just as important as developing our soldier skills. They keep us organized and easily accessible to tutors, study sessions, and up to date on many large graded events in the future.

As a whole, the members of E-3 continue to make strides in bettering themselves , not only as individuals, but also in as a cohesive, balanced family.

Cadet Babatunde Mustapha

E-3 Company First Sergeant

USMA Class of 2013

ACTIVITIES

STAFF

Company Dinner and After SAMI

Bowling Party

The E-3 Activities Staff has hosted multiple

Company Dinners.

Past dinners have included:

- Schade’s Pizza

- Subway Hoagies

- McDonalds Burgers and Fries

The E-3 Activities Team also sponsored a

Bowling Party to give their fellow Eagles

a chance to unwind after a long night of

cleaning for SAMI. The party was

impromptu ,but saw many Eagles come

down to relax.

Pictures of the week’s bountiful meal

and Eagles sitting down to enjoy the

meal together.

Eagles celebrated the last SAMI of the year

a t the Post Bowling Alley.

MWR

STAFF

Valentine’s Day

& Clothes Donation

The E-3 MWR staff started an initiative to bring

Valentines Day cheer to soldiers on the front lines.

The MWR team raised money to send to soldiers

deployed around the world with the help of Any

Soldier Inc. With the support of the E-3, they

raised over $300 for our brothers and sister in

arms.

ANYSOLDIER.ORG

During SAMI clean-up, the E-3 MWR staff

saw the opportunity to help those in need.

They collected unwanted, clean clothes from

the company and will donate them to the

Salvation Army.

Pictured above is the MWR Staff’s

tracking sheet and a heart left on the

door of those who donated.

February :

Recycle Mania Continues

The Environmental NCO for

Company E-3, CDT Sarah

Williams, designed and led a

recycling mission for 100th night.

A number of plebes from the

company collected 113lbs of wine

bottles after the banquet had

ended for recycling. Collections

such as this have allowed

Company E3 to maintain the lead

for overall pounds of recycling

collected in Regiment.

EAGLE

ENVIRONMENTAL

STAFF

MD

STAFF

February 22nd Commander’s Time:

MIAD Briefing

Company E3 conducted a briefing for the 4th class cadets

IOT familiarize them with the MIAD options available to

them this coming summer.

The topics included:

- Combatives Level 1 & 2

- Airborne

- Air Assault

-OPFOR

Training was facilitated by upper class cadets who

had attended the various MIAD.

This training serves as a developmental

opportunity for upper class cadets in instructing

soldiers on basic skills, while also providing under

class cadets with basic understanding of the .

DEVELOPMENT

STAFF February 14th Commander’s Time:

4th Class OPORD Brief

4th Class Cadets from Company E3 attended an OPORD briefing conducted by the

Development Staff and other Subject Matter Experts.

The briefing included:

- OPORD Components and Paragraphs

- Example OPORD Brief The OPORD-Information Brief was given by the

Development Staff Officer. It outlined the

components of a 5-Paragraph Operations Order

and what information is conveyed in each

paragraph. 4th Class Cadets were provided with

examples from each section and lessons learned

from upper-class Cadets’ Military Science Class

experience. The intent of this training was to

prepare the 4th Class for their Mid-Term and

Final OPORD Briefs for MS100. Additionally, it

provided resources and points-of-contact for 4th

Class Cadets to utilize if they have questions that

arise in the future. 4th Class Cadets were given an in-depth

look at each Paragraph of the OPORD.

PHYSICAL

DEVELOPMENT

STAFF

IOCT, APFT prep, and

Commander’s Time

Competitions Company E-3 gets in shape every day:

8 minutes abs, every night at 2230

APFT-based workouts at 0520 every morning

Commander’s time cross fit workouts

Cadets on CZCP work out every

morning at 0520

Cadets deficient on the IOCT complete the

IOCT 9 times a week in addition to 3

weekly IOCT-based workouts

Vast Improvement on IOCT!:

All IOCT deficient cadets vastly improved their

scores. 3 CDTs will still participate in program.

All workouts posted on the E-3 SharePoint!

RSPCT/PMEE

STAFF

February 14th Deans Hour: PMEE: Conflicting Loyalties, 4th Class

February 21st Deans Hour: Leader Challenge #4

Company E3 Plebes conducted PMEE training, entitled “Conflicting Loyalties”, with the PMEE staff and facilitator in the company dayroom on 14FEB. This lesson sought to educate the plebes about how loyalty can affect a leaders decision-making abilities.

Leader Challenge #4 occurred on 21 FEB and covered how making the right decision can still lead to a bad outcome. This PMEE challenged cadets to think about the secondary and tertiary effects of their decisions. It was essential to the development of the first class as it looks towards graduation.

EAGLE

ACADEMICS

STUDY SESSIONS, ESP CHECKS, LATES

& ABSENSES, 6 WEEK GRADES, CPRC

TUTOR REQUIREMENTS

HIGHLIGHTS:

•4TH class cadets participated in Boxing and PL100

study sessions

•Cadets tutor IOT to earn CPRC credit

•Lates & Absences Monitored

•Cadets earn PMI for outstanding academic

performances

CDT Hoffman tutors for CPRC

4th Class Cadets work on their Boxing

stance

February Geeks of the Week:

CDT PVT Bellet

CDT PVT Lee

CDT SGT Kalik

E-3

SANDHURST

Third Regiment Sandhurst: Intra-Regiment Competition

The E-3 Sandhurst Team competed in

with the other companies in the Wolf

pack Regiment in an Intra-Regiment

Competition, featuring many of the same

events that the E-3 Team will face this

Spring.

The competition is meant to serve as a warm-up

and study guide for the actual Sandhurst event,

and to also continue the friendly rivalries within

the regiment. Now the E-3 Team knows its

strengths and weaknesses and will be prepared

to succeed come April.

E-3 Firstie Branch and Post Results

Infantry

Matt Clidas

Ft. Drum, NY

Jason Hoover

Ft. Stewart, GA

Kenny Medina

Ft. Lewis, WA

Chris Beck

Ft. Carson, CO

Jack Miele

Schofield Barracks, HI

Ed Timmins

Ft. Stewart, GA

Matt Jedras

Vilseck, Germany

Armor

Davis Prendergast

Schofield Barracks, HI

Mark Owens

Schofield Field, HI

Ben Gutz

Ft. Leonardwood, MO

Rick Foster

Ft. Drum, NY

Matt Savage

Ft. Polk, LA

Phoebe White

Ft. Carson, CO

Engineers

Field Artillery

Thomas

Cunningham

Ft. Bliss, TX

Karac Lindsey

Ft. Bliss, TX

Taylor Neuman

Ft. Hood, TX

Dan Langley

Ft, Richardson, AK

Branch Detail: FA

Chris Kelley

Ft. Hood, TX

ADA

Signal

Aviation

Dan Prior

Ft. Rucker, AL

Will Jones

Aberdeen, MD Mathieu Philie

Ft. Rucker, AL

David Lundeen

Ft. Carson, CO

John Buckley

Ft. Bragg, NC

Chemical

Finance

Med Services

Rutger Gunther

University of Texas-

San Antonio

Anna Simmers

South Korea

Jill Busby

Ft. Eustis, VA

Floren Herrera

Philippine Army

Philippine Army

AG Ordinance

QM

Babatunde Mustapha

Ft. Hood, TX

Meet Some Eagles! Dillon McLain

Class of 2015

Delano, MN

Intended Major: International

Relations

Desired Branch: Infantry

CDT PVT McLain keeps

himself busy by working out

at Arvin Gym and shooting

with the Combat Weapons

Team. On weekends, he tries

to relax and find things to do

with my friends. PVT McLain

represented the Eagles as the

PL for E3 during Plebe Parent

Weekend activities. CDT

McLain is looking forward to

CFT at Camp Buckner this

summer

Sarah Elizabeth Williams

Class of 2015

Twin Peaks, CA

Majors: American Politics &

Economics

Desired Branch: Aviation

CDT Corporal Williams is a

member of the E-3 Sandhurst

Team and a former member of

the Army Crew team. She also

is a member of the local chapter

of Big Brothers Big Sisters Club

and the Aviation Club. She is

looking forward to CTLT this

summer with an MP unit at Ft.

Campbell, KY.

Meet Some Eagles! Stuart Topp

Class of 2014

Chicago, IL

Major: Operations Research

w/ Terrorism Studies Focus

Desired Branch: Military

Intelligence

CDT SGT Topp is the Cadet

In Charge of the Jewish Choir,

which has performed at

numerous including two

White House Chanukah

Celebrations. When he is not

with the choir, CDT Topp is

busy running. He has

completed two West Point

Half Marathons and the

Marine Corps Marathon. He

is looking forward to

receiving his class ring at the

end of the summer.

Anna Simmers

Class of 2013

Anchorage, AK

Major: Arabic Language

Branch: Ordinance

CDT Lieutenant Simmers is a

member of the Army Women’s

Basketball Team. She led the

team to the regular season

Patriot League Championship

and the National Invitation

Tournament. CDT Simmers

was also named the Patriot

League Defensive Player of the

Year and named to the 1st All-

Conference Team. CDT

Simmers is know looking

forward to graduating and

receiving her commission.

From The

CO

Though it's less than 81 days until graduation, Eagle Firsties are buckling down, and the Eagles have some great things planned for the rest of the semester. Firstie-underclass teams are being built, so 2013 can pass on some of their (unremitting) knowledge to the underclass, while simultaneously attending Tactical Officer talks and briefings on their respective branches, preparing themselves to be more effective Lieutenants.

Eagles are reaching their "summer beach bodies" by putting time and effort in Arvin and morning workouts. E-3 Sandhurst is continuing its quest to bring the championship back to the Academy. In Company Athletics, our teams are off to a great start and looking at winning a couple of Brigade Championships this semester. Our Academics staff is hard at work as well, readying Eagles for impending battles with the Dean through study sessions, tutoring accreditation, and other events planned as well. As the summer approaches as well, we all know that means military schools, leadership details, CTLT, CLDT, and the best summer of your life, Camp Buckner. Sequestration aside, Eagle Military and Development staffs are preparing the Plebes, Yearlings, and Cows to harden themselves militarily and become more ready for their own graduation.

In all, we look forward to breaking out the short-sleeve As-for-Class and the White over gray as well, so that E-3 may continue to stiffen and straighten the Long Gray Line.

Where Eagles Dare!

Cadet Daniel Prior

E-3 Company Commander

USMA Class of 2013

E-3 EAGLES

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