Alcalá 1990

NQOTC

The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at USD is dedicated to the training and educa– tion of future Naval officers. Students partici– pating in the NROTC program carry full course loads, participate in extracurricular activities, and also give a lot of time to the program. The students participate in many military training exercises. They visit Naval bases, tour Naval ships and airbases. They receive hands on experience flight simulators and other training equipment. Students spend time participating in other activities with the unit also. This year the Battalion had an award win– ning drill team. The team competed in the SCIDM championships. Other teams from the United States Airforce Academy, UCLA, Uni– versity of Arizona, San Diego State AFROTC,

and many other competed. the USD drill team earned first place in regulation drill, second in exhibition drill, and first for best com– mander, Midn 2/c Welch. The USD NROTC team took the overall victory of the cham– pionships. This year brought the arrival of a new commanding officer of the USD unit, Unit Captain Martin. The average grade point average of the unit went up to a 3.1, and the physical readiness scores also rose this year. NROTC is an additional aspect to college life for many enterprising students. The USD unit improves with the passing of each year. The program includes a variety of profession– al, intramural and social activities designed to stimulate both leadership and technical skills.

Kevin Gonzales and Matt Sandberg show the kids how it's done.

Spending a day at the beach,

Battalion formation.

Inspecting a future marine with the help of his parents, Randy and Anne Walker.

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