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Contents October 20, 2009

ON THE COVER:MIDN 1/C PHAMMIDN 4/C GUERRIDO

AT THE NAVY MIXER

Navy/Marine Humor

6 7LIFE AS A CROSS-TOWN STUDENT NAVY IM FOOTBALL

NAVY TRIVIA

8 9SSO REPORT

UPCOMING EVENTS 3 TIPS

SOUND OFF!

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Georgia Tech NROTCSINCE 1928

Commanding Officer CAPT KirbyExecutive Officer LtCol Sims

Marine Officer Instructor Maj ShimpBattalion Commanding Officer MIDN 1/c Eilers

Battalion Executive Officer MIDN 1/c ElsbreePublic Affairs Officer MIDN 1/c Alejandro

Georgia Tech Battalion

See all the photos taken at http://bit.ly/gtnrotcphotos 3

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Navy Intramural Sports

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Georiga TechPhase II

Bowling

Volleyball

Team ColorsBowling: N/ASoccer: Gold

Volleyball: N/A

Questions?Contact Assitant Athletic Officer MIDN 2/c Weidman

Team Schedule Bowling

Date (Wednesday) TimeLocation

(Tech Rec)Opponent

October 21, 2009 6:00 PM Lanes 5-6 @ Team S.H.C.

October 28, 2009 8:00 PM Lanes 5-6 vs. Big Cuddly Men

November 04, 2009 8:00 PM Lanes 5-6 vs. ZTA Bunny Bowlers

November 18, 2009 6:00 PM Lanes 5-6 @ Blacklung

Team Schedule Soccer

Date (Tuesday) TimeLocation

(SAC)Opponent

October 20, 2009 8:00 PM Field 3 @ Time for Glory

October 27, 2009 8:00 PM Field 2 vs. FC Dynasty

November 03, 2009 8:00 PM Field 3 @ Futbol Americano

November 10, 2009 8:00 PM Field 2 vs. Galacticos

Team Schedule Volleyball

Date (Sunday) TimeLocation

(CRC)Opponent Result S.R.

October 18, 2009 7:00 PM Court 4 vs. Johnty's Boys L 0 (16-16)-2 (26-25)

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November 01, 2009 7:00 PM Court 3 @ Mario Brothers - -

November 08, 2009 7:00 PM Court 4 @ Sam Nunn Chucks - -

November 15, 2009 7:00 PM Court 3 vs. Volley-Ballers - -

Soccer

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‘On the other hand, those students have to calculate travel costs and time into his/her schedule when coming into the battalion’

Life as a Cross-Town Student

By MIDN 4/c Okon

Georgia Tech’s NROTC program allows students from three differ-ent colleges to be a part of the battalion: Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and South-ern Polytechnic. Being a cross-town student myself, I know that Georgia State and Southern Poly stu-dents have many benefits and drawbacks for attend-ing a different school than the rest of the battalion.

One of the major benefits is attending the school of the student’s choice, while participating in and reaping all of the NROTC program’s benefits. Those students still have access to the CRC, GT student tickets, homecoming events, etc. They have the benefit of meeting different people from Georgia Tech while still attending their choice

college. On the other hand, those students have to calculate travel costs and time into his/her schedule when coming into the bat-talion, although car pool-

ing tends to help with the costs. Most cross- town students find it difficult to attend homecoming and extra events the battalion participates in because of this traveling that is re-quired. If a cross-town is a 4/c midshipmen and he/she has to do study hours, the staff is more lenient on cross-town students and how those hours get done.

Instead of traveling 30-40 minutes (if attending

SPSU) and 15 minutes (if attending Georgia State), cross-town students are allowed to complete them at their own college, but like Georgia Tech students, they must be supervised. Along with study hours, students can complete their required community service hours at their respective colleges. All in all, cross-town students tend to lead a little bit more of a hectic life than that of a regular college student.

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Navy Intramural Football

With a team goal of finish-ing with a winning record in the graduate league, the Navy football team placed a huge importance on jump-starting the sea-son with early victories and rid-ing that success into the playoffs.

After winning the first four games of the season the Navy had the number one de-fense with only 6 allowed points. With four straight wins the team clenched a playoff spot, guaranteed a win-ning record, and ranked at the top of the division. The fifth week the team suffered several setbacks; four of starting players

were injured, Tim Preston (Linebacker) and Robert Whelen’s (Quarterback) in-juries were season ending. The team was unable to overcome these setbacks, losing their last regular sea-son game. After the loss, team captain Hans Toohey said, “ This is the best sea-

son that the Navy has had since I have played [four years].”

For the playoffs, the team was ineli-gible for the grad-uate league brack-et, so they were placed in the inde-pendent bracket. The first playoff game was against Rolo Brown. Due to injuries and time conflicts the Navy

team was short a man for the first quarter. The Navy team lost 28-6 ending the season.

Navy Trivia1- With regards to the color scheme in the Occupation Service ribbon, can this ribbon be properly worn up- side down ?

2- Which car-rier was commis-sioned first: the Saratoga or the Lexington?

3- The U.S. Con-gress bestowed the title “Admiral of the Navy” upon just one person. Who was it?

4- What was the monthly base pay for

an Apprentice Seaman in 1941?

5- What is the proper name for the spe-ciality mark for Hospital Corpsman?

6- How many ships built as battleships were sunk at Pearl Har-bor on Dec. 7, 1941 ?

7- Where is the Naval War College located?

8- Name the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear powered submarine.

9- Who was the marine who first used an Eng-

lish bulldog as the official mascot of the

Marine Corps?

10- After which battle was Lt. Presley O’Bannon presented the original Mam-eluke Sword?

MIDN 4/c Boyce

Answers:(1) Yes, the black portion of the ribbon should be worn to the wearer’s right., If placed on the uniform upside down, then the black portion is to the wearer’s left. (2) USS SARATOGA (CV-3) Commissioned 16 Nov. 1927 (3) George Dewey (4) $21.00 (5) Caduceus (6) Five-USS Utah (BB-31), USS Oklahoma (BB37), USS Arizona (BB.39), USS California (BB- 44), and the USS West Virginia (BB-48). (7) Newport, RI. (8) USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571). (9) Smedley Butler. (10) Battle of Derna

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IncomeDues Deposit #1 $1,280.00Dues Deposit #2 $2,640.00Dues Deposit #3 (projected) $2,800.00

Total Operating Fund $9,099.60Expenses

INFORM Food $64.14Intramurals (Phase I & II) $255.00CO Gift $22.45Pregamers (total so far) $540.31Pregamers (projected for remaining games) $100.00GMT Food $51.00Homecoming $85.00Navy Birthday $132.77USMC Birthday (projected) $100.00

Total Expenses $1,350.67Final Balance before Naval Ball $7,748.93

Beginning Balance, 18 AUG 2009 --->

SSO Report

3 TIPS1. When scheduling classes, use the on-line course critique (http://sga.gatech.edu/critique/). The cri-

tique provides a wealth of informa-tion to make your life easier; how-

ever, there are some factors that are more important than others. You are

able to view ALL of the professors who have taught a course, their

average GPA and grade dis-tribution, when they

taught the course, and you

can also read stu-dent reviews about them. Don’t blindly

follow their average GPA—make sure you

check factors like the drop percentage (W%) and the difficulty

of the tests (in the survey data).

2. Evenly schedule your classes. This goes for both course difficulty and class distribution. If you know you have to take 2 lab sciences for

your major don’t schedule them both in one semester! Classes with

labs and other 4-hour classes are big time-eaters, so you want to make

sure you spread them out as much as you can. The same goes for what

time you take your classes—sure that class-free Thursday looks ap-

pealing, but do you want 6 straight hours of classes on Monday, Wednes-

day, and Friday? Try to leave some time between classes so you have a

chance to rest/eat/study and head to class feeling fresh! Take the extra half-hour to plan out which classes

you want to register for before your time ticket rolls around.

3. Don’t be so hasty to drop classes during the first week of the semes-

ter. Unless you absolutely know you are going to struggle in a class (have one of the Four Horsemen, acciden-tally got in an Honors class, etc) you

should give it a shot. Use resources like the course

critique and RateMyPro-

fessors.com to

research your

professor thorough-

ly before deciding to throw

yourself back to the mercy of the registration system. Remember, just because your teacher hardly speaks

English doesn’t mean his tests are difficult or you have a bad TA. It is

better to end up in a planned class you are unsure of than a completely

random one you were forced into by registration conflicts.

Upcoming Events

As many of you may already know, this weekend is Homecom-

ing here at Georgia Tech! What does this mean you ask? Well

Homecoming has been a huge tradition at Tech since 1920 and

includes such activities as the Freshman Cake race, the Mini 500,

Mr. and Ms. GT, and the Ramblin Reck parade. To see how each ac-

tivity plays its role in Homecom-ing you are just going to have to

get out there and experience it for yourself!

You can’t forget football when it comes to homecoming. This year

your number 19th ranked Jackets face off against the ranked 4th Virginia Tech Hokies in a battle

that is sure to be intense and exciting. So make sure you get

your tickets or tune in to ESPN2 at 1800 to watch the Yellow Jackets

move on to certain victory over the Hokies.

- MIDN 2/c Brandon Allgood

To Make Your Academic Life Easier

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“I run and I do cross-fit workouts six times a week.”

-OC Ivey

“I run until I puke and then I run some

more.”

-MIDN 3/c Biles

“I live at the gym the CRC is my second

dorm.”

-MIDN 3/c Klotz

“I play club soccer and I run.”

-MIDN 1/c Elsbree

“I run races on the weekends, bike into work everyday, and

eat healthy. I just installed a pull-up bar

in my bathroom so every time I pass it I

do pull-ups.”

-Colonel Sims

“I go to the Student Recreational Center where I play volley-

ball, ride the bike, and do push-ups

with the exercise ball under my feet.”

-MIDN 4/c Davis

MIDN 4/c Hernandez“I run, I go to More-

house’s remedial PT, I do crunches, and

push ups.”

-MIDN 4/c Chambers

“I play water polo and lift at the gym.”

-MIDN 1/c Sutter

“I often run on my own. I don’t eat out

a lot instead I eat healthy meals at

home.”

-MIDN 2/c Thomp-son

“I run at six, swim at six thirty, rock climb

four days a week, and lift.”

-MIDN 1/c Toohey

When the Battalion was asked what they do to stay fit outside of PT they answered..

SOUNDOFF!

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The annual Navy League Mixer was held last month on Morehouse campus. This is a right of passage for midship-men, giving us an opportuni-ty to interact with each other in a relaxed setting while in the presence of seniors(in rank and tenure both) more knowledgeable than our-selves. We entertained sev-eral guest speakers, both reserve and active duty, all of whom brought a plethora of knowledge from various service selections. The mixer gave each midshipman a chance to speak with some-one from their community of interest. Having a chance

to converse with someone who knows the ins and outs of the service will gain value and importance as we move closer to commissioning. From the 1/c to the 4/c, mid-shipmen seemed to have been appreciative of the opportunity afforded to gain awareness and comprehen-sion of the potential roles we could play in the greater scheme of the United States Navy.

‘On the other hand, those students have to calculate travel costs and time into his/her schedule when coming into the battalion’

Annual Navy Leauge Mixer

By MIDN 4/c Jackson

SEE A DIFFERENT BATTALLION

MY PROFILE (What you won’t find on Facebook... even if you are approved as a friend)’MIDN 2/c Jeff Long

Current Battalion Master Chief Petty Officer for the Georgia Tech NROTC

►Born: West Point, New York

►Status: In a relationship

►Alma mater: Madison Academy, Madison, Alabama

►What’s on TV: Seinfeld, Scrubs, Two and A Half Men

►What’s in my iPod: Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses

►What I drive: 2009 Toyota Camry

►Favorite Flicks: Saving Private Ryan, Grandma’s Boy, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

►Bookmarks: att.net, espn.com, cnn.com

►Worst habit: Easily distracted

►On my dorm walls: Pictures of myself with friends and family.

►Love to trade places for a day with... The President (I’d like to see his daily life, not have it.)

►First job: United States House of Representatieves Page

►Talent I’d most like to have: Swim faster

►For dinner: Sausage, Mashed Potatos, and Corn

►Favorite athelte: Derek Jeter

►Favorite city to visit: Washington D.C.

►Favorite sports team: New York Yankees

►Favorite leadership trait in others: Dependability

►My greatest love: Soccer

►My heroes: Parents

►My bucket list: 1. Go into space 2. Attend a World Cup 3. Hike the Appalachian Trail 4. Serve in public office.

► My motto: Work hard, and the rest will take care of itself. 12

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