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October 10, 2007
Purdue Army ROTC cadets to train during upcoming field exercise
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University Army ROTC cadets will participate in an annual fall field training exercise Friday night through Sunday afternoon (Oct. 12-14) at Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh, Ind. The 120 cadets will live in the field and train in areas such as rifle marksmanship, land navigation or orienteering, a field leader's reaction course and a confidence course.The confidence course challenges the cadets physically and mentally, and the leader's reaction course challenges small-unit leaders to develop a team and lead them through a complex task, said Lt. Col. Dan Carpenter, head of the Army ROTC department and professor of military science and leadership.
Throughout the weekend, fourth-year cadets will plan and lead all the training under the supervision of the Army ROTC staff. Each semester, the cadets spend a weekend at a field training exercise to practice tasks that cannot take place on campus.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Sources: Dan Carpenter, (765) 494-2099, dwcarpen@purdue.edu
Cadet Capt. Joanna Reiman, battalion public affairs officer, (317) 979-3933, jreiman@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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