In The Loop

March 1, 2023

Gold Star Drill Results

The Oak Ridge Military Gold Star Drill Team participated in the North Brunswick Tri-Meet (Drill Team, Raider Team, Rifle Team) Competition Saturday. The team competed against nine other schools. Our team won ten out of the eleven events.

Regulation Drill Results

2nd Place in Armed Inspection Commanded by SGT Angelina Richter

1st Place in Unarmed Squad Regulation commanded by SGT Angelina Richter

1st Place in Unarmed Platoon Regulation commanded by SSG Jayden Triplett

1st Place in Armed Squad Regulation commanded by 2LT Ricardo Kelley

1st Place in Armed Platoon Regulation commanded by CPL Andrew Corum

1st Place Color Guard commanded by C/SFC Nicolas Hunt

Exhibition Drill Results

1st Place in Unarmed Exhibition commanded by SGT Angelina Richter

1st Place in Unarmed Platoon Exhibition commanded by SGT Angelina Richter

1st Place in Armed Squad Exhibition commanded by SSG Jayden Triplett

1st Place in Armed Platoon Exhibition commanded by PFC Jimmy Kenton

1st Place in Duet Exhibition performed by CPL Andrew Corum and CPL Nathan Corum

Knockout Unarmed Results

Winner of 2nd Place CPL Liam Glasgow

Winner of 1st Place SSG Jayden Triplett

Several parents can out to support the team. (Glasgow’s parents, Moore’s parents and siblings, Kenton’s mother, Heller’s parents)

The team would like to give a special thank you to Major Rob Forde for supporting us during all of our drill competitions. He has been to all our team competitions this year to ensure pictures are taken for the ORMA, the Corps, and the yearbook. He had volunteered to transport our team members when we were short on space to take them. This weekend he volunteered to drive the team to North Brunswick High School Tri-meet, three hours, and a half away from Oak Ridge. He has never waived or complained about the distances or times the drill team takes him away from his home.

Major Forde, the Team, and 1SG McCullough truly appreciate all you have done for us this year. We know you really care for our Cadets.

Spring Break Date Change

There has been a calendar change for the Academy Spring Break. The dates of Spring Break will be April 7-16. The Cadets will be available for pick-up after 4 PM on the 7th. Boarding students need to report by 6 PM on April 16th. If flight arrangements have already been made that conflict with the dates, please contact CSM Lewis.

Contact CSM Lewis

Bataan Memorial Death March Event

The Bataan Memorial Death March will be held on Saturday 25 March 23. The March will begin at 0600, meals will be provided by SGM McKaughan and MSG H. It is difficult to estimate a finishing time because the ability of the Cadets influences the speed at which they complete the march. Please estimate 12 to 14 hours to complete the activity. The Cadets will be allowed to call their parents when the march is complete.

Five-Day Boarders and Day Students will need to reside in the dorm the night of Friday 24 March 23. Participating Cadets need to show proof of registration the morning of the event. Cadets need to bring a water source, water refill locations will be provided.

Raffle for the Military Ball

Online Payment center

The Cadets voted on what they wanted to raffle off as a fundraiser for the Military Ball. They chose the X-box X series for the raffle. The tickets are $5 per ticket. Each Cadet is asked to sell a minimum of ten (10)tickets. 1SG Sallie McCullough is the contact person for this raffle.

The button above is for online payments. Please select other and enter “raffle” in that box. Feel free to pass the information along to friends and family. If you have any questions, reach out to 1SG McCullough at the email below.

1SG Sallie McCullough

STEAM 3D print Challenges

The STEAM classes have been working on 3D printing for over a month. Once the Cadets finished all the challenges, they were encouraged to explore designs they thought would be useful or cool. Pictured are several 3D prints that the classes completed.

More Cadet Corps Pictures

Major Forde’s Pictures