Updates
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A record! Colonel Bryan Kirk, Professor of Military Science who replaced COL Wright, reported a record 34 Distinguished Military Students and 32 Distinguished Military Graduates (DMG) among this year’s commissioning cadet cohort. DMG’s rank in the top 20% of Army ROTC graduates nationwide (nine of our DMGs are in the top 10%). He also anticipates a record number of commissions this year.
Group photo courtesy of LTC Max Caylor August 2021: Lieutenant Colonel Rebecca D’Angelo (02), Battalion Commander, 841st Transportation Battalion; Colonel (P) Kevin Lambert (93), Deputy Commanding General for Support, 3rd Infantry Division; Lieutenant Colonel Max Caylor (03), Battalion Commander, 1-41 Field Artillery Regiment Mrs. Kim Paolucci Cook (02); Lieutenant Colonel Chris Cook (03), Deputy Chief of Staff, 3rd Infantry Division; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Harrison (02), Deputy Professor of Military Science, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Buck Perry, UNG ‘2004, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps. He is assigned to the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. He’s a Cobra pilot and leader.
Cadets from Taiwan will participate in the Corps of Cadets this semester. Pictured with Dr. Jacobs.
COL Josh Wright’s last individual commissioning ceremonies on 5 and 6 August. After a stellar infantry career that spanned 26 years, and after three years as UNG’s Professor of Military Science, COL Wright is retiring from the Army. We wish him and his family the best in all future endeavors.
UNG cadets at Advance Camp at Ft. Knox, summer 2021. A record of more than 150 cadets attended; 15.6% received top rating of “Outstanding” and 55.4% received either “Outstanding” or “Excellent.” 26 earned the Recondo Badge.
Center for a New American Society fellowship application due 17 October. Eligibility: 27 to 35 years old, bachelor’s degree, four years professional experience in research or executing U.S. national secruity policy, demonstrate commitment to public service.
Olmsted Scholar Program
Regular Army officers with three to 11 years of service may apply for the program for graduate study in a foreign country.
Corps of Cadets stats for fall 2021
Size = 718; women = 20.8%; minorities = 27.2%; Guard Soldiers = 223; Reserve Soldiers = 19; Out-of-state = 19.9%; Most popular majors:
- Criminal Justice
- business
- computer sciences/cyber/info systems tied with strategic studies
- political science
- biology
Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame
Three UNG alumni were selected for induction on 2 November 2021 in Columbus, Georgia. (Eighteen cadet alumni are in the GMVHOF.)
John W. Thompson, NG ’87 for ACHIEVEMENT; USA; Colonel; Iraq, Afghanistan [Member of the North Georgia Corps of Cadets Association and Corps Advisory Council]
Robert A. Thompson, NG ’62 for VALOR; USA; Captain; Vietnam (Killed-In-Action) [Colonel John Thompson’s father]
George M. Johnson, Jr. NG ’38 for VALOR; USAF; Major General; World War II (Posthumous) [Died at 103 in July 2021; inducted into the UNG Hall of Fame in 1974.]
New cadet Blackhawk orientation flights from the drill field on 28 August 2021. UNG cadet graduates flew the mission. From left to right: CPT Eric Gleason, ’16; CPT Josh Kamber, ’14; CPT Tyler Johnson, ’16; CPT Daniel Millard, ’14; LTC Stephen Boda, ’04; CPT (P) Jason Shelton, ’09.
LTG Paul Calvert, ’88 with CPT Paul Johnston, ’12 at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on 15 Aug 2021. Both were from Athens, GA and both were Distinguished Military Graduates.
Katelyn Morton, ’17. Navy promotion to lieutenant junior grade. As a cadet, LTJG Morton was in Hotel Company and HHC.
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Cadet Bradley Booth is a National Service Leadership Track (NSLT) cadet who was selected to participate in the Capital Semester on International Affairs + Public Policy. The NSLT provides cadets outstanding educational experiences and career preparation at home and abroad for cadets who choose national service careers other than the Army.
Congratulations to many cadet alumni! Johnny Casiano completed the Army War College, was promoted to colonel, and took command of Aberdeen Proving Ground Garrison on 24 June. Colonel Greg Beaudoin is Chief of Staff of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. Colonel Greta Railsback took command of the Soldier Recovery Brigade, National Capital Region on 18 June 2021 – the first woman commissioned from UNG to command an Army brigade. LTC Max Caylor, UNG ’02, takes command of 1-41 Field Artillery at Ft. Stewart on 6 Aug and LTC Rebecca D’Angelo, UNG ’02, took command of the 841st Transportation Battalion in Charleston, SC in May. LTG (Ret) Terry, UNG ’78, and BG (Ret) Grange, UNG ’69, were inducted into the ROTC Hall of Fame.
LTC (P) Oboho took command of 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Ft. Benning. He is likely the first North Georgia graduate to command a Ranger battalion. Oboho was also selected early for promotion to colonel. Congratulations! Also, North Georgia graduate and three-time Best Ranger Competition winner, CPT Mike Rose is serving in 3/75 RGR under Oboho’s command.
Congratulations to MG Bill Gayler, UNG ’88, who retired after 33 years of dedicated service to the nation, 20 years of which was during a period of continuous war.
Marine Colonel Christopher Steele, UNG ’98, assumed command of the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton in June.
Congratulations to MG James (Jamie) Jarrard, who finished commanding the 25th Infantry Division on 23 July and is now the Chief of Staff of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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Ranger Challenge team placed 1st among ROTC teams for the third time in a row, and 4th overall at the April 2021 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point. 44 teams competed.
Lieutenant General Fogarty, UNG ’83, was the keynote speaker during the cadet awards parade and review on 17 April. General Fogarty was extremely generous spending time with cadets interested in cyber and intelligence careers, running Crown Mountain with the Corps, and participating in other cadet-related activities.
On 16 April, William “Bill” Pallozzi, UNG ’88, was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame, and Major General Joe Jarrard, ’88, was recognized as a Distinguished alumnus by the UNG Alumni Association. Pallozzi is retired as the secretary of the Maryland Department of State Police, and Jarrard serves as the Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe.
Spring semester resulted in 50 cadets commissioning. Of those, 40 commissioned regular Army, and 10 commissioned Army National Guard. Combat-related commissions: field artillery (10), infantry (9), cyber (3), and (1) each armor, air defense, & aviation.
LTC (P) Alen Kehoe made the keynote remarks during the Memorial Retreat ceremony on 16 April.
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Awesome video of the Professor of Military Science administering the oath of office to commissioning cadets during graduation.
March 2021
Distinguished Military Graduates announced. Nine cadets from the list of 24 Distinguished Military Students were selected as Distinguished Military Graduates, two of whom were in the top 10% of all cadets nationwide. Congratulations to our DMGs! ALSO: congratulations to senior Cadets Alison Gaynor and Eva Sikes for being selected by the Women of UNG for the Female Student Leadership Award in March 2021!
Since 2017, the Olmsted Foundation has generously granted UNG a total of $114,500 to be used by our cadets for short-duration overseas travel and cultural immersion in non-English speaking countries. Twenty-nine cadets travelled to nine different countries using Olmsted Grant funds.
Cadet-related Alumni Weekend Activities, 16-18 April:
16 April, 1800 EST: Cadet alumni will be recognized during the annual Alumni Association awards banquet streaming live on Facebook. William “Bill” Pallozzi, ’88 was selected for the UNG Alumni Hall of Fame; and Major General Joseph “Joe” Jarrard, ’88 was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus.
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Join us - it's free - virtual or in person! Learn more about the 2021 Symposium.
Congratulations to Charles “Rob” Parker, UNG ’93, for promotion to brigadier general in July 2020! BG Parker is Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber Systems on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon.
General Courtney Hodges (2d row, far left). Attended North Georgia Agricultural College in 1903 before transferring to West Point. Hodges was only the second Soldier in the history of the U.S. Army to make his way from private to 4-star general. Served as a battalion commander in WWI earning the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism leading an attack across the Marne River. In WWII, commanded 1st Army, then 12th Army Group.
New spring semester cadets negotiated the recently-completed UNG-built confidence course near Cane Creek for Ranger Challenge Team practice.
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Colonel (Ret) Wayne Dill and Georgia State Defense Force Chief of Staff, Colonel Hightower, were inducted into 2020 Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame for valor. Both are ardent supporters of the Corps of Cadets. Dill is a UNG Trustee, Distinguished Alumnus, and recipient of the Golden Steeple Award. Hightower serves on the Corps Advisory Council.
Lieutenant Albert Thomas Harris, USN, attended NGC in 1932 and was a posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross for heroism aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. San Francisco against a Japanese air attack in the Solomon Islands in 1942.
Former 1SG and recently-commissioned Eric Carbone attended UNG on an active duty Green-to-Gold scholarship. Carbone was his infantry basic officer leader’s course honor graduate and was subsequently assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany.
Brigadier General Dwayne Wilson, UNG ‘93 took command of the Georgia Army National Guard on 9 October 2020. Wilson most recently served as the Director of The Joint Staff, Georgia national Guard. He’s commanded at the company, battalion, and brigade-level and has deployed to Iraq, Albania, and Kosovo.
Placing a commemorative paver at the Colonel Ben Purcell Formation Plaza is a unique and lasting way to honor your special UNG alumnus’ life and achievements and to continue the heritage and traditions of the Corps of Cadets.
Cadets are making good use of the new artificial turf recreation fields on UNG’s “Radar Ridge.”
Photo courtesy of Jack Anthony, UNG ‘51
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LTC Mathis WWII fighter pilot and Ace, UNG ’41. Now deceased, Mathis shot down five enemy aircraft in the Pacific theater. He participated in the invasions of Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa flying P-38s and P-47s. He earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses and four air medals.
Let high school seniors and college freshmen know they can apply for an Army ROTC scholarship for academic year 2021-2022 now! 65 were awarded to new UNG cadets last year.
Give to a Give to a cadet scholarship fund before 30 October! Participate in the RISE campaign and donate to one of five cadet scholarship funds: Eagle Fund, Class of ’75, Kevin Jenrette, Class of 1959, 1LT Weston Lee.
Buy a brick paver for yourself or for a cadet or cadet alumni for Christmas! Help support the Boar’s Head Brigade.
Oldest cadet alumni? Major General George Johnson, USAF (ret), UNG ’38. General Johnson (102) lives in Sarasota, FL. Born in Ft. Valley, GA, and grew up in Macon. During World War II, Served in the European Theater of Operations as a C47 pilot, operations officer, and troop carrier squadron commander while participating in seven major campaigns. As a major during the U.S. Army’s crossing of the Rhine River during Operation Varsity in 1945, MG Johnson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire after releasing the airborne gliders he was towing.
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In June, during a trip to Poland, Major General Joe Jarrard spoke with UNG graduate Lieutenant Curry who was aide de camp for BG Brett Sylvia, the 1st Cav Division (Forward) commander. MG Jarrard commented that Curry is representing UNG well!
The UNG Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies will host its 5th annual symposium in April 2021. There are opportunities for presenting as panelists. For more information, visit the UNG Symposium website.
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Steele, UNG ’98, was selected to command the storied 5th Marine Regiment – “5th Marines.” Among many other assignments and deployments, he formerly commanded the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines.
Congratulations to Major General Paul Calvert, UNG ’88, who was confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Iraq – the 3d UNG graduate to command OIR. He most recently served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army, Washington, DC.
New cadet reviewing stand replaced the old one this summer!
New cadets reported to FROG week in August, and 730 cadets started the fall semester. The Professor of Military Science anticipates commissioning over 100 cadets as Army second lieutenants from academic year 2019-2020 by the end of August. This will be the fourth year in a row that UNG produced over 100 commissions. 68 continuing cadets graduated from the NCO Academy in August—a requirement for promotion to cadet sergeant.
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Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Robert (Bob) Suchke, UNG ’69, was selected for induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame, class of 2020. He is the father of 1LT Suchke, UNG ’14. Photo taken on a Ranger Operation in the Ashau Valley in April 1971 to blow an NVA bridge. L Co Rangers 75th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). Colonel Suchke joins four other UNG grads in the RHOF: MG (Ret) Scholes, ’61; COL (Ret) Powell, ’65; LTC (Ret) Rollison, ’66; BG (Ret) Grange, ’70.
Amidst the pandemic, Colonel Wright, UNG Professor of Military Science, commissioned 72 cadets on 7 & 8 May. With 19 commissioned in December 2019 and an expected 16 more in August, the total for the year should be between 107 and 109. Our mission of 100 was exceeded again. We will have produced over 420 second lieutenants by the end of the summer for the Total Army in four years. This record-breaking for UNG.
UNG cadet alumni continue to excel. LT Eldred, UNG ’19, was the distinguished honor grad of the combined Ordinance, Quartermaster, and Transportation course. He is now with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He is pictured being sworn into the Army by his father, COL Eldred.
Cadet alumnus Ben Miller Jr., '92, has been appointed to serve as a Superior Court judge on the Griffin Judicial Circuit in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp selected Miller for his new role.
Cadets and cadet alumni serving during the pandemic in the Georgia National Guard, Georgia State Defense Force, and in other capacities and entities around the U.S. The Corps of Cadets contributes to America’s public good. Cadet Waples, also a Guard soldier, and LT Adeyemi, a cadet alumna are pictured.
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Ft. Bragg alumni gathering at McKellar’s Lodge on 16 Nov 2019. Special thanks to COL (Ret) Chris Bagley for organizing this great event!
Cadets participated in the NSA’s Codebreaker Challenge during the last months of 2019. UNG’s team placed first out of 532 colleges and universities, including Georgia Tech, Oregon State, etc. Our cyber program is exploding!
53 new U.S. cadets plus 4 international cadets from the Romanian Land Forces Academy and the General Taduesz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces in Poland began classes this semester. The strength of the Corps after the first week of classes was 721. Of the U.S. cadets enrolled after the first week of classes, about 45% were minorities and 23% were women.
COL Wright anticipates commissioning over 100 cadets into the Total Army again this year (2019-2020) - the fourth year in a row that UNG has produced over 100 officers.
Alumni weekend is 17-19 April 2020. LTC Alen Kehoe, UNG ’01, Commander of 1st Battalion, 3d Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) will speak at the Memorial Retreat ceremony at 1600 on Saturday at the Memorial Wall, and MG Jamie Jarrard, UNG ’88, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division will speak at the Corps of Cadets Military Awards Review on Sunday at 1400 on the Drill Field.
Again? Our Ranger Challenge team continues to clobber all other senior military college teams at the Spartan Ranger Challenge competition at Ft. Knox. Our teams finished 1st and 2d out of 19 teams on 24-26 Oct. Next is Sandhurst Competition at West Point in spring 2020. A new obstacle course is under construction at UNG to support the Corps and the team.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 3-5 April 2020 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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MG Paul Calvert, UNG ’88, finished commanding the 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood on 3 Oct and assumed duties as the Assistant Army G3/5/7 in Washington, DC.
MG James Jarrard, UNG ’88, assumed command of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on 5 November—The Tropic Lightning division.
For the 2nd time in 3 years, UNG received the MacArthur Award as the top Army ROTC program among the 6 senior military college programs. The award is based on the % of commissions against Army-assigned mission, average order of merit score, % of cadets in the top 10 percent of their cohort, % selected Distinguished Military Graduate, retention rate for 2019, and results of the Ranger Challenge competition.
Joshua Teteak, UNG ’94, Former Cadet Brigade Commander and Army Medical Service Corps officer became a member of the UNG Board of Trustees.
Two former cadets were inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame on 2 November 2019: MG (Ret) Jack Wheeler, UNG ‘61 (service) and MG James Guest, UNG ’60 (valor).
Again? Our Ranger Challenge team continues to clobber all other senior military college teams at the Spartan Ranger Challenge competition at Ft. Knox. Our teams finished 1st and 2d out of 19 teams on 24-26 Oct. Next is Sandhurst Competition at West Point in spring 2020. A new obstacle course is under construction at UNG to support the Corps and the team.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 1-3 November 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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Fall FROG week occurred 11-17 August. 25% women, 25% racial or ethnic minorities, 23% out-of-state. 193 new cadets started. 18 additional international cadets, and U.S. cadets who were in Army basic training, arrived after FROG week.
Did you know? UNG has fully on-line graduate programs: Doctor of Education in Higher Ed Leadership & Practice; Master’s Degrees in Criminal Justice and Public Administration, and a Diversity Certificate. Many other graduate programs are offered as well. Visit UNG Graduate Admissions.
31 cadets, a record, were recognized as Distinguished Military Students (DMS) during Boar’s Head Weekend on 27 and 29 September.
The Army is transitioning to the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which involves a lot of equipment at the testing site. UNG brought two trailers to store and haul the equipment (pictured). The ACFT is explained on YouTube.
Corps of Cadets demographics. Corps size at beginning of fall semester was 757 comprised of 20% women; 27% minorities; 18% out-of-state; top 5 majors (1) Criminal Justice, (2) Business, (3) Strategic & Security Studies, (4) Computer Science/Cyber Security, (5) Nursing.
We have partnered with the Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. Registration is open for our 4th Annual Symposium. Great speakers, including MG (Ret) Bob Scales.
A UNG record 122 cadets attended summer advanced camp at Ft. Knox, 21% of whom were rated as “outstanding”. Cadets also went to airborne school (8); air assault school (9); Cadet Troop Leader Training (22); Basic Mountaineering Course (1); Nurse Summer Training Program (2); the National Training Center (2); The Joint Readiness Training Center in Ft. Polk, LA (1); Jungle Operations Training (1); Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (1); and to Estonia, Peru, and Senegal under the CULP program.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 1-3 November 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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General Townsend, UNG ’82, relinquished command of the Army Training and Doctrine Command on 21 June 2019 at Ft. Eustis, VA, and assumed command of U.S. Africa Command on 26 July 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany
One hundred twenty-two cadets attended the Army ROTC Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox, KY, a 31-day training event designed to assess a cadet’s leadership ability and potential to serve as a commissioned officer. In addition, cadets participated in military training: 9 air assault school, 8 airborne school, 1 mountain warfare, 1 jungle operations, 22 Cadet Troop Leader Training in various Army units, and 2 Nurse Summer Training Program (interning in Army hospitals).
In June and July, cadets travelled abroad for an exchange with the National University of Public Service in Hungary; for internships in Germany, Japan, Estonia, and Latvia; and for Army ROTC service learning programs in Estonia, Peru, and Senegal.
Twenty-one cadets are expected to commission on 2 August, including 9 regular Army, 5 Army National Guard, 1 Army Reserve, and 6 not yet determined. With 26 commissioned in December, 58 commissioned in May, and 21 in Aug, the total for the year is 105. UNG has commissioned over 320 cadets in the past 3 years.
Registration is open for our 4th Annual Symposium. Great speakers, including MG (Ret) Bob Scales
The Institute for Leadership & Strategic Studies continues to expand global learning experiences for our cadets. We now have exchange agreements with 11 foreign military academies. This fall, we will have 5 cadets from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Military Academy, two from the Argentine Military Academy, and 2 from the Hungarian National University of Public Service in the Corps of Cadets. One cadet from ROCMA will spend all four years in the Corps and commission into the Taiwanese Army.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 1-3 November 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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58 cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants on 3 May 2019: 19 commissioned into the Georgia Army National Guard; 39 Commissioned regular Army; 50 were men, and 8 were women.
Please help make the Corps of Cadets greater than it already is! Put this new video on your social media channels and share with all people you know who might be interested in enrolling in the Corps of Cadets, or who know someone who might be interested: other parents, friends at work, high school professional counselors, JROTC instructors, and anybody else who may want to know about the Boar’s Head Brigade.
Congratulations to our Ranger Challenge Team at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point! They bested last year’s 4th place performance with a 3d place standing behind two West Point teams out of a field of 49 teams on 14-17 April. They won the ROTC Cup for a second year in a row beating all ROTC teams.
COL Matthews, UNG ’94, will replace COL (Ret) Palmer as Commandant of Cadets. Palmer’s last day is 30 June. Matthews reports later this summer. He is completing 26 years of service in Air Defense and Intelligence. His wife, Sarah is a UNG alumna, and their daughter is enrolled at UNG. They have two other younger children. We are very proud that COL (Ret) Palmer has been inducted into the ROTC Hall of Fame for his steadfast and long-standing devotion to the Corps of Cadets and the Army’s commissioning mission.
Save the Date for our next symposium.
CPT Mike Rose, UNG ’12, won the 2019 Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning on 14 Apr out of a field of 54 teams. He is the only Ranger to win three time. GEN Townsend, UNG ’82, spoke at the awards ceremony. Rose’s little brother was competing at Sandhurst at the same time.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 3-5 November 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort. If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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Alumni Weekend will be held on the Dahlonega Campus and surrounding area on 26-28 April. There will be many events throughout the weekend, but the highlights will be the Memorial Retreat ceremony with BG (Ret) Mike Scholes, UNG ‘88 as keynote speaker, and the Corps of Cadets Military Awards Review parade on Sunday afternoon at 1400 with Major General (Ret) Ed Scholes, UNG ’61 as keynote speaker. This is the same weekend as Dahlonega’s Bear on the Square Festival. This will be COL (Ret) Palmer’s final parade before retiring after 20 years of service as Commandant of Cadets.
We wish our Ranger Challenge Team the best as they gear up for the Sandhurst competition at West Point, 7-14 April.
See the video and other info about the Sandhurst competition.
Follow Ranger Challenge on Facebook.
Save the Date for our next symposium.
In the past two months, cadets participated in trips to international cadet conferences in national defense academies in Japan, Latvia (pictured), Romania, and the Republic of Georgia; took courses at the School of Applied Military Sciences in Italy; and left to participate in Model UN in France. We have two cadets enrolled for the semester at the Republic of China Military Academy (ROCMA); one at the Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Poland; and one at the Nicolae Balcescu Land Forces Academy in Romania. We’re hosting cadets from the South African, Polish, and Romanian military academies
MG Allan Elliott, UNG ’84, retired on 28 March 2019 after serving in positions of great responsibility in the U.S. Army Material Command, on the Army staff, and as Deputy Commanding General of the 108th Training Command. His earlier assignments were as an infantry officer 29th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and in Army Forces Command. He has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Do you know a current freshman, sophomore, or junior high school student who is thrilled by computer science and the prospect of operating in cyberspace for a career? Tell them about UNG’s GenCyber Warrior Academy--an intense and exciting nine days of learning from highly qualified Master’s and Ph.D. UNG instructors. June 20-29, 2019; free residential program on the Dahlonega campus.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 5-7 April 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort. If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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Sophomore Cadet Setter was a White House Intern this past fall. He is pictured with Colonel Pat Duggan, Corps of Cadets alumnus, Director for Cybersecurity, National Security Council, White House (center), and Mitchell Fariss, a 2016 UNG alumnus who also interned.
Commandant of Cadets, COL (Ret) Palmer, center, and wife Judy receive a commendation from Governor Nathan Deal on 7 Jan at the capitol in recognition of their service to the Corps of Cadets, UNG, and the State of Georgia. COL (Ret) Palmer will retire from UNG at the end of this semester after 20 years as Commandant of Cadets.
68 new cadets reported to FROG week (cadet basic training) on 3 January, plus 5 international cadets from South Africa (2), Poland (2), and Romania.
Numbers. The size of the corps of cadets at the start of this (spring) semester was 741—compared to 724 in spring 2018. 325 cadets are contracted to commission. For the third year in a row, we anticipate more than 100 cadets to commission into the Total Army in 2018-2019. 128 cadets are currently on track to attend advanced camp at Ft. Knox this summer. 76 cadets graduated from the cadet NCO Academy on 6 Jan.
Save the date! Our next symposium will be held on 13-14 November 2019 in the convocation center on the Dahlonega campus. Topic is “Creating Super Soldier-Leaders”.
The Army has approved a new physical fitness test–the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)--to better connect fitness with combat readiness for all Soldiers. The test will improve Soldier and unit readiness, transform the Army’s fitness culture, reduce preventable injuries and attrition, and enhance Soldier mental toughness and stamina. The test is designed as a gender- and age neutral assessment. Full implementation will occur Oct 2020.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National leadership Challenge Weekend on 5-7 April 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is a fundraiser for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu
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The North Georgia Corps of Cadets Association invited Major (Ret) Jeff Struecker to speak with the Corps of Cadets about courage and leadership on 28 September 2018 during Boar’s Head Weekend.
Major General Jarrard, UNG ’88, The Adjutant General of the State of Georgia addressed the Corps of Cadets during the Distinguished Military Student review on 30 Sept.
Our 2018-2019 Ranger Challenge Team Won Spartan Challenge - Again
The 1st Brigade Army ROTC - Spartan Ranger Challenge winner was the Boar’s Head Brigade Alpha team! They took first place in four of the nine events over the course of three wet, grueling days, including day and night land navigation, tactical combat casualty care, and the 8-mile foot march carrying 45-50 pounds. Our team will represent the brigade at the Sandhurst competition at West Point again this year.
2018 Distinguished Military Students
This year's honorees were: Connor Bane, Lauren Bell, Christopher Bissett, Hunter Blocher, Jasper Bridgeman Jr., Henry Crawford, Terry Ellis, Tyler Farney, Matthew Ilao, Evan Myers, Nolan Olson, Dylan Richards, Robert Rogers, Jacob Starrett, Charlotte Walton, Yusemi Wheeler, and Matthew Williams. Selection criteria: upper half of the academic class, the upper third of the ROTC class, and the upper third of UNG's Order of Merit List, established by the professor of military science. Additionally, cadets are chosen on the basis of interest and aptitude for military service and outstanding qualities of leadership and high moral character as demonstrated by participation and achievement in campus, civic and military activities.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National Leadership Challenge Weekend on 5-7 April 2019 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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General Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff, visited UNG and spoke to the Corps of Cadets on 28 August in the new convocation center, and afterwards lunched with 12 cadets. LTC Kitefre Oboho, UNG ‘2002 is one of Milley’s aides de camp and accompanied the general on his visit. Several years ago, LTC Oboho and his wife, generously established a scholarship program for cadets.
Corps of Cadets demographics. 764 cadets began the fall 2018 semester in August. 18.3% of the Corps were women and 23.7% were minorities. 19.8% of cadets are from out of state. 24.5% are majoring in STEM. 28.7% of cadets are also Soldiers in the Army National Guard, of which 148 are recipients of the North Georgia Military Scholarship (GMS). 269 cadets have been awarded or are recipients of the Army ROTC scholarship. Scholarship info: ung.edu/cadet/scholarships. 2 cadets are Hungarian National University of Public Service exchange cadets and 2 are Republic of China Military Academy exchange cadets (from Taiwan). Top majors, criminal justice (140), business (103), computer science/information systems/cyber (70), strategic and security studies (57), international affairs (48).
Cadet alumnus Lieutenant General (Ret) Randy Mixon was selected for induction into the Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be on 3 November in Columbus, Georgia.232 new cadets began cadet basic training (FROG Week) in August. We predict 65 new cadets to begin spring 2019 FROG Week for a total of about 297 new cadets starting cadet basic training in 2018-2019.
Cadets Gossett and George attended the CyCon X: Maximizing Effects at a cybersecurity conference at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallin, Estonia in May. Here, they participated in an exercise that involved website exploitation during an ethical hacking seminar at CyCon X. Full story in The Daily Tribune News, Cartersville, Georgia.
UNG cadets continued their tradition of outstanding performance at summer advanced camp at Ft. Knox. 103 of 105 cadets graduated, 26% of whom earned the highest rating which compares to last year’s 27% who earned the highest rating.
Help us recruit! If you know any high school sophomore, junior, or senior (or the parent of) who is considering a military program in college, please tell them to come to National Leadership Challenge Weekend on 26-28 October 2018 to learn about the Corps of Cadets at UNG!
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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Colonel Josh Wright is replacing Colonel Cummings as the Professor of Military Science. COL Wright is a native
of Girard, Illinois and a graduate of Eastern Illinois University. Commissioned as an Infantry Officer, he served in air assault, airborne, infantry, mechanized and cavalry units and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Freedom Sentinel in Afghanistan, Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait, Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, Operation New Horizons, and the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, Egypt. He is a graduate of the Air War College, and holds Masters of Science degrees in Management and Leadership, and Strategic Studies. His highest award is the Silver Star, the third highest decoration for valor in combat.
The ILSS created an opportunity and funding for Cadets Rose and Franklin to train at the Swiss Mountaineering Course in July. They trained on top rope and lead climbing, snow and glacier travel, and multi-pitch climbs. They look forward to teaching their new-found skills to other members of the UNG Mountain Order of Colombo. Of course, they took a weekend break in Luzern, Switzerland.Between this summer and the fall semester, about 75 cadets have traveled or are expected to travel out of country for study abroad, internships, cadet exchanges, Cultural Understanding and Language Program, and the Cadet Troop Leader Training. In addition, this summer there were 108 UNG cadets sent to train at the Army ROTC advanced camp at Ft. Knox Advanced camp.
Thirty-nine new freshman cadets opted to enroll in the Summer Language Institute (SLI) this summer prior to FROG Week (cadet basic training). The SLI consists of the 1001 and 1002-level courses for eight academic credits in Arabic (13 cadets), Chinese (6 cadets), Japanese (5 cadets), Korean (2 cadets), and Russian (13 cadets). Another 10 returning cadets enrolled in SLI as well. Also note that cadets who are contracted to commission can get paid $100-$250 per credit hour – amount depends on language – if they earn a B or above in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Japanese or Russian under the Critical Language Incentive Program (CLIP).
UNG will host a symposium on 14-15 November entitled Leadership in a Complex World: Private Military Security Companies’ Influence on International Security and Foreign Policy. The event is free and open to the public – register on the website now. We will have several well-known speakers including Erik Prince, Molly Dunigan, Eeben Barlow and others.
Please help us recruit future cadets! Tell anyone who might have a high school student who is interested in becoming an Army officer or in developing their leadership skills for public service or the corporate world to come visit! See the different opportunities to visit UNG. Encourage high school sophomores, juniors or seniors to register now for National Leadership Challenge Weekend on 26-28 October to experience the Corps first-hand and participate in adventure training.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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Major General James (Jamie) Jarrard (UNG ’88) will move from Commanding General Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, to Director of Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB.
LTC Alan Kehoe (UNG ‘00) assumed command of 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment in the “Old Guard” in Washington DC.
Cadet LTC Bryton Wenzell earned the Paul Hutcherson Outstanding Student Award from the Alumni Association for a male and female student who demonstrates the highest ideals of citizenship through their accomplishments on campus or in home or community life.
Congratulations to our Ranger Challenge Team! On 14 April, our team won the Sandhurst ROTC Cup beating all other ROTC teams in the nation placing 4th overall. Winners: U.S. Air Force Academy (1st place), Canadian Royal Military Academy (2nd place), UK, Sandhurst Red Team (3rd place), UNG (4th place) followed by West Point Gold Team (5th place). Lieutenant General Caslen, West Point Superintendent, personally congratulated us as being the 1st ROTC team to ever lead the competition which we did earlier in the day before being over taken by the Air Force and international teams. These teams won, but they come from much larger Corps of Cadets.
On 4-5 May, 75 cadets graduated of whom 58 commissioned as second lieutenants. 42 commissioned active duty and 16 commissioned into the Georgia Army National Guard. 30 cadets were Distinguished Military Graduates. Top three branches: infantry (10), armor (6), quartermaster (6). 34 cadets commissioned in December 2017, and we anticipate a total of 110 commissions for the year by the end of this summer. Also, General Townsend, UNG ’82 and Commanding General of TRADOC spoke at the commencement for the College of Arts and Letters on 4 May.
Major General Stephen Fogarty (UNG ’83), chief of staff, U.S. Cyber Command, will receive his third star and take command of Army Cyber Command. Read the story.
This summer, 75 cadets will travel to 24 countries for study abroad experiences, internships, cadet exchanges with foreign military academies, professional development and conferences, Cadet Troop Leader Training
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and> family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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In the past two months, cadets participated in short-duration trips to international cadet conferences in Japan, Latvia, Canada, and the Republic of Georgia; take courses at the School of Applied Sciences in Italy; participate in Model UN in France; and even compete in an international ski patrol competition in Poland. Learn more about the ski patrol competition from UNG News.
Cadets Gomez and Wenzel were honored by Governor Nathan Deal and the General Assembly at the Georgia state capitol on 21 March for being ranked in the top 5 of all 5,500+ commissioning cadets this academic year.
Alumni Weekend will be held on the Dahlonega Campus and surrounding area on 20-22 April. There will be many events throughout the weekend, but the highlights will be the Memorial Retreat ceremony with Colonel Jason Williams as keynote speaker, and the Corps of Cadets Military Awards Review parade on Sunday afternoon at 1400 with Brigadier General Ron Stephens UNG ’88 as keynote speaker.
This will be the Cummings’ last parade before departing for his next assignment. It is impossible to overstate the achievements of the Department of Military Science under the leadership of Colonel Cummings. He led his team to elevate the performance of our Corps of Cadets to the best Army ROTC program of all military colleges, and arguably the best of all 274 programs in the nation. His team of consummate professionals has been recognized by their individual accomplishments highlighted by a member being selected as the Army Cadet Command Instructor of the Year and another earning the first Army instructor badge in Cadet Command. The Corps of Cadets was nationally recognized by the Association of the U.S. Army as the most active ROTC unit, was selected by Cadet Command for the MacArthur award as the top Army ROTC program among the nation’s elite military colleges, had two cadets in the top five of more than 5,300 on the national order of merit list, consistently achieved the best performance from our cadets at advance camp out of all senior military colleges, and had the third highest average order of merit score of all 274 Army ROTC programs in the nation. The Department will have commissioned more than 300 cadets as second lieutenants in the Total Army.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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Top news is two of our cadets are ranked #2 and #5 out of 5,535 on the U.S. Army national order of merit list. The #2 Cadet is Andrew Gomez (left) from Gainesville, Georgia who will commission cyber on active duty, and #5 Cadet Bryton Wenzel (right) from Albany Georgia who will commission in the Corps of Engineers in the Army National Guard. No other ROTC program placed 2 in the top 5 this year.
LTC Rembert Rollison, UNG ’66, was inducted into the Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame in November for valor.
Our Ranger Challenge Team beat all five other senior military colleges at Ft. Knox at the end of October to claim the SMC Ranger Challenge trophy. Next is West Point’s Sandhurst international competition in April.
There will be 68 teams from West Point, other service academies, 8 Army ROTC, and 15 international teams in the competition. Congratulations to the Ranger Challenge Team, and good luck at Sandhurst!
An alumni gathering was held at McKellar’s Lodge on Ft. Bragg on 28 October. LTG and Mrs. Townsend were in attendance. Thanks COL (Ret.) Chris & Renee Bagley for hosting!
Boar's Head Weekend returned to Dahlonega Campus on Oct. 6-7 with a goal of connecting current and former cadets during a weekend of mentoring and networking. GreyStone Power Corporation sponsored COL (Ret) Jimmy Blackmon, UNG ’91, spoke to the Corps on leadership (author of Pale Horse: Hunting Terrorists and Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division) Thanks NGCCA!
LTC (Ret) Sandra Owens, UNG ’85, was named Teacher of the Year in Richmond County, GA – a school system with nearly 2,300 teachers.
Cadets beat cadre 41-35 in the Turkey Bowl touch football game on 13 Nov. The NGCCA sponsored Ft. Benning’s Silver Wings parachute demonstration team’s jump onto the drill field to open the game. Join the NGCCA today - “Fraternity of the Corps”.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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The large UNG sign near the main entrance to UNG is in the final stages of completion. Thanks to an involved Cadet alumnus, among others, the old sign that was missing “The Military College of Georgia” tag line was replaced by the new sign pictured here!
1988 graduates Paul Calvert and James (Jamie) Jarrard have been selected for promotion to major general and will serve as Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division, and Commanding General of the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, respectively.
Stellenbosch University (South Africa) Rector with representatives from the South African Military Academy (SAMA) signed a Cadet exchange agreement with UNG on 14 Jun. Cadet Herbert is now at SAMA and SAMA will send a Cadet to UNG in the spring.
The Department of Military Science sent 111 Cadets to the Cadet Leader Course (Summer Camp) at Ft. Knox this summer. The last training regiment graduates on 16 August. We sent the UNG Counsel, Jenna Colvin, a big Corps of Cadets supporter, to visit CLC to observe the leadership development training Cadets receive. While there, she did a tandem HALO parachute jump with the Golden Knights.
In addition to CLC, we have lots of Cadets in training this summer all over the world. One Cadet is with the National Security Agencies Cyber 2017 Summer program internship at Ft Meade. Also, 8 to airborne school; 10 to air assault school; 1 to master fitness trainer; 17 to Cadet Troop Leader Training at 8 Army installations including in Korea and Germany; 4 to the Nurse Summer Training program; 2 to the International Military Academic Forum in the Czech Republic; 1 to an intel/cyber conference in New Zealand; and 13 to 8 countries under the Cultural Understanding and Language Program.
LTC (ret) Tony Fritchle, our military representative in the UNG Center for Global Engagement, along with SGM (ret) Terry Baumann visited the Brazilian Military Academy in June to study and coordinate a possible Cadet exchange program.
The ILSS, the College of Arts and letters and the Center for Cyber Operations Education will host a symposium on 8-9 November: “Civil-Military Cooperation and International Collaboration in Cyber Operations”. Details at go.ung.edu/symposium. If you’re interested in the subject and would like to participate, please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
New Cadet basic training, or Freshman Recruit Orientation Group (FROG) week begins on 13 August and ends with graduation on 19 August. We anticipate approximately 245 new Cadets to show.
Note that the construction activity on the drill field is replacing the old dilapidated culvert.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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This year will be the largest commissioning class in the history of the Corps of Cadets.
Quality is excellent with a 3.31 average cumulative GPA and 291 average Army Physical Fitness Test score.
Twenty-five commissioned in the fall semester, and 66 commissioned in the spring. We anticipate commissioning another 20 this summer. Total will be over 110. As far as we’ve been able to determine, the most commissions occurred one year in the 1950s with 96.Captain Rose, UNG ’12, assigned to 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and his partner MSG Horsager, won the 2017 Best Ranger competition at Ft. Benning. CPT Rose also won it in 2014. He is one of only four to ever win the competition twice.
On 24 April, Major General Saeed Abdulrhman Abu Assaf, the commandant of the Royal Saudi Forces Land Academy visited to better his understanding of what his Cadets will experience while at UNG in the Corps of Cadets.The National University for Public Service (Hungary) Rector and Commandant of Cadets with other representatives signed a Cadet exchange agreement with UNG on 12 May. We will send Cadets to Hungary and they will send Cadets to UNG.
LTG Garrett, UNG ’81, spoke at the Corps of Cadets military awards review and parade during alumni weekend on 23 April. LTC Gannaway spoke at the annual Memorial Retreat on 22 April, and also received the Ralph Colley Spirit of North Georgia Award which is given to an alumnus who has experienced adverse circumstances in his/her life and has risen above those circumstances to live an exemplary life.
On 6 April, the Corps of Cadets conducted their annual military ball at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville.
Tragically, Lieutenant Weston C. Lee, UNG ‘14, was killed on 29 April 2017 in Mosul, Iraq. From Bluffton, Georgia, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and commissioned as an infantry officer. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. Any contributions benefiting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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April 1, 2017
AUSA Army Magazine March 2017 edition contains an article on UNG ILSS/Corps of Cadets entitled, “Mining a Different Kind of Gold: University of North Georgia Expanding ROTC Studies”.
Military Science instructor SFC Jason Bent was selected Cadet Command Instructor of The Year and recognized at the Georgia State Capitol on March 17.
In addition, SFC Shannon Clark was the first ROTC instructor in U.S. Army Cadet Command to earn the Army Basic Instructor Badge. We have outstanding cadre teaching and mentoring our Cadets.
The ILSS visited universities in the four other Five Eyes countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England). In addition, the Georgia National Guard is establishing a relationship with Argentina under the DoD State Partnership Program. The ILSS accompanied the guard team on a visit to that country. Partnerships with academic institutions in these nations will produce additional educational opportunities for our Cadets, with particular emphasis on security and strategic studies.
BG Joe Jarrard, UNG ’88, the Adjutant General of the State of Georgia and Commanding General of the Georgia Department of Defense, was promoted to Major General in a ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on March 13.
The Commandant hosted a ceremony on March 28 in which 62 cadets were awarded for military excellence, academic achievement or leadership. 20+ organizations presented awards, totaling more than $53,000. The final Cadet awards ceremony for the year takes place on Livsey Drill Field at 1400 hours on Sunday, April 23, to which you’re all invited. 20 more cadets will be honored, most of whom will receive prestigious scholarships provided by donor families and organizations.
A portion of the Colonel (Ret) Jack C. Peevy Endowment Fund will be distributed to more than 30 cadets in fall 2017. The amount distributed this academic year is $100,000, with $80,000 to current cadets and $20,000 to incoming freshmen (FROGs). This is the second year the fund provided financial assistance to cadets. All Peevy Scholars will be recognized at the Corps of Cadets Awards Review on Sunday, April 23, 2017. Per Colonel Peevy’s wishes, the Commandant of Cadets provides oversight of the endowment, which should reach full maturity next year.
Blue Ridge Rifles precision drill team competed at the University of Southern California and placed second in 4-man; 1st in platoon exhibition; second in platoon regulation, and third overall. Also, UNG claimed the 2017 Southern Conference Rifle Championship at The Citadel beating VMI, The Citadel, Georgia Southern, Wofford, and UAB.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps. Goal is $93,145,000 to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
If you’re visiting Dahlonega, we invite you to schedule a personal briefing on the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies with Keith Antonia, 706-867-4576 or keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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Top news is two of our cadets are ranked #2 and #5 out of 5,535 on the U.S. Army national order of merit list. The #2 Cadet is Andrew Gomez (left) from Gainesville, Georgia who will commission cyber on active duty, and #5 Cadet Bryton Wenzel (right) from Albany Georgia who will commission in the Corps of Engineers in the Army National Guard. No other ROTC program placed 2 in the top 5 this year.
LTC Rembert Rollison, UNG ’66, was inducted into the Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame in November for valor.
Our Ranger Challenge Team beat all five other senior military colleges at Ft. Knox at the end of October to claim the SMC Ranger Challenge trophy. Next is West Point’s Sandhurst international competition in April.
There will be 68 teams from West Point, other service academies, 8 Army ROTC, and 15 international teams in the competition. Congratulations to the Ranger Challenge Team, and good luck at Sandhurst!
An alumni gathering was held at McKellar’s Lodge on Ft. Bragg on 28 October. LTG and Mrs. Townsend were in attendance. Thanks COL (Ret.) Chris & Renee Bagley for hosting!
Boar's Head Weekend returned to Dahlonega Campus on Oct. 6-7 with a goal of connecting current and former cadets during a weekend of mentoring and networking. GreyStone Power Corporation sponsored COL (Ret) Jimmy Blackmon, UNG ’91, spoke to the Corps on leadership (author of Pale Horse: Hunting Terrorists and Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division) Thanks NGCCA!
LTC (Ret) Sandra Owens, UNG ’85, was named Teacher of the Year in Richmond County, GA – a school system with nearly 2,300 teachers.
Cadets beat cadre 41-35 in the Turkey Bowl touch football game on 13 Nov. The NGCCA sponsored Ft. Benning’s Silver Wings parachute demonstration team’s jump onto the drill field to open the game. Join the NGCCA today - “Fraternity of the Corps”.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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The large UNG sign near the main entrance to UNG is in the final stages of completion. Thanks to an involved Cadet alumnus, among others, the old sign that was missing “The Military College of Georgia” tag line was replaced by the new sign pictured here!
1988 graduates Paul Calvert and James (Jamie) Jarrard have been selected for promotion to major general and will serve as Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division, and Commanding General of the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, respectively.
Stellenbosch University (South Africa) Rector with representatives from the South African Military Academy (SAMA) signed a Cadet exchange agreement with UNG on 14 Jun. Cadet Herbert is now at SAMA and SAMA will send a Cadet to UNG in the spring.
The Department of Military Science sent 111 Cadets to the Cadet Leader Course (Summer Camp) at Ft. Knox this summer. The last training regiment graduates on 16 August. We sent the UNG Counsel, Jenna Colvin, a big Corps of Cadets supporter, to visit CLC to observe the leadership development training Cadets receive. While there, she did a tandem HALO parachute jump with the Golden Knights.
In addition to CLC, we have lots of Cadets in training this summer all over the world. One Cadet is with the National Security Agencies Cyber 2017 Summer program internship at Ft Meade. Also, 8 to airborne school; 10 to air assault school; 1 to master fitness trainer; 17 to Cadet Troop Leader Training at 8 Army installations including in Korea and Germany; 4 to the Nurse Summer Training program; 2 to the International Military Academic Forum in the Czech Republic; 1 to an intel/cyber conference in New Zealand; and 13 to 8 countries under the Cultural Understanding and Language Program.
LTC (ret) Tony Fritchle, our military representative in the UNG Center for Global Engagement, along with SGM (ret) Terry Baumann visited the Brazilian Military Academy in June to study and coordinate a possible Cadet exchange program.
The ILSS, the College of Arts and letters and the Center for Cyber Operations Education will host a symposium on 8-9 November: “Civil-Military Cooperation and International Collaboration in Cyber Operations”. Details at go.ung.edu/symposium. If you’re interested in the subject and would like to participate, please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
New Cadet basic training, or Freshman Recruit Orientation Group (FROG) week begins on 13 August and ends with graduation on 19 August. We anticipate approximately 245 new Cadets to show.
Note that the construction activity on the drill field is replacing the old dilapidated culvert.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. All contributions benefitting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu. We encourage alumni, friends and family of the Corps to participate in this vital fundraising effort.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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This year will be the largest commissioning class in the history of the Corps of Cadets.
Quality is excellent with a 3.31 average cumulative GPA and 291 average Army Physical Fitness Test score.
Twenty-five commissioned in the fall semester, and 66 commissioned in the spring. We anticipate commissioning another 20 this summer. Total will be over 110. As far as we’ve been able to determine, the most commissions occurred one year in the 1950s with 96.Captain Rose, UNG ’12, assigned to 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and his partner MSG Horsager, won the 2017 Best Ranger competition at Ft. Benning. CPT Rose also won it in 2014. He is one of only four to ever win the competition twice.
On 24 April, Major General Saeed Abdulrhman Abu Assaf, the commandant of the Royal Saudi Forces Land Academy visited to better his understanding of what his Cadets will experience while at UNG in the Corps of Cadets.The National University for Public Service (Hungary) Rector and Commandant of Cadets with other representatives signed a Cadet exchange agreement with UNG on 12 May. We will send Cadets to Hungary and they will send Cadets to UNG.
LTG Garrett, UNG ’81, spoke at the Corps of Cadets military awards review and parade during alumni weekend on 23 April. LTC Gannaway spoke at the annual Memorial Retreat on 22 April, and also received the Ralph Colley Spirit of North Georgia Award which is given to an alumnus who has experienced adverse circumstances in his/her life and has risen above those circumstances to live an exemplary life.
On 6 April, the Corps of Cadets conducted their annual military ball at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville.
Tragically, Lieutenant Weston C. Lee, UNG ‘14, was killed on 29 April 2017 in Mosul, Iraq. From Bluffton, Georgia, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and commissioned as an infantry officer. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure development initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps of Cadets. With a goal of $93,145,000, the vision of the initiative is to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. Any contributions benefiting Cadets will count toward our goal. For more information, contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies, and you are visiting Dahlonega, we’d like to schedule a one-hour personal briefing for you. Please contact Keith Antonia at keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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April 1, 2017
AUSA Army Magazine March 2017 edition contains an article on UNG ILSS/Corps of Cadets entitled, “Mining a Different Kind of Gold: University of North Georgia Expanding ROTC Studies”.
Military Science instructor SFC Jason Bent was selected Cadet Command Instructor of The Year and recognized at the Georgia State Capitol on March 17.
In addition, SFC Shannon Clark was the first ROTC instructor in U.S. Army Cadet Command to earn the Army Basic Instructor Badge. We have outstanding cadre teaching and mentoring our Cadets.
The ILSS visited universities in the four other Five Eyes countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England). In addition, the Georgia National Guard is establishing a relationship with Argentina under the DoD State Partnership Program. The ILSS accompanied the guard team on a visit to that country. Partnerships with academic institutions in these nations will produce additional educational opportunities for our Cadets, with particular emphasis on security and strategic studies.
BG Joe Jarrard, UNG ’88, the Adjutant General of the State of Georgia and Commanding General of the Georgia Department of Defense, was promoted to Major General in a ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on March 13.
The Commandant hosted a ceremony on March 28 in which 62 cadets were awarded for military excellence, academic achievement or leadership. 20+ organizations presented awards, totaling more than $53,000. The final Cadet awards ceremony for the year takes place on Livsey Drill Field at 1400 hours on Sunday, April 23, to which you’re all invited. 20 more cadets will be honored, most of whom will receive prestigious scholarships provided by donor families and organizations.
A portion of the Colonel (Ret) Jack C. Peevy Endowment Fund will be distributed to more than 30 cadets in fall 2017. The amount distributed this academic year is $100,000, with $80,000 to current cadets and $20,000 to incoming freshmen (FROGs). This is the second year the fund provided financial assistance to cadets. All Peevy Scholars will be recognized at the Corps of Cadets Awards Review on Sunday, April 23, 2017. Per Colonel Peevy’s wishes, the Commandant of Cadets provides oversight of the endowment, which should reach full maturity next year.
Blue Ridge Rifles precision drill team competed at the University of Southern California and placed second in 4-man; 1st in platoon exhibition; second in platoon regulation, and third overall. Also, UNG claimed the 2017 Southern Conference Rifle Championship at The Citadel beating VMI, The Citadel, Georgia Southern, Wofford, and UAB.
Georgia Gold, American Treasure initiative is on-going for the sole benefit of the Corps. Goal is $93,145,000 to “Secure and strengthen the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia”. Contact Phil Collins at phil.collins@ung.edu.
If you’re visiting Dahlonega, we invite you to schedule a personal briefing on the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies with Keith Antonia, 706-867-4576 or keith.antonia@ung.edu.
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