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CHCORI Chronicles

12/17/2015

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Volume 8, Issue 2

Inside this issue:

Orange County Raider Competition: With Hard Work Comes Success

Orange County	1
Pocahontas	2
X-mas Parade	2
Back-to-School	3
Fort Lee	3

Upcoming Events:
December
25th Christmas
January
16th MLK Drill Competition
18th MLK Day
February
15th President’s Day
24th JPE Inspection

On October 17, 2015, the CHCORI Bn. Raider Team had traveled to Orange County to compete at the Orange County Raider Competition. As they had arrived at their assigned post, the Raider Commander, c/1LT Andre Berryman reports the A Team in with a total of 10 cadets.
Their first event was the PT test, where they performed one minute of push-ups, sit-ups, and a one-mile run. The team did well in this event, even though they had felt better scores were achievable.
The next event was the five kilometer run, where the team has to run as a unit in a roughly three mile course with a guide-leading in front. In this event, however, the event had a twist where each team had to carry a heavy sandbag throughout the event; the Raider Team had done fantastically in this event, despite a few shortcoming in between start and finish.
The next event was the tire flip. The A Team had been presented with an unfamiliar course, as the tire had to be flipped through a certain course without touching barriers that would cause time penalties. Although a few penalties were given, the event had gone fantastically.
Following the tire flip was the rope bridge, where Raiders must work together in this timed event to get across a these two pillars by rope. The event had gone seamlessly, as the rope was tied on both ends and fellow Raiders were placed onto the rope bridge; the Raiders were battling against time and had found themselves at an advantage with minimal penalties.
Finally, the last competitive event was the litter carry, which involves a mock simulation of carrying a casualty through various obstacles. Even with the disadvantage of seeing a new style of course and being presented with numerous regulations and rules, Raiders had pulled of an outstanding time, as they had worked together to be alerted of unforeseen obstacles and push each other on to the finish. All muddied and exhausted, the Raiders had celebrated their last event with cheer as they had just posted the fastest time of the day.
Over all, this competition was very successful as the Raiders had trained tirelessly through the summer and early fall months to prepare; this dedication had allowed them to place first in every single event that they had competed on; “The Raiders worked hard and achieved excellence,” stated Raider Commander 1/LT Andre Berryman. Great job the the Raiders in the A Team, who have kept up the high standards of the great Raiders before them.Hooah!

By c/1LT Ryuku “Ace” Ventura

Team all together after the hard yet fun day of competition.

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Pocahontas Raider Competition: Success Even With Shortcomings

The A team together after a successful and surprising day.

On November 7, 2015, the CHCORI Bn. Raider Team had traveled to the Pocahontas Raider Competition. As the A Team had arrived at 0500, a feeling of strong motivation and readiness could be felt. The 1.5 hour bus ride had seemed to take forever, as the anticipation for qualifying for the “Best of the Best” had put pressure among the Raiders.As they arrived, excitement had begun to overwhelm the team as they saw nearly 50 teams already there, some information, some just arriving. They all knew it was going to be a great day event with mal weather.
The first event was of course the PT test: Push-Ups, Sit-ups, and One-Mile Run. The A Team had done fantastic in this event, even with the team’s usual drive and moral to do better. The next event was the Buddy Carry, where the Raiders had to carry their partners across the field, switching off on either end. The Raiders again dominated this event, as they took their time not to drop one another and finish without significant penalties.
Following the buddy carry event was the Rope Bridge, which seemingly sparked the shortcomings of the day. The Raiders had a mindset on dominating the event; however, penalties were proven to be a killing point with a time of over two minutes, an unusual one for the team. Despite these shortcomings, the Raiders were able to finish out strong and grind through any other issues that had arisen. The event preceding was Land Navigation, where the Raiders had to navigate through terrain with only a map and compass, finding various points. The team initially had a great start, being able to find three out of the five points necessary, being split into groups of two or three. The team had come back with minutes to spare except for two others, who had seemingly been lost in the dense woods.As each minute ticked by, the excitement of a relatively good buffer in the time limit was slowly lost, but their spirit and motivation as a unit had been amplified. The Raiders took home the loss and accepted that there are days where things just don’t go right; the key is to grind through such issues and not let the day be ruined.
Finally, the last event was the 5K run. The team felt that they had posted a very decent time at 18 minutes, the fastest that they had ever ran. The team was very satisfied with such a time, even when they had found that a few teams had beaten them by a marginal time. Their CHCORI spirit was not lost, and were happy to have a great final event at this very competitive competition.
Overall, the Raiders had proved to be a cohesive unit, rather a family, throughout the whole day, with and without the issues they had faced. The CHCORI Bn. Raider NCOIC c/SFC Kevin Ooten mentions that “even with the issues we’ve had, we had pushed

“Their CHCORI spirit was not lost, and were happy to have a great final event at this very competitive competition.”

through and ended the day in victory.” Out of 52 teams, the A Team Raiders had earned 1st in PT, 3rd Litter Carry, 4th Fireman’s Carry, 4th 5K, 8th Rope Bridge, with a total of 2nd overall! As a bonus, c/1LT Sara McKishen won top PT female, and c/SSG Will Anderson won top sit-ups male. Overall a fantastic and outstanding day, achieving the goal of qualifying for the “Best of the Best.” Great job Raiders! HOAH!
*Special thank you to Ms. McKishen and Mr and Mrs. Ooten for coming out and supporting the Raiders at every event this year. We could not have had a fulfilling day without your support as well as provisions to satisfy the hunger of the hard working Raiders throughout the day.*

By c/1LT Ryuku “Ace” Ventura

Christmas Parade 2015

Early in the morning cadets line up down near Spotsylvania Middle School, as they prepare for their march in the Spotsylvania Christmas Parade. Split into their companies and bustling with excitement on the chilly morning they form up in their companies. The leaders were working hard, trying to get everything set and in order for the march. Even the jolly symbol of Christmas is about, red suit, hat, and all. Minutes and hours tick by as the cadets anxiously await the start of the parade. Then finally things began to stir. The command of right face is given and all the cadets in one swift motion turn right. The heads of the parade start forward and soon after the command of forward march with it. Moving as one, in step with one another and headed by the Battalion XO and Staff officers, the formation begins its march. They march through the streets close to the beginning of the parade, drawing the attention and awe of the crowd. Even with eyes forward it is hard not to notice the looks the children give you. c/CPT Kyle Weaver (Santa) remarked later that “It was an amazing experience seeing all the bright faces of the children and how they look up to the cadets.” Honestly, that is what makes this so worth the time and effort. All those little faces staring in awe. c/SFC Aidan Cancasci mentioned that “It was interesting to see all the people staring in awe as we marched by.” It truly was a privilege to see how people look at the cadets and see how they regard them. It is eye opening. Marching in the Spotsylvania Christmas Parade really was an experience. One cadet, c/SFC Kevin Ooten said that “It's a wonderful experience to march in the Parade and hear the things that bystanders say as we march by.” A time to remember and to be remembered by all those who watched and were amazed by the cadets.
By c/SFC Morgan Blackwelder

Volume 8, Issue 2

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Back To School Drill Competition

On October 17th, the CHCORI Battalion descended upon Spotsylvania High School to host their Back to School Drill Competition. However, a group of about 25 cadets from the CHCORI Battalion separated and actually participated in the meet. These cadets consisted of each LET level, 1-4, and they competed in every single event. The events practiced at the meet were unarmed platoon, unarmed squad, unarmed inspection, and academic team.
This was the first drill competition for most of the cadets participating in this competition for the CHCORI Battalion, as they were LET 1s. When asked about her experience of the competition, c/PFC Heaven Delany said, “You have that moment when you're about to hit the floor that makes you nervous but it all goes aways once you realize that you have your fellow cadets that have faith in you ”. This truly shows the experience the LET 1s gained from this competition early in the year.
As this was the CHCORI Battalions own competition, our drill team was unable to win any trophies. However, if this was at a different competition the Triple Threat Drill Team would have won 2nd place in the competition earning 1st or 2nd in multiple events. Overall, the competition was a great success for the CHCORI Battalion and their drill team.

By c/1LT Kyle Weaver

Platoon formation marching.

Fort Lee Drill Competition

Waking up at 4 AM in the morning is not the most enjoyable thing in the world on a Saturday morning for most of the kids in high school. However, for the cadets of the CHCORI Battalion Triple Threat Drill Team there is nothing else they would rather do. This was the case on November 21st when the Triple Threat Drill Team traveled to Fort Lee for their Thanksgiving Drill Competition.
Lead by MSG Mallard, the cadets were prepared to take on the challenge Fort Lee presents. The cadets participated in armed/unarmed platoon, armed/unarmed squad, unarmed inspection, color guard, and unarmed platoon exhibition. Cadets Chris Smith, Greg Sublett, Juan Mamboyo, Vanessa Campos, Danielle Foster, Kyle Weaver, and Chandler Mosher were the cadets of the events held at the competition.
Overall the Triple Threat Drill Team performed very well at the competition in both armed and unarmed. The team was able to earn three trophies from the competition, those were for unarmed platoon, unarmed squad, and unarmed platoon exhibition. When asked about the outcome of the competition, c/CPT Kyle Weaver said, “This was our first real competition that we had to travel for and the experience we have earn from Fort Lee should help us improve in all aspects of the team.” Overall the competition was a huge success and a building stone the team will use to achieve further success and awards later in this drill year.
By c/1LT Kyle Weaver

Drill team after a successful competition.

Service Learning

The CHCORI Battalion, consisting of 176 cadets from three different high schools (CHancellor, COurland, RIverbend) effectively organized a Service Learning Project on Wednesday, November 11 to honor our veterans in the community residing at the Spring Arbor Senior Center. Organized by the Battalion Special Projects Officers c/2LT Heidi Randhahn and c/2LT Keyla Sciascia, this event consisted of a Color Guard to pay respects to the national and state flag, a drill and rifle exhibition, an Honor Guard to honor the veterans as they pass through the arch of sabers to receive their certificates of appreciation for their service, as well as a closing presentation of the colors as taps was played to pay respects to fellow veterans, present and fallen.
Honor guard commander c/1LT Landon Knappenberger, says that the event “was successful veteran recognition” because of how each cadet had carried the certificates through the arch of sabers and presented them to the veterans individually.
Event Drill Team Commander c/1LT Gregory Sublett mentions that “it was a great privilege to be able to command armed platoon drill in front of the senior veterans and to see their appreciation for JROTC as a unit.” The astonishment and pride seen by the veterans in the abilities of the drill team to perform their sequence was seemingly very admiring.
Finally, Even Color Guard Commander c/SFC Ryan Woodard stated that “nothing ever goes as planned...adapt and overcome to improvise” having a slight discrepancy in sequence of events and operating in a restricted area. The cadets were proud of their ability to react and deliver a quality ceremony. The Master of Ceremony, c/SFC Samuel Foltz did an outstanding job allowing the event to continue smoothly and efficiently.
A highlight for many of the cadets was the chance to visit in the residence of several veterans. They ensured the veterans knew they were appreciated with the added benefit with hearing some special heart-felt and sometimes amusing stories.The Spring Arbor Veterans Day project was effectively and efficiently accomplished by the CHCORI Battalion in paying respects to and honoring our veterans in the community. Well done, cadets.

Smiling faces after a time of making others smile.

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