Golden Eagle Battalion - Marquette Army ROTC

06/05/2021

Photos from U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)'s post

05/25/2021

This past weekend, 7 of our cadets participated in the GAFB. It involves multiple events including a fitness test, marksmanship, a foot march, and a 100-meter swim in uniform!

The GAFB was hosted by St. John’s University and took place in the Twin Cities area. CDTs Riesterer, Morton, and Bisswurm won gold. CDTs Veum, Horman, Hruz, and Coppernoll won silver. Great job Cadets!

#3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #cybereducation 3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)

05/24/2021

On May 22, 2021 the Golden Eagle Battalion held the Commissioning Ceremony of Spring 2021. These new Lieutenants were met with many obstacles over the last year and a half with COVID-19, but overcame these obstacles with resilience and tenacity. We appreciate all your hard work and determination, and we are so excited to see what else you will accomplish in the future.

In these photos you will see our new second Lieutenants swearing an oath of office upon commissioning, receiving their first salute, or having their gold bars pinned onto their uniform.

Congratulations to the 20, newly commissioned second Lieutenants!
#3rdbdearmyrotc #cybereducation #leaderswanted #GELTW
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC) 3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade U.S. Army

05/22/2021

Due to technical difficulties with the livestream, we will be posting a recorded video of the rest of the ceremony. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you to those that tuned in!

05/22/2021

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05/21/2021

The Golden Eagle Battalion went to Park High School in Racine, WI to teach how to throw a grenade and shoot airsoft guns. The high school students also ran a squad competition and ended with a cookout!

3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk BrigadeU.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
#3rdbdearmyrotc #cybereducation #Leaderswanted

05/21/2021

A Soldier's Story of Resilience

A Soldier's Story of Resilience

Col. David Trotter discusses losing his brother to suicide, as well as two members of his deployed unit during humanitarian aid missions overseas.#USArmy | #...

05/21/2021

Please join us in honoring the newly graduated second Lieutenants of Marquette University Army ROTC 68th Commissioning Class! We will be live-streaming the ceremony at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 22nd

3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
Marquette University
Concordia University Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
#3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #cybereducation

Please join us in honoring the newly graduated second Lieutenants of Marquette University Army ROTC 68th Commissioning Class! We will be live-streaming the ceremony at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 22nd

3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
Marquette University
Concordia University Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
#3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #cybereducation

05/16/2021

This past Tuesday, the PMS of the Golden Eagle Battalion swore in 2 new contracted cadets who are committed to serving as strong future officers.

Congratulations to CDT Bain and CDT Madisen!

U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC) 3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade Marquette University #3bdearmyrotc #armyrotc #leaderswanted #GELTW

05/07/2021

05/05/2021

today is a #mumentalhealthday, so here is a friendly reminder to take care of your self, your health and your battle buddies 💛

The end of the semester is coming quickly, and now is the time to look at all of the accomplishments you brought to the table this semester, GEB! Stay motivated, look out for each other and keep the faith 💪 We have each others backs in the long run, that’s what family is for!

we love you, @marquetteu ! 🦅

#mentalhealthday #finalsarecoming #3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #cybereducation #wearemarquette

04/30/2021

• good training • good food • good friends •

GEB Recondo invited the @marquettenrotc midshipmen and marine options, as well as the @afrotc_det930 air force cadets to join us Wednesday for platoon level tactics. It was awesome to see the huge turnout of participants and watch a TRI-ROTC PLATOON ATTACK!

We had hot chow at the objective waiting for everyone once they hit their LOA and cleared the area of enemy threat. Go team!

hey, @afrotc_det930 @marquettenrotc thanks for stopping by our neck of the woods 😉

And warm congratulations to our new Recondo CO, CDT Berenz!

#GELTW #3rdbdearmyrotc #armyrotc #leaderswanted #finalsarecoming #recondo #trirotc #navyrotc #airforcerotc

04/28/2021

The S-5 team strikes again! CDT Simutis and CDT Evans got into the Fox Hole to add a personal touch before our grand opening of the gym next Friday. Looks good, ladies! #GELTW #leaderswanted #3rdbdearmyrotc #finalsarecoming

04/27/2021

JOIN THE GEB FOR RECONDO, TOMORROW,
APRIL 28!

ALL are welcome to observe the GEB recondo team conduct a platoon attack at Lake Park on Milwaukee’s northeast side, 2 minutes from UW-Milwaukee’s campus.

Enjoy social time with free food after!! Can’t wait to see you there!

JOIN THE GEB FOR RECONDO, TOMORROW,
APRIL 28!

ALL are welcome to observe the GEB recondo team conduct a platoon attack at Lake Park on Milwaukee’s northeast side, 2 minutes from UW-Milwaukee’s campus.

Enjoy social time with free food after!! Can’t wait to see you there!

04/25/2021

04/23/2021

04/22/2021

Sandhurst ‘21: The GEB Edit
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The 9-man spent last week at West Point competing against 43 other teams for a slice of Sandhurst prestige.

The team pulled through with 18th place, celebrating their third consecutive invitation to Sandhurst.

MG Evans and CSM Gan observed some of the GEB lanes over the course of the weekend, making the event even more memorable for our soon to be commissioned MSIV cadets on the team.

As always, #GELTW
🏆🦅🏆
#3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #armyrotc #sandhurst #westpoint #team #goarmy

Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Concordia University Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade

04/21/2021

CFTX looked a little different this year, with 8 platoons across the task force joining together for a weekend of platoon level tactics at Fort McCoy🌲

All cadets committed to a 14 day period of self quarantine and monitoring to ensure a safe and healthy status prior to training. We were also lucky to have 68W Army medics and Army Nurses to help monitor and ensure the health and safety of our cadets while training.

From Thursday-Sunday, cadets were challenged and assessed on their leadership skills and tactics knowledge in missions such as Raid, Ambush, Defense, Movement to Contact and Platoon Attack.

Here’s a few highlights! CDT’s Directo (MSIII), Radka and Horman (MSII), Hansen and Prince (MSI) were all coined Sunday for outstanding performance during their time in the field. Congrats!

Nothing wraps up the semester like a successful FTX, time to go crush finals! #GELTW #3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #finalsarecoming

04/21/2021

1LT Paikowski graduated from UW-Milwaukee and commissioned through the Golden Eagle Battalion in 2017! We are so proud to see him claim his winning title in the 2021 Best Ranger Competition.

Best Ranger is a 3 day competition that tests the resilience, strength and capability of ranger buddy teams from across the nation. 1LT Paikowski and his teammate 1LT Keys (alum of Eagle Battalion at UW-Lacrosse) demonstrated their skill over the weekend claiming their spot as the top Rangers in the Army. Way to represent our task force, gentlemen! RLTW!

#GELTW
Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Eagle Battalion Army ROTC: UWL, WSU, VU, & SMU
3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)

04/19/2021

US ARMY Fort Benning is announcing the winners of its best ranger competition! Stream to see GEB alumni 1st LT Paikowski who finished first in the competition!

04/18/2021

04/17/2021

📍Fort McCoy, WI

Join us for a facebook live stream at 1300 hours on the GEB facebook tomorrow as we welcome our hardworking cadets home from their CFTX!
#GELTW #3rdbdearmyrotc #finalsarecoming #leaderswanted

📍Fort McCoy, WI

Join us for a facebook live stream at 1300 hours on the GEB facebook tomorrow as we welcome our hardworking cadets home from their CFTX!
#GELTW #3rdbdearmyrotc #finalsarecoming #leaderswanted

04/15/2021

2 GEB alumni are competing in the Best Ranger competition, beginning tomorrow, 16 April!

Team 25👉1LT Hauger (Marquette class of ‘19)

Team 34👉1LT Paikowski
(Marquette class of ‘17)

The GEB is rooting for these two rangers as they begin their fight for #bestranger !
#GELTW

#3rdbdearmyrotc
#leaderswanted
#finalsarecoming

04/13/2021

“Once the water hits your knees, get in the boat. And grab an oar”

Our Sandhurst team is keeping their skills strong and pushing for gold this week at @westpoint_usma

Team Captain Oldendorf, a senior at MSOE, can be heard directing his team with the above quote...but we feel like it applies to many more situations in life than just this! When things get tough, the only good way is forward. Start paddling!

With CFTX at Fort McCoy this weekend and the ongoing Sandhurst competition in New York, we’re working hard to accomplish the mission. Stay in the fight toward the end of the semester, GEB!
#GELTW
#3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #finalsarecoming #sandhurst #rangerchallenge #proudtobe #wearemarquette #pantherproud #parksiderangers #concordiafalcons #msoeraiders

3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
Concordia University Wisconsin

04/11/2021

A weekend in Kansas for the Buddy Rangers competition at @kuarmyrotc brought sunshine, a second place seat for CDT’s Mertes and Rudrud, and 5th place seat for CDT’s Berenz and Fleming....

....Oh. And we got the Commander’s Cup back. 🏆#WELCOMEHOME #KEEPTHECUP

The GEB offers a warm THANK YOU to Blackhawk 6, Blackhawk 7 and @3rdrotcbrigade for their consideration in awarding the Commanders cup to Milwaukee’s own.

We can’t stop here 🦅 CDT’s Mertes and Rudrud took 2nd place and went straight to the airport to fly to join the competing 9 man Ranger Challenge team for the Sandhurst competition at West Point this coming week 🤝

CONGRATULATIONS to all the GEB Buddy teams that competed this weekend at Kansas University. Buddy Rangers is a competition entailing physical and mental challenges for teams of two battle buddies to combat together.

Here’s the roster👇👇👇

🌟Mertes & Rudrud
🥈2nd Place/76 competing teams💪 Rucked 15K in 1:46:02
🌟 Berenz & Fleming
5th Place/50 competing teams 💪 Rucked 15K in 2:09:00
🌟Rooke & Knight
9th Place/76 competing teams
🌟 Prince & Coppernoll
🌟 Dempsey & Sanchez
🌟 Morton & Riesterer

We are strong, we are proud, we are Marquette Army ROTC 🦅 #GELTW #keepthecup #3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #finalsarecoming #rangerchallenge #buddyrangers

Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Concordia University Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
University of Wisconsin-Parkside

04/10/2021

We don’t need to tell you what we’re made of....

You’ll see it right when you walk through our door, when we’re up in the morning running on campus, when we’re in the library studying, when we’re putting extra training time in on the weekends.

To us, leadership and excellence are the foundation of everything we do; every GEB cadet finds their own unique way to live leadership excellence out.

MSI CDT Taranto has brought five (5!) friends interested in Army ROTC at Marquette to PT, lab and service committee events. He earned a battalion coin for being the top influence thus far when showing other students what leadership and excellence mean in his life as a GEB cadet.

Interested in ROTC? Come visit and see what place leadership excellence takes in your life! #GELTW
#3rdbdearmyrotc #Leaderswanted #finalsarecoming

3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Marquette University
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Concordia University Wisconsin

04/01/2021

ROTC Student: 'Training Helped Me Navigate the Pandemic'

Spectrum News 1 recently paid a visit to the MU Old Gym to ask CDT Palmer Blas about his experience weathering the COVID-19 pandemic not only as a Marquette student, but a GEB Army ROTC cadet as well. Commissioning into the Active Duty Army in May, CDT Blas will be a Field Artillery Officer and attend his BOLC at Fort Sill. During times of inconsistency and change, the process of graduating college and commissioning into the Army can seem like an insurmountable feat to undertake. Quitting is the easy way out; CDT Blas, like many of his peers, knows that isn't the route of integrity.

On discussing the quick adaptation the GEB had to make to keep the battle rhythm steady, CDT Blas notes, "We quickly took hold of the situation and continued doing what the army does without sacrificing too much training time...we made sure we stayed the course and kept up our training, even if it had to be virtually.” He affirms that the structure and purpose of working toward goals in ROTC has offered him the chance to carry on when it would otherwise be easy to fall out and lose faith.

The heart of the Army beats to it's soldier's dedication in the fight. CDT Blas is just one of the many cadets at the GEB who have remained committed to their future commission through times of turbulence over the past year when they could have easily given up. Thank you to Megan Carpenter at Spectrum 1 for visiting and taking the time to understand what drives us to wake up a little earlier, push a little harder, and continue to excel each day. Golden Eagles Lead the Way! #GELTW #3rdbdearmyrotc #leaderswanted #finalsarecoming

Know anyone who is interested in Army ROTC? The GEB may be the home you're looking for! To inquire, contact:
-High School Students: CDT Maggie Plaza, [email protected]
-Current College Students: CDT Sydney Sanchez, [email protected]

Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Concordia University Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)

Marquette ROTC cadet credits training during the pandemic.

03/28/2021

the moment we’ve all been waiting for...

🏆1ST PLACE IN CO-ED CATEGORY: MARQUETTE

🏆2ND PLACE IN 9 PERSON CATEGORY: MARQUETTE

Thank you for following along with us from the beginning through this competition! More photos and updates to come with specific details on events throughout the weekend.

5 CO-ED ROSTER:
👊CDT MAGGIE BERENZ
👊CDT ETHAN FLEMING
👊CDT MARY DEMPSEY
👊CDT GRIFFIN ROOKE
👊CDT JACOB RIESTERER
👊CDT EMILY ADKINS
🏆TEAM CAPTAIN: CDT LINDSAY WALTER

9 MAN ROSTER:
👊CDT AJ VOELLER
👊CDT HOLLY EARL
👊CDT MAGGIE PLAZA
👊CDT BRENDAN LEONARD
👊CDT ALEX ZACHARIAS
👊CDT COLIN PARKER
👊CDT TYLER MERTES
👊CDT TOM RUDRUD
👊CDT JONATHAN ULRICH
👊CDT MIKE BISSWURM
🏆TEAM CAPTAIN: CDT MATT OLDENDORF

#GELTW #leaderswanted #3rdbdearmyrotc #springvibes

Marquette University
Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
3rd ROTC Brigade, The Black Hawk Brigade
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Concordia University Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)