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What s Ins ideLife as a Cross-Town Student

Navy Intramural Football

Navy Leauge Mixer

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Contents October 20, 2009

ON THE COVER:

MIDN 1/C PHAM

MIDN 4/C GUERRIDO

AT THE NAVY MIXER

Navy/Marine Humor

LIFE AS A CROSS-TOWN STUDENT

NAVY IM FOOTBALLNAVY TRIVIA

SSO REPORTUPCOMING EVENTS

3 TIPS

SOUND OFF!

NAVY LEAUGE MIXER


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Georgia Tech NROTC

SINCE 1928

Commanding Officer CAPT Kirby

Executive Officer LtCol Sims

Marine Officer Instructor Maj Shimp

Battalion Commanding Officer MIDN 1/c Eilers

Battalion Executive Officer MIDN 1/c Elsbree

Public Affairs Officer MIDN 1/c Alejandro

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Navy Intramural

Sports


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Georiga Tech

Phase IIBowling

Volleyball

Team Colors

Bowling: N/A

Soccer: Gold

Volleyball: N/A

Questions?Contact AssitantAthletic Ocer MIDN 2/c Weidman

Team Schedule

Date (Wednesday) TimeLocation

(Tech Rec)Opponent

October 21, 2009 6:00 PM Lanes 5-6 @ Team S.H.C.

October 28, 2009 8:00 PM Lanes 5-6 vs. Big Cuddly Men

November 04, 2009 8:00 PM Lanes 5-6 vs. ZTA Bunny Bowlers

November 18, 2009 6:00 PM Lanes 5-6 @ Blacklung

Team Schedule

Date (Tuesday) TimeLocation

(SAC)Opponent

October 20, 2009 8:00 PM Field 3 @ Time for Glory

October 27, 2009 8:00 PM Field 2 vs. FC Dynasty

November 03, 2009 8:00 PM Field 3 @ Futbol Americano

November 10, 2009 8:00 PM Field 2 vs. Galacticos

Team Schedule

Date (Sunday) TimeLocation

(CRC)Opponent Result S.R.

October 18, 2009 7:00 PM Court 4 vs. Johnty's BoysL 0 (16-16)-2

(26-25)4

November 01, 2009 7:00 PM Court 3 @ Mario Brothers - -

November 08, 2009 7:00 PM Court 4 @ Sam Nunn Chucks - -

November 15, 2009 7:00 PM Court 3 vs. Volley-Ballers - -

Soccer


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On the other hand, those students have to calculate travel costs

and time into his/her schedule when coming into the battalion

Lie as a Cross-Town Student

By MIDN 4/c Okon

Georgia Techs

NROTC program allows

students from three dier-

ent colleges to be a part ofthe battalion: Georgia Tech,Georgia State, and South-

ern Polytechnic. Being a

cross-town student myself,

I know that Georgia State

and Southern Poly stu-dents have many benets

and drawbacks for attend-

ing a dierent school thanthe rest of the battalion.

One of the major benets

is attending the school of

the students choice, whileparticipating in and reaping

all of the NROTC programs

benets. Those students

still have access to the

CRC, GT student tickets,homecoming events, etc.

They have the benet of

meeting dierent people

from Georgia Tech whilestill attending their choicecollege.

On the other hand,

those students have to

calculate travel costs andtime into his/her schedule

when coming into the bat-

talion, although car pool-

ing tends to help with the

costs. Most cross- townstudents nd it dicult to

attend homecoming and

extra events the battalion

participates in because of

this traveling that is re-quired.

If a cross-town is

a 4/c midshipmen and

he/she has to do studyhours, the sta is more

lenient on cross-town

students and how

those hours get done.

Instead of traveling 30-40 minutes (if attending

SPSU) and 15 minutes (if

attending Georgia State),

cross-town students are

allowed to complete them

at their own college, butlike Georgia Tech students,

they must be supervised.

Along with study hours,

students can complete their

required community servicehours at their respective

colleges.

All in all, cross-town

students tend to lead a littlebit more of a hectic life than

that of a regular college

student.


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Navy Intramural

Football

With a team goal o nish-

ing with a winning record

in the graduate league,

the Navy ootball team

placed a huge importance

on jump-starting the sea-

son with early

victories and rid-

ing that success

into the playos.

Ater winning the

rst our games

o the season

the Navy had the

number one de-

ense with only

6 allowed points. With

our straight wins the

team clenched a playo

spot, guaranteed a win-

ning record, and ranked

at the top o the division. The th week the team

suered several setbacks;

our o starting players

were injured, Tim Preston

(Linebacker) and Robert

Whelens (Quarterback) in-

juries were season ending.

The team was unable to

overcome these setbacks,losing their last regular sea-

son game. Ater the loss,

team captain Hans Toohey

said, This is the best sea-

son that the Navy has

had since I have played

[our years].

For the playos,the team was ineli-

gible or the grad-

uate league brack-

et, so they were

placed in the inde-

pendent bracket.

The rst playo

game was against

Rolo Brown. Due toinjuries and time

conficts the Navy

team was short a man or

the rst quarter. The Navy

team lost 28-6 ending the

season.

Navy Trivia

1- With regards to the color scheme in

the Occupation Service ribbon, can this

ribbon be properly worn up- side

down ?

2- Which car-

rier was commis-

sioned rst: the

Saratoga or the

Lexington?

3- The U.S. Con-

gress bestowed the title

Admiral of the Navy upon just one

person. Who was it?

4- What was the monthly base pay for

an Apprentice Seaman in 1941?

5- What is the proper name for the spe-

ciality mark for Hospital Corpsman?

6- How many ships built as battleshipswere sunk at Pearl Har-

bor on Dec. 7, 1941 ?

7- Where is the Naval

War College located?

8- Name the U.S.

Navys rst nuclear

powered submarine.

9- Who was the marine

who rst used an Eng-

lish bulldog as the ofcial mascot of the

Marine Corps?

10- After which battle was Lt. Presley

OBannon presented the original Mam-

eluke Sword?

MIDN 4/c Boyce

Answers:

1)Yes,theblackportionoftheribbonshouldbeworntothe

wearersright.,Ifplacedontheuniformupsidedown,then

heblackportionistothewearersleft.(2)USSSARATOGA

CV-3)Commissioned16Nov.1927(3)GeorgeDewey

4)$21.00(5)Caduceus(6)Five-USSUtah(BB-31),USS

Oklahoma(BB37),USSArizona(BB.39),USSCalifornia(BB-

44),andtheUSSWestVirginia(BB-48).(7)Newport,RI.(8)

USSNAUTILUS(SSN-571).(9)SmedleyButler.(10)Battle

ofDerna


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Income

Dues Deposit #1 $1,280.00Dues Deposit #2 $2,640.00Dues Deposit #3 (projected) $2,800.00

Total Operating Fund $9,099.60Expenses

INFORM Food $64.14

Intramurals (Phase I & II) $255.00

CO Gift $22.45

Pregamers (total so far) $540.31

Pregamers (projected for remaining games) $100.00

GMT Food $51.00

Homecoming $85.00

Navy Birthday $132.77

USMC Birthday (projected) $100.00

Total Expenses $1,350.67

Final Balance before Naval Ball $7,748.93

Beginning Balance, 18 AUG 2009 --->

SSO Report

3 TIPS

1. When scheduling classes, usethe on-line course critique (http://

sga.gatech.edu/critique/). The cri-tique provides a wealth o inorma-

tion to make your lie easier; how-

ever, there are some actors that are

more important than others. You are

able to view ALL o the proessors

who have taught a course, their

average GPA and grade dis-

tribution, when they

taught the

course, and you

can also read stu-dent reviews about

them. Dont blindly

ollow their average

GPAmake sure you

check actors like the drop

percentage (W%) and the diculty

o the tests (in the survey data).

2.Evenly schedule your classes.This goes or both course diculty

and class distribution. I you knowyou have to take 2 lab sciences or

your major dont schedule them

both in one semester! Classes with

labs and other 4-hour classes are big

time-eaters, so you want to make

sure you spread them out as much

as you can. The same goes or what

time you take your classessure

that class-ree Thursday looks ap-

pealing, but do you want 6 straight

hours o classes on Monday, Wednes-

day, and Friday? Try to leave some

time between classes so you have a

chance to rest/eat/study and head

to class eeling resh! Take the extra

hal-hour to plan out which classes

you want to register or beore your

time ticket rolls around.

3. Dont be so hasty to drop classesduring the rst week o the semes-

ter. Unless you absolutely know youare going to struggle in a class (have

one o the Four Horsemen, acciden-

tally got in an Honors class, etc) you

should give it a shot. Use

resources like the course

critique and

RateMyPro-

essors.

com to

research

your

proessor

thorough-

ly beore

deciding

to throw

yoursel back to the mercy o the

registration system. Remember, just

because your teacher hardly speaks

English doesnt mean his tests are

dicult or you have a bad TA. It is

better to end up in a planned class

you are unsure o than a completelyrandom one you were orced into by

registration conficts.

Upcoming

EventsAs many o you may already

know, this weekend is Homecom

ing here at Georgia Tech! What

does this mean you ask? Wel

Homecoming has been a huge

tradition at Tech since 1920 and

includes such activities as the

Freshman Cake race, the Mini 500

Mr. and Ms. GT, and the Ramblin

Reck parade. To see how each ac-

tivity plays its role in Homecom-

ing you are just going to have toget out there and experience it

or yoursel

You cant orget ootball when it

comes to homecoming. This yea

your number 19th ranked Jackets

ace o against the ranked 4th

Virginia Tech Hokies in a battle

that is sure to be intense and

exciting. So make sure you get

your tickets or tune in to ESPN2 at1800 to watch the Yellow Jackets

move on to certain victory over

the Hokies

- MIDN 2/c Brandon Allgood

To Make Your Academic Lie Easier


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I run and I do

cross-t workouts

six times a week.

-OC Ivey

I run until I pukeand then I run some

more.

-MIDN 3/c Biles

I live at the gym the

CRC is my second

dorm.

-MIDN 3/c Klotz

I play club soccer

and I run.

-MIDN 1/c Elsbree

I run races on the

weekends, bike into

work everyday, and

eat healthy. I just

installed a pull-up barin my bathroom so

every time I pass it I

do pull-ups.

-Colonel Sims

I go to the Student

Recreational Center

where I play volley-

ball, ride the bike,and do push-ups

with the exercise ball

under my eet.

-MIDN 4/c Davis

MIDN 4/c HernandezI run, I go to More-

houses remedial PT,

I do crunches, and

push ups.

-MIDN 4/c Chambers

I play water polo

and lit at the gym.

-MIDN 1/c Sutte

I oten run on my

own. I dont eat out

a lot instead I eat

healthy meals at

home.

-MIDN 2/c Thomp-

son

I run at six, swim a

six thirty, rock climb

our days a week

and lit.

-MIDN 1/c Toohey

When the Battalion was asked

what they do to stay ft outside

o PT they answered..

SOUNDOFF!


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The annual Navy League

Mixer was held last month on

Morehouse campus. This is a

right o passage or midship-

men, giving us an opportuni-

ty to interact with each other

in a relaxed setting while in

the presence o seniors(in

rank and tenure both) more

knowledgeable than our-

selves. We entertained sev-

eral guest speakers, both

reserve and active duty, all

o whom brought a plethora

o knowledge rom various

service selections. The mixer

gave each midshipman a

chance to speak with some-

one rom their community

o interest. Having a chance

to converse with someone

who knows the ins and outs

o the service will gain value

and importance as we move

closer to commissioning.

From the 1/c to the 4/c, mid-

shipmen seemed to have

been appreciative o the

opportunity aorded to gain

awareness and comprehen-

sion o the potential roles

we could play in the

greater scheme o theUnited States Navy.

On the other hand, those students have to calculate travel costs

and time into his/her schedule when coming into the battalion

Annual Navy Leauge Mixer

By MIDN 4/c Jackson


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