卡森-纽曼陆军后备军官训练队学员在训练中茁壮成长，享受夏季的成功

这是弗兰西斯·杨中校不介意接的电话.

电话的另一端是另一所大学的干部，他对来自全球赌博十大网站鹰营的陆军后备军官训练队(ROTC)学员如何代表学校参加夏季训练表示赞赏. In was one of several similar calls she received.

“(他们评论说)我们的学员如何因为他们鼓励的态度而在同龄人中脱颖而出, great teamwork, and overall resiliency,” said Young, who along with leading the Eagle Battalion, 担任C-N的主席和军事科学教授.

这些电话来自夏季培训，作为“基础营”的一部分，学员们在全球各地进行培训, Advanced Camp, Cadet Field Training and Air Assault School. From West Point to Fort Benning, to Fort Knox, and training in Germany, 卡森-纽曼学院的学员表现出色——这是结尾性评估所反映的.

“我们的优秀和卓越评价从去年的54%上升到今年的87%,” explained Young. 这一努力使卡森-纽曼在他们旅的38所学校中排名前十，超过了美国陆军学员司令部和旅的平均评估水平. 参加空中突击学校的5名学员达到了100%的通过率, a rarity for an ROTC program according to Young.

她说:“学员们的进步和学习的意愿让我深受鼓舞。 Young, a 2007 C-N alumna and Dandridge native. “取得优异的成绩是他们努力工作的证明，也反映了他们得到的大力支持和指导. 我最自豪的是他们的性格、在挑战时期的领导能力和谦逊.”

Sammi Simpson, a sociology/criminology major from Knoxville, attended Air Assault School at West Point, as well as Advanced Camp. 这种组合让人望而生畏，但她说她已经准备好了.

“It was a lot, 但是我们的干部在我们每一个学员身上都投入了很多，能够让我为训练做好准备,” Simpson said. “我参加了所有提供给我的额外训练，无论是身体上还是学业上, 我相信这些项目真的帮助我成功了. On top of that, 在我外出培训的两个月里，我们的干部不断向我提出建议, support and most of all encouragement.”

毕竟，得到这样的支持并不令人意外, 辛普森在加入鹰营之前做过功课. 在获得密西西比州立社区学院的副学士学位后, 她说，她开始寻找在不招致学生贷款的情况下继续学业的方法.

“I had always wanted to serve my country, 所以当我听说卡森·纽曼的后备军官训练队项目时，我正打算入伍，然后完成学业. I heard how, because of the size of the program, the cadre is able to invest into each cadet, and that was a huge influence in my coming here.”

辛普森的故事证明了后备军官训练队的项目正朝着未来前进. 今年，卡森-纽曼有21名新学员，获得ROTC奖学金的人数创历史新高. 今年有49名学员，而去年只有36名——尽管有些学员因为毕业而流失. 这一数字反映了过去八年来的最高涨幅.

但对辛普森和她的许多同学来说，卡森-纽曼的后备军官训练队远不止是数字.

“Even after I graduate Carson-Newman next spring, the Eagle Battalion will always be very special to me,” she said. “我在军营里留下了美好的回忆、良师益友. To me, 成为鹰营的一名学员就像成为一个关心和照顾你的大家庭的一员, and you for them.”

Cadets who took part in summer training:

Madison Bales – Basic Camp

Madison Bean (LMU cadet) – Advanced Camp

Christian Cox (LMU cadet) – Basic Camp

Zyra Dew – Advanced Camp

Gabrielle Mathis – Advanced Camp

Kyle Nabe – Cadet Leadership Training, Advanced Camp

Hannah Ogstad – Advanced Camp

Samuell Orion – Cadet Field Training

Hannah Rhodes – Advanced Camp

Jacob Schumacher – Air Assault

Justin Schumacher – Air Assault

Grant Shrader – Cadet OPFOR Experience, Air Assault

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Sammi Simpson – Air Assault, Advanced Camp

Zachary Taylor – Cadet Field Training

Carson Tomlin – Air Assault