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The Lion’s ROAR
Pennsylvania State University: The Nittany Lion Battalion Army ROTC Current Events Page
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Homecoming Parade 2012 by Cadet Gordon
On October 5, 2012, the Nittany Lion Battalion joined with 250 other students, athletic
organizations, alumni, fraternities and sororities in Penn State’s annual Homecoming Parade. The
Battalion takes pride in taking part in what is known as the nation’s largest and most spirited
collegiate homecoming parade. The Battalion formed up alongside the Intramural Building where
the procession began. Led by the senior class of cadets, the Battalion, with its new freshmen Cadets
participating in their first parade, stepped off in rhythmic foot step. All along the parade route,
starting at Curtain Road and ending at College Avenue, Cadets sounded off with pride-filled and
enthusiastic cadences.
Throughout the entire historic march, students, alumni and fans alike stood up to cheer and
applaud as the Battalion formation passed; fans nearly drowned out the sound of cadences with
chants of “U-S-A,” whistles and cheers. As the procession passed Old Main and the VIP viewing
station, the cadences were silenced and the formation preformed an “Eyes Right” maneuver as a
sign of respect. There, a salute was rendered by the senior leadership in order to pay homage to
those who came before us and those to come after. Taking part each year in the Homecoming
Parade is a tradition that the Battalion prides itself, especially as one of the largest participating
groups. Freshmen get to feel the excitement and energy of their first procession, while the senior
class has a feeling of great accomplishment and sadness in knowing this was their last march in the
Penn State Homecoming Parade.
Current Issue
P1— Homecoming Parade; Branch Assignments
P2— Summer Training; Lion’s Guard
P3— New Cadet Orientation; Newly Contracted Cadets
P4— Upcoming Issues; Branch Assignments Continued
Senior Cadet Branch
Assignments:
Congratulations to the following Cadets
on their Active Duty branch
assignments! Reserve and National
Guard assignments to come soon!
• Jacob Ahle, Infantry
• Trevor Anselmino, Field
Artillery
• Francis Banecker, Armor
• Bryan Barabas,
Transportation Corps
• Daryl Brown, Military
Intelligence
• Shawn Brown, Infantry
• Joshua Ciccolini, Infantry
Active Duty branch
assignments continued on P4

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Interested in Summer Training? Two very
different experiences: Cadet Graham and Cadet
Kelly discuss CULP and CFT by Cadet’s Shawn Brown and Will DeRosa
Cadet Jonathan Graham had a once-in-a-
lifetime summer experience: he got to teach
English at secondary schools in Tanzania. He
went with a group of Army ROTC Cadets to
the African nation as part of CULP (Cultural
Understanding and Language Proficiency
Program) summer training. However,
teaching English was not all Jonathan got to
experience. “While teaching and coming up
with English lessons we also toured the
Country and got a feel of Tanzanian culture.
We flew to Zanzibar over a weekend. We
took a game drive on Ngoro Ngoro Crater
and saw Mt. Kilimanjaro.”
The trip was definitely a learning experience
for Jonathan, who explained: “I had learned
that the Tanzanian people are no different
from people here in the U.S, we’re all the
same. I had learned that a majority of
people are oblivious to the fact that Africa
has many different countries that each have
their own culture and ways of living.” He
also feels CULP will make him a better
Officer in the Army. “The trip has really
opened my eyes to what the future holds in
upcoming events, as globalization and
capitalism takes over most of the world for
better or worse. I definitely have a new
found respect for the Tanzanian people,
military, and country.”
Cadet Cameron Kelly spent his summer at
Cadet Field Training (CFT) where he got to
experience many different branches and
weapons. His Company would learn
different MOS’s of the Army every couple
days, giving a great insight into many
different future careers. “We had two 3 day
periods of field training, one focused more
on the squad level and the other was larger
and accompanied mainly the platoon with
maybe one to two company level exercises.
The Field Artillery day gave us hands on
training with 105 Howitzers and allowed us
to see how points are determined, mapped
and relayed to the firing team from the guys
behind the scenes. We also were able to call
in artillery and got to fire 60mm mortars.”
Kelly found the training event to be
extremely useful due to its resemblance to
LDAC. Some of the similarities include the
water and land obstacle courses, land
navigation, and weapons training.
Cadet Field Training will definitely make
Scott a better soldier and Officer. “I got to
meet several of my peers and was able to
network well with them. I was also able to
speak with the enlisted personnel on what
makes a good and bad Lieutenant. I was
able to grab several of their opinions as
there was a plethora of guys there ready to
tell me exactly how it is.” Overall, he says
the opportunity to attend CFT was a positive
experience. “All together I am extremely
happy that I went. I got hands on experience
with different types of weapons and
weapons systems and was able to obtain
more information on specific branches in
the Army.”
Cadet Graham in Tanzania
Lions Guard upholds
Penn State Tradition by
Cadet Brittingham
The Penn State Army ROTC Lion’s Guard
is a club in which we teach Cadets how to
properly conduct D&C (drill and
ceremony). The club was founded in
1966 when Sue Paterno painted the Lion
Shrine orange to rally the fans and show
more support for the team playing
Syracuse that week. Needless to say, her
efforts helped earn a Penn State victory.
However, the next year, Syracuse fans
came to the Shrine and painted it orange
themselves. Now as a tradition, The
Lion’s Guard club now guards the Shrine
every night of Homecoming Week as a
tradition. As pictured below, some of the
Cadets this year were lucky enough to
meet Sue Paterno at the end of the week
this year. Thanks to the efforts of our
club, the Shrine remained unpainted for
yet another Homecoming Week, in which
we faced and beat Northwestern—one of
our Big Ten rivals!
Cadet’s Michael Bretzger, Chris
Brittingham, and Connor Scharff meet
Sue Paterno while guarding the Lion
Shrine!
Another bonus of being a cadet in the
Lion’s Guard is having the opportunity to
present the colors at the home football
games in front of 100,000 people. The
Cadets, along with Air Force Cadets and
Navy Midshipmen, had the honor of
guarding a POW/MIA shrine for 24 hours
during national POW/MIA day. Cadets
perform color guards at basketball
games, volleyball games, and other
special events and ceremonies around
campus. To get involved or find events
featuring Cadets from the Lion’s Guard,
contact Cadet Chris Brittingham at
ceb5263@psu.edu.

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New Cadet Orientation By Cadet Brittingham
As returning Cadets began making their way
back to campus and preparing for classes,
new Cadets were getting their first taste of
ROTC. Before classes started, Freshman
orientation, a two day training session, took
place the week before classes commenced
in order to introduce incoming freshman to
the ROTC life that will prepare them for
commissioning as Second Lieutenants in the
United States Army.
On the first day, the incoming freshmen
arrived and moved into their new dorms
with the help of some returning Cadets.
That afternoon a barbecue was hosted by
the cadre and returning Cadets and ended
with a welcome speech from the Nittany
Lion Battalion XO, Cadet Moran.
Afterwards, the new Cadets rotated
between stations to receive instruction on
proper wear of uniforms, raising and
lowering the flag, basic drill and ceremony,
Stryker orientation, and a demonstration of
rappelling, and lessons on how to cross a
rope bridge from our very own Ranger
Challenge Club.
The next morning, cadets woke up early for
their first Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT).
Once completed Cadets received instruction
on weapons, sent through an engagement
skills training lane, and were able to perform
the rope bridge for themselves. The classes
may have been brief, but the cadets were
able to gain a wealth of knowledge and an
idea of what to expect during the next 4 years
as a Cadet.
From all of the senior Cadets, we wish the
best of luck to these new Cadets and hope
they enjoy their ROTC experience as much as
we have!
Ranger Challenge cadets repel off the
Wagner building at our new Cadet
orientation
Newly Contracted Cadets by
Cadet Brown
On August 24, 2012, 18 Cadets were
sworn in by LTC Weiland at Beaver
Stadium, making a commitment to
support, defend, and bear true faith
and allegiance to the United States.
These future Officers have committed
themselves to a standard of excellence
and will be held to a high set of
expectations. Congratulations to the
following Cadets:
MSLI: Brad Fratangelo, Walker Glunz,
Colin Letson, Gerald Mattern, Spencer
Steinhaus, Brian Wawrzyniak.
MSLII: Carl Anderson, Dale Anderson,
Alex Bedrin, Clayton Burkhardt, Hunter
Carl, Joseph Cho, Andrew Fletcher,
Matthew Freidenberger, John Funk,
Matthew Medlin.
MSLIII: Daniel Bopp.l
*MSL- Military Science class level

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Upcoming issue of the Lion’s ROAR
PENN STATE RANGER CHALLANGE TAKES 1 st PLACE!
Interested in joining ARMY ROTC?
Contact information:
211 Wagner Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863 – 0360 office ∙ (814) 863 – 7802 fax
http://www.army.psu.edu/index.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_Army_ROTC
Recruitment Cadre
Mr. Jim Grassmyer: Recruiting operations Officer, jag181@psu.edu,
Mr. Brandon Smith: Scholarship and Enrollment Officer, bjs51@psu.edu
Nittany Lion Battalion Lion’s
ROAR
Contributors: Cadet’s Shawn Brown, Will
Derosa, Chris Brittingham, and Justin
Gordon
Design and Editors: Cadet’s Hannah
Weiner, Aditya Sridhara
Any questions, comments, or concerns
about the Lion’s ROAR? All suggestions are
welcome. Contact Cadet Hannah Weiner at
haw5075@psu.edu
Senior Cadet Active Duty
Branch Assignments
continued:
• William DeRosa, Corps of
Engineers
• Genevieve Faust,
Transportation Corps
• Stephen Hoey, Field
Artillery
• Jessica Hughes, Medical
Services Corps
• Kyle Kohles, Ordnance
Corps
• Rebecca Marshall, Aviation
• Taylor Moran, Infantry
• Michael Murray, Ordnance
Corps
• Brandon Pyo, Ordnance
Corps
• David Reddington, Adjutant
General’s Corps
• Robert Robinson,
Transportation Corps
• Amelia Schmitt, Nurse
Corps
• Jonathan Smyrl, Military
Police
• Nicole Spiller, Nurse Corps
• Jordan Weber, Corps of
Engineers