Palmetto Battery METL Assessment April 25, 2017 1
Overall Assessment Last Year This Year Academic P P Military P TP Moral-Ethical P T Physical Fitness P P T = Trained P = Needs Practice U = underprepared 2
Academic Assessment • Strengths – Great Environment – Successful students in the Battery – Academic support center • Weaknesses – A small amount of cadets drag down the rest – Focus was put on weaker few, less emphasis on stronger crowd 3
Academic Assessment Cum GPA last year Cum GPA this year Class Absences last year Number Academically Deficient this year 1 C 3. 092 3. 27 6 2 0 2 C 3. 375 3. 323 30 0 0 3 C 3. 211 2. 775 56 0 2 4 C 2. 901 2. 886 8 0 2 Total 3. 34 3. 15 100 2 4 4
Palmetto Battery Academics 2016 -2017 School Year Cumulative GPA Fall 2016 GPA 3. 400 3. 300 3. 200 3. 100 3. 000 2. 900 2. 800 2. 700 2. 600 Class of 17 Class of 18 Class of 19 Class of 20
Academic Pillar Strategy • • Study Hall Focus on cadets that have GPA below 2. 3 Helping those who can’t help themselves i. e. : Xbox, Gallery wanderers 6
Military Assessment • Strengths – Cannons – Marching • Weaknesses -Detail Discipline 7
Military Assessment Avg parade results last year Avg parade results this year Class I Offenses last year Class I Offenses this year Suitability Boards last year Suitability Boards this year 1 C N/A 0 0 0 1 2 C N/A 0 0 1 0 3 C N/A 1 0 0 1 4 C N/A 0 0 0 1 Total 9 6. 8 1 0 1 3 8
Military Pillar Strategy • Continue to do what we are doing • Put people first!!! Take care of each other. Be tough, but fair. 9
Moral-Ethical Assessment • Strengths – No honor violations this year – No sexual harassments or assaults – Cadets felt comfortable in asking the honor reps for advice to avoid accusations • Weaknesses – One honor accusation 10
Moral-Ethical Assessment Number of honor accusations this year Number of honor accusations last year Number of “in violation” honor findings this year Number of sexual harassment/ assault incident reports last year Number of sexual harassment/ assault incident reports this year 1 C 0 0 0 2 C 1 0 0 0 3 C 0 0 0 4 C 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 11
Moral-Ethical Pillar Strategy • Continue with the positive environment that is knowledgeable about sexual harassment and assault and is honorable • Encourage company to keep seeking advice to avoid incidences before they occur. 12
Physical Effectiveness Assessment • Strengths - Good PT scores (220) - Environment that is geared towards PT • Weaknesses - Hard to motivate PT studs to do Regimental PT - Little incentive for maxing PT test (Only two maxed in company) 13
Physical Effectiveness Assessment CPFT avg last year CPFT avg this year Number of CPFT failures last year Number of CPFT failures this year Number of H & W failures last year Number of H & W failures this year 1 C No data * 1 0 0 1 2 C No data * 0 0 3 C No data * 0 2 1 1 4 C No data * 1 2 2 1 Total Below 267. 72 220 2 4 3 3 14
Physical Effectiveness Pillar Suggestions • Create incentives that make people want to do above the bare minimum; 270+ will let a cadet skip one PT a week. 300+ will not require a cadet to go to PT at all.
Unique Missions Color Guards, Flags, Cannons These Unique Missions are Planned and Executed By The Battery Operations Officer
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Color Guard • In-house training • Typical month: – 4 formal parades – 2 alumni center events – 3 - 5 in-town events – Inauguration • All tasking comes through the Commandant’s Department • PB does not loan the Color Guard Equipment
Flags • • In-house training 500 Main Post Flag Ceremonies a year. All retreat parades All football games (19 cadets needed for a Garrison Flag 20 x 28 feet)
Cannons • • • 2 - M 1943 75 mm Salute Guns 4 - M 1841 Howitzers w/ Limbers 1 - 3/5 Scale Bronze Gun (Boomer) 1 - 10 ga. Small Shotgun Shell Gun 6 - Springfield Muskets
M 1943 75 mm Salute Guns • • New trailer tires New harnesses 75 mm Blank Ammo All Training Done By Palmetto Battery – PB is unique as in it has an in company officer that is in charge of training cadets on all artillery – Training is largely cadet led and merley supervised by PB TAC and other historical experts
• Football Game Support Cadets to Support – – – • 2 -hour pre-game requirement – – • Palmetto Battery Operations Officer (C/1 LT) Palmetto Battery Training Officer (C/2 LT) Palmetto Battery Gun Platoon Leader (C/2 LT) Palmetto Battery Gun Platoon Sergeant (C/SSG) Supply Sergeant (C/SFC) Regs and Discipline and Colors Sergeant (C/SFC) Historical NCO (C/SGT) Armorers (C/CPL) 6 knobs for muskets 8 knobs per gun 20 upper-class for Garrison Flag detail Moving artillery to game ‘’rolling” of rounds for cannons and muskets Moving supplies to support gun crews Securing food (pizza) for halftime as the gun crew usually misses mess 1 -hour post-game requirement – Moving artillery from game to battalion – Cleaning of cannons on Sundays after game
On Going Issues • Black Powder is the Single Biggest Cost – w/ Friction Ignitors it Runs About $10 a Shot, 200+ Shots a Year • Continued Need for Top Cadets for The Many Decentralized Missions • Maintenance of Equipment – Began to tackle issue with training on how to maintain equipment
Palmetto Battery Company Commander/TAC Comments 24
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