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Through rigorous training cadets learn proper aircraft exit technique, proper landing technique, and most importantly, to overcome
any potential fear of jumping out of a moving aircraft at 1250 feet. Airborne school is a physically demanding course. 5-mile runs in
extreme heat are common for PT but this only reinforces the necessary high-level of Physical Fitness needed to be a paratrooper.
Cadets need to successfully complete 5 jumps to graduate from this school. Typically, The Hoya Battalion sends between 5-7 cadets to earn
their wings at Ft. Benning, GA.
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This intense, 10 day course is designed to give Army leaders a basic understanding of helicopter missions. The course is
broken down into three phases: Pathfinder Phase, Slingload Phase, and Rappelling Phase. This course has some classroom
training but the majority is Hands-on and performance oriented. All are required to finish a 12-mile road march with a 35lb.
pack in three hours for graduation. The HOYA Battalion usually sends one cadet to Air Assault School due to the limited number of slots available.
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A unique hands-on leadership experience awaits some cadets after completing the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC).
Volunteers who are selected for Cadet Troop Leadership Training (CTLT) are sent to an active duty unit for three weeks of orientation
into the life of an Army officer. Cadets are normally assigned to a platoon leader to learn the day to day duties, and will be
required to perform some of those duties by the end of the assignment. This is an amazing way for cadets to get a taste of their
life once they are commissioned.
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The Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP) is a clinical elective offered at Army hospitals in the United States and Germany.
NSTP is a paid elective cadets can attend during the summer between the junior and senior years of college. It gives cadets the
opportunity to develop both their leadership and nursing skills. It introduces cadets to the Army Medical Department and the roles
and responsibilities of an Army Nurse Corps officer. Many Schools of Nursing offer academic credit for this challenging course.
NSTP cadets report to an Army hospital for clinical training, working in areas like medical-surgical wards, intensive care units,
and emergency departments. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experience. Cadets are supervised by a preceptor, an experienced Army
Nurse Corps officer, who work with them one-on-one throughout the training.
Through the NSTP cadets receive clinical
experience in such areas as: patient assessment, the planning of patient care, nutrition maintenance and feeding techniques,
range of motion and mobility, medication administration, emergency procedures, and special techniques such as intravenous (IV)
therapy and colostomy care.
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Robin Sage is a different kind of internship. The Robin Sage program is a training scenario that tests Special Forces candidates at
Camp MacKall, North Carolina. MSII and MSIII cadets work as “guerillas”, working with and receiving training from the candidates in
guerrilla and other special operations. The guerilla bands, made up of cadets, regular Army personnel, and trained civilians, conduct
link-up operations with Special Forces candidates, receive specific training and conduct combat and sustainment operations. This
program provides the cadets with opportunities to learn and grow as potential leaders. Areas to which cadets are exposed: Troop
Leading Procedures, Mission Planning (Warning, Patrol and FRAGOs), Small Unit Tactic (Raids, Ambushes, Recons), Air Operations
(Drop and Landing Zones and Message pick-up), Basic Field Craft (Survival, Expedient Navigation), Demolition, Medical, Communications and Weapons.
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