3rd Battalion AAR Brief
(2015-2016)
3rd Battalion Goals/Expectations
1. Set a mindset of doing the right thing.
2. Establish a positive and productive climate that
allows cadets to reach their full potential.
3. Strive for a GPA of 3.0 or better.
4. Five or less honor trials.
5. 95% or greater Physical Fitness passing rate.
6. Increase retention for all classes.
7. Lead the Corps in Service Learning hours.
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Academics: (Fall Term)
3rd Battalion had the highest Cumulative GPA in Corps
(3.13)
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Military
• All companies were competitive in parades both
semesters.
• Discipline (1 Ex, 1 resign, 10 BTs)
• 1 Co Commander relieved.
• 1 Sexual Harrassment accusation
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Physical Fitness
Average BN PT score= 251.0
CPFT / HW failures = 22 (end of term 8)
3 seniors did not walk due to PT/HW
Intramural Particiaption (so so)
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Moral/Ethical
3rd Bn Service, 1st in Corps = 5058 hrs
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Moral/Ethical
AY Honor Accusations/Trials
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6 accusations.
3 honor trials.
2 cadets found in-violation.
1 was granted leniency.
Degree to Which Commanders/1Sgts/SGMs
Understood/Executed Their Duties
Retention Rates
• 4th Class: 15 /140
• retention rate of 89.3%
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd classes: 2/317
• UC retention rate of 99.4%
• BTs = 10
Organizational Climate of Companies and Battalion
• Corps ran the Corps in 3rd BN
• Excellent cooperation among Commanders and
SGM/1SGTs
• Excellent teamwork among TACs
• Excellent teamwork between TACs and Cadets
• High Overall Morale
• Mutual Respect and inclusion
• Stayed focused on goals
Four Class System vs Fourth Class System
• Continued improvement in professionalism
administering the 4th Class system; 10 of the 15 knobs
who departed did so during early cadre period.
• Focus on training vice straining knobs.
• TACs noticed a measurable improvement in cadets
focusing on “four” class system.
• Definite improvement in peer leadership; cadets policing
cadets.
Plan of Action for Next Year
Academic:
• Reduce class absences.
• Continue to enforce quiet on the gallery's during ESP.
• Conduct random checks during ESP to make sure cadets are not
watching Netflix, playing video games, or shining shoes/brass.
Military:
• Emphasize individual and unit discipline.
• Continue to be proactive in preventing violations of rules and
regulation – looking out for one another.
• Continue use of spot correction pushups/pullups and drive by
counseling.
• Continue emphasis on personal appearance and room
standards.
• Accountability ( all types )
Plan of Action for Next Year
Moral/Ethical:
• Continue to improve all-in and formation accountability.
• Continue zero tolerance policy for honor/hazing/4th Class
System/drug and alcohol violations.
• Emphasis on making “good” decisions.
Physical:
• Accountability for Regimental PT.
• Continue to stress importance of healthy lifestyle.
• Emphasize intramural participation throughout the companies.
• Better dissemination of information (plan/uniform for PT).
(regimental issue)
Issues, Discussion and Recommendations
Issue: In CAS currently only the specific Company TAC or
Battalion TAC may approve leave requests.
Discussion: There are several occasions throughout the
school year where a Specific Co TAC or the BN TAC is not
on campus. If a cadet submits a leave when his/her TAC or
the Battalion TAC is not available, the leave request cannot
be approved and the cadet can’t sign out.
Recommendation: Authorize all TACs within the same
battalion to approve leave requests from all company
and staffs within the Battalion.
Issue: CAS report formats do not line up with data
requirement formats needed daily and for end of year METL
briefs.
Discussion: METL management requires information related to
GPA, CPFT scores, class absences, discipline, etc. While the raw
data is available in the existing CAS reports, it still requires the
TAC to glean the data, compute the results for analysis. This is
time consuming.
Recommendation: Align CAS reports with METL format to
facilitate management of METL objectives.
Issue: Attendance tracking of LTP
Discussion: Currently Co TACs/Instructors maintain their own
tracking system which is old school and inefficient. Electronic
applications enable Special Orders, leaves etcetera to auto clear
the cadet. Would also provide documentation of historical
attendance of LTP by individual cadets.
Recommendation: Set up attendance tracking electronically
just like normal academic classes with PRs auto generated or
cadets cleared.
Issue: Cadet Training Schedule for Graduation Week
Discussion: This particular week just seems to be out of sync.
The schedule contains a myriad of competing as well as nonrelated requirements. Cadets sit around for days after exams
waiting for a 45 minute parade on Friday.
Recommendation: Investigate options for a paradigm shift in
how this week’s schedule is formatted.
Move Long Grey Line Parade up in schedule
Release seniors after last exam
Release “some” underclassmen after last exam
Issue: Cadet Guard
Discussion: Most cadets stand no more than one hour at a time which is hardly any
time for them to establish or maintain competence and consistency; the preponderance
of guard standers are juniors and sophomores, with cadet officers having little to no
active or prolonged involvement or responsibility; and the emphasis on avoiding class
absences has greatly overshadowed the traditional tenets as to why a guard is
established and maintained. This issue extends to cadet positions such as the Battalion
Duty Officer, a position which often is a stealth-like entity. Perhaps one of the most
concerning sub-issues is that our cadet officers are allowed to be peripheral
participants!
Recommendation: Establish a fixed guard schedule (set times) for all battalions and
companies, establish a minimum time for a shift as being 2 hours, reinvigorate the role
of the Officer of the Guard and require that a cadet officer is present on Guard at all
times or certainly at key times, e. g., start of day, expiration of general leave, walking of
tours, etc… , only cadet captains or above should stand guard as Officer of the Day,
freshmen should stand indoctrination guard shifts beginning in February and develop a
training checklist for guard knowledge and battalion-specific knowledge based on a
minimum of two required indoctrination shifts. Fix the Guard!
Issue: Erosion of the Traditional Four-class Model
Discussion: The proliferation of college-level credits accepted by the college is
creating a growing number of situations in which the academic alignment of
cadets is out of sync with their military class alignments. Some of the side effects
include: a growing number of cadets who can graduate early or transfer to daystudent status prior to completing four years, a growing number of instances in
which cadets from different classes are rooming together and a potential impact
on our current leadership model. The long-term effects of this issue are
apparently unknown at this point but could be potentially significant.
Recommendation: Prompt the Provost to initiate a comprehensive study of this
issue.
Issue: Mess table assignments
Discussion: It would be beneficial to assign seating using a mixture
of classes at each table to further integrate the Corps. Athletes
should also sit with their companies vice at separate tables just for
athletes. BTs should not be permitted to sit at their previous
company’s tables.
Recommendation: Assign seating for all cadets within each company
which rotates twice a semester. Each table should contain all classes
as well as athletes.