260th Soldiers share victory through support at JROTC competition
2nd Lt. Brittany E. Douglas
260th Quartermaster
Ten Soldiers from the 512th Quartermaster Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion set out on a convoy to Molena, Georgia, in support of the Richmond Hill High School Junior ROTC State Raider Competition 2008.
The JROT Raiders are a group of disciplined cadets that have proven themselves in the class room as well as in physical ability.
The 260th arrived at the Boy Scout Camp Thunder Oct. 31 to help the team set up camp. The Soldiers provided life support; including shelter, water and fuel resupply as necessary during the weekend competitions. Upon arrival, both Soldiers and cadets worked together to download and set-up tents for living areas for the competition. Soldiers of the 512th helped in other ways like teaching the cadets the correct procedures to set up and maintain the tents. Afterwards, the group enjoyed a cook-out, prepared by the teachers and staff of the Richmond Hill High School.
The next day the cadets began their competition, participating in a standard Army Physical Fitness Test and a three-mile run with three categories, male, female and mixed group race. The cadets participated in other events to include an obstacle course and ruck-march. One of the events required a squad of students in the push-up position as each member would low crawled beneath obstacles on the course. Throughout the weekend, 512th provided water support to the students as they performed each event. The cadets finished with five 3rd Place Trophies; which the on-site cadre presented to the school Sunday morning. After all close-out events concluded the Soldiers and cadets tore down the tents and headed back to their respective homes.
The participants expressed that the support was a great example of military units helping the local community through community outreach programs and thanked the Soldiers for their great work and a job...
