03/06/2019
This past weekend Harding's NJROTC Unit from Saint Paul, Minnesota competed at Area 3's annual drill meet down in Great Lakes, Illinois, competing with 16 other schools in the Midwest. The meet consisted of academic, Personal Inspection, Physical Training, Unarmed and Armed Drill, Color Guard, and Unarmed and Armed Exhibition. There may have been many losses this year, but that did not stop them from again placing 3rd place overall. With the loss, the unit will take initiative to improve and do even better next year as they always do.
There were many gains as well. One of them was the Color Guard team coming in first, a goal of there's since placing 2nd last year at the meet. The team consists of 4 young, bright, ambitious sophomore girls who practiced every morning before school started, from 0630 to 0715.
A piece of advice from Cadet Petty Officer First Class Yang, Right Guard.
"In order to perform well, you have to have a good communication system with your team. If you think you and your team and do better in a specific area, speak up. Your opinion matters and it can determine between winning 1st or 2nd place. It takes a lot of effort, dedication, and motivation to sharpen everything. There will be days where you don’t want to put the effort and energy during practice, and that is OKAY. Just make sure to recharge yourself and be prepared to work hard again the next day. The best thing you can do during your performance is to believe in yourself and the your team. Encourage each other. You can’t control the judges, remember that. Winning and losing is just a title you put on a performance. Don’t let the mistakes define your team. Failure (or losing) is just a step away from success."
Harding's NJROTC unit may be small, but that doesn't stop them from doing great big things ❤⚓.
Academic: 11th Place
PT: 2nd Place
Armed Drill: 3rd Place
Unarmed Drill: 4th Place
Color Guard: 1st Place
Unarmed Exhibition: 2nd Place
Armed Exhibition: 8th Place
-PAO Cadet Ensign Vue
