BIG UPCOMING EVENTS

We have several big upcoming events.  If you've participated in them before, you know what to expect.  For the new cadets among us, here's the gouge:

• NYC Veterans' Day Parade.  At 0700 on Monday, 11 November we will depart for NYC to participate inthe annual Veterans' Day Parade.  This is a big one.  Pay attention to what we say in class.  If you want to go, make sure you are on the boarding and be completely prepared.  Non-hackers will be left behind!  A few pictures of recent years, back when cadets were cadets!

Carrying the garrison flag in 2010

Forming up in 2011

Color guard in 2012

• Bethel Drill Meet.  On 23 November our drill team will participate in the annual Bethel High School NJROTC Invitational Drill Meet.  If you're going, plan ahead.  We will be leaving at 0630.
  
  

  

  Unarmed platoon.

  
  

  

  The Color Guard places.

  
  

  

  Happy endings!

• Hudson Valley JROTC Orienteering Championship.  On 23 November (yes, the same date!), we will be participating in the annual JROTC Orienteering Championship at Blue Mountain.  Particpants will earn there orienteering ribbon.  Want to go?  You must have a permission slip AND you must have completed orienteering training.  You must also be cleared by your instructor.  Also, although we will all be on the same bus, you can't do both the drill meet and the orienteering meet.  So sad.
  
  

  

  The course.

  
  

  

  The team

  
  

  

  The future COs.  (Just before they got lost in the woods!)

WHY IS CADET STILL LAUGHING?

Because no one can break his bearing! 

 

Weasels!



NEW CADET CHALLENGE

Get up, you lazy cadets, since no one has successfully solved my earlier challenges, here's a new one:

Where, on a ship, would you find a crow's foot?  (Hint:  Not with the wind birds!)

This challenge will expire at 0730 Tuesday, 29 October 2013.  Good luck.

 

Not any of these!

Nope!

Not here, either.

THANKS, MR. FREELY!

Our own Mr. Freely presented a large scale model of the USS Lionfish (SS-298), a 311 foot long World War Two-era Balao-class submarine that is currently a museum ship at Battleship Cove, Massachusetts.

Thanks again, Mr. Freely, and let us never forget "Those Still on Patrol."

USS Lionfish (SS-298), circa 1945

Lionfish today in Fall River, Massachusetts

Close-up of a torpedo.

Mess deck of the Lionfish

CONGRATULATIONS TO BMSN ROBERT FERGUSON

Congratulations to Boatswainsmate Seaman (BMSN) Robert Ferguson, USN (MHS 2013) who has received orders to the USS Vandegrift (FFG-48).  Congratulations.  "Fair Winds and Following Seas!"

            

The USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) fires a SM-1 MR missile from its Mk-13 launcher.  The Vandgrift was named in honor of General Alexander Vandegrift, 18th commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

Former Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Robert Ferguson, 1st Platoon Commander.
(If you see this man, run.)

NEW CHALLENGE FOR UPPERCLASS CADETS

Here's a challenge for NS3s and NS4s:

Five pirates have obtained 100 gold coins and have to divide up the loot. The pirates are all extremely intelligent, treacherous and selfish (especially the captain).The captain always proposes a distribution of the loot. All pirates vote on the proposal, and if half the crew or more go "Aye", the loot is divided as proposed, as no pirate would be willing to take on the captain without superior force on their side.If the captain fails to obtain support of at least half his crew (which includes himself), he faces a mutiny, and all pirates will turn against him and make him walk the plank. The pirates start over again with the next senior pirate as captain.

What is the maximum number of coins the captain can keep without risking his life?

This challenge will expire 0730 Tuesday, 22 October.  Good luck.

More than five pirates.

NEW CHALLENGE--FOR 9TH AND 10TH GRADE CADETS

Congratulations to Cadet Madden who correctly answered "one."  Good job! Can you figure out why one is the correct answer?

Here is a new challenge for 9th and 10 grade cadets only:

You have three containers. One has only red marbles, one has only blue marbles and the third has an equal number of red and blue marbles. The labels on the containers have intentionally been switched so that each container is now marked incorrectly.

Your job is to re-label the containers correctly. Of course you could just look in the containers to find out which labels match, but can you do it without looking into each container? Reach into any one of the containers and select one marble. Can you now correctly label all three containers? If not, select a second marble from any container.

Your question:  What is the fewest number of marbles you need to inspect in order to correctly label each container? 

This challenge will end at 0730, Monday 21 October.  Be prepared to explain your answer.  There will be a prize.  Good luck.

HEY, EINSTIENS...

Master Sergeant Willard drills new cadets.  Pictured:  Period 9, Friday, 4 October.  What a crew.

NEW CHALLENGE FOR FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE CADETS

Congratulations to Cadet Elvin Laracuente who correctly answered that King Richard was 84 years old when he died.  Incidentally, the problem was originally posited by Diophantus of Alexandria (hence the graphic included as a hint below).  He reportedly had it chiseled on his tombstone. He was a fun guy.  Good job Elvin!

Here's the latest challenge for freshmen and sophomore cadets.  Juniors and seniors are ineligible and may not provide assistance of any sort.

King Richard was a boy for one-sixth of his life. After one-twelfth more, he acquired a beard. After another one-seventh, he married. In the fifth year after his marriage his son was born. The son lived half as many years as his father. King Richard died 4 years after his son. How old was King Richard when he died?

So?  There's no trick here--it's just simple math.  Get on it.  This challenge will close out at 0730 Monday, 14 October 2013.

MHS SEAPERCH CHALLENGE

Students from Middletown High School are participating in the SeaPerch Challenge sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.  The challenge requires participating teams of about five students to build a small, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that can submerge in a pool of water and navigate through a series of obstacles and complete assigned tasks.  We have two teams competing locally to see which might be eligible for the regional competition in the spring.  Both teams received their build kits on Tuesday, 1 October.  Let the building commence.

Participants receive their build kits. (Not pictured:  General MacArthur.)

A completed SeaPerch

Someone else's seaperch.

NEW CHALLENGE

Here is the latest challenge.  Cadet Soriano has offered a prize of $5.00 to any cadet who can make him break his bearing.  Here are the rules:

1. The event must be observed by me.I will be the sole judge.  My decision shall be final.
2. Cadet Soriano must maintain his military bearing for up to 5 minutes.
3. The standards of a formal personnel inspection shall apply.
4. Nothing that would not occur at a formal personnel inspection may occur.  Specifically, no touching, no yelling in the ear, no obnoxious fumes, etc.
5. If Cadet Soriano breaks his bearing by smiling, laughing, etc., the challenging cadet wins $5.00.
6. These rules are subject to change.

Good luck.  Soriano says he can't be broken!



Soriano says, "Get back, you squirrels."



WELCOME BACK PICNIC PICTURES

Master Sergeant cooks the beast.

Cadet Joseph Heller explains it all.

The back of a blond girl who is looking at miscellaneous cars in the parking.

Former and current Oops.