2nd Annual “Blue Devil” Army JROTC Raider Challenge
DAVENPORT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
“BLUE DEVIL BATTALION”
1120 MAIN STREET DAVENPORT, IOWA 52803
PHONE (563-323-9900, EXT 254/256)
ATOW-KJIA-DC 4 January 2009
MEMORANDUM FOR SAIs/AIs/Raider Platoon Commanders
SUBJECT: 1ST Annual “Blue Devil” Army JROTC Raider Challenge
1. Purpose: The purpose of this letter is to publish the events, guidance and sequence of events for the 1st Annual Blue Devil Raider Challenge hosted by the Davenport Central High School Army JROTC. This event will be held on the May 9, 2009 at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois.
2. Scope: This letter is applicable to all Army JROTC units participating in this event.
3. General:
a. Entry Requirements:
(1) Teams will consist of a 6-member squad.
(2) Entry fee will be $100.00 per team. Due to time and logistics we are limiting this to 10 teams.
b. Major events will include: Army Physical Readiness Test, One Rope Bridge, 10K Road March and a Raider Challenge Course. Guidance and descriptions of these events are attached.
c. Judging: In the event of evaluator shortages, due to deployments by the IANG, I will solicit instructors to help evaluate on a voluntary basis.
d. Awards:
(1) Team: 1st place trophies will be awarded to teams in each major event. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall team trophies will be awarded.
(2) Individual: Trophy awarded to each member on the 1st place overall team.
e. Logistics:
(1)Cots and showers should be available at the Arsenal Fitness Center for teams wishing to arrive the night before. Nothing fancy, but it’s clean and free. Males and females will bunk together at the Arsenal Fitness Center.
(2) The host unit will provide lunch on day of competition.
4. Our number one priority during this event will be SAFETY. Our number two priority is to have fun and share camaraderie. This should be a great training day. Anytime we can get JROTC Cadets together is great.
5. POC is the undersigned @ Phone # (563) 323-9900, ext 254 or e-mail Alternate is LTC Joe Moralez at ext 256 e-mail .
6. Thank you.
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Michael J. Matson
SGM (Ret.), USA
Army Instructor
Enclosures:
1. Team Registration Form
2. Rope Bridge
3. 10 Kilometer
4. Physical Readiness Test
5. Ball throw
6. First Aid/Knot Tying
7. Map and Compass/Litter Carry
8. Consent to Medical Treatment
9. Covenant not to sue
10. Map from I-80 to Rock Island Arsenal Fitness Center
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
09 May 2009
0600 Commanders’ Call
0630 Opening remarks
0700 Army Physical Readiness Test
0830 Breakfast, Recovery and prep time
1000 Begin Events/ Round Robin
1500 Closing ceremony
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES:
· Sergeant Major Matson and volunteers will be at the Rock Island Arsenal fitness center on the May 8, to register teams. SGM Matson’s cell number is 563-505-6976. LTC Joe Moralez’ Cell is 563-343-6139.
· At commander’s call, each team leader will draw a number from a container. This will be the team’s number throughout the event and will determine their order in the rotation. Teams will draw in order of distance they traveled. Longest distance traveled draws first.
· The Rope Bridge and Raider Challenge Course events will be a round robin. All teams will execute the 10KM road march after the Challenge/ round robin events.
· Upon completion of the Road March there will be a Closing Ceremony.
· Registration will be done by mail Prior to 1 March 09.
· Each cadet must have release forms completed and signed prior to competing.
· Uniform for this event is BDU/ACU. Berets and boonie hats are authorized for competition if that is the team’s standard headgear. We ask that team uniformity remain constant throughout the competition. Raider challenge team members will need to bring pistol belt and canteen w/ water. For the Army Physical Readiness Test, cadets will wear brown undershirts or their Raider Team/battalion t-shirts, belt, BDU trousers and athletic shoes and socks.
REGISTRATION FORM
SCHOOL: ______
ADDRESS: ______
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PHONE: ______FAX: ______E-MAIL: ______
INSTRUCTOR: ______
TEAM MEMBERS
NAME / GENDER1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Alternate
8. Alternate
PLEASE SUBMIT THIS ALONG WITH YOUR RELEASE FORMS AND ENTRY FEE AT REGISTRATION. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO Davenport Central AJROTC.
Enclosure 1 (Team registration Form)
ROPE BRIDGE EVENT
1. This is a timed, event. The team constructing a one-rope bridge in the fastest time will be the winner.
2. Each team must properly construct a one-rope bridge using the proper knots and equipment.
3. The time will start went the grader says “GO” and the time will stop when all team members have crossed the obstacle and all knots on the one-rope bridge have been untied.
4. The lane grader will establish the boundaries and answer any questions prior to evaluating the team.
5. Requirements:
a). Far-side anchor must have at a minimum two (2) round turns and two (2) half hitches.
b). Near-side anchor CAN UTILIZE ANY KNOT with a metal snap link and at a minimum (2) round turns and two (2) half hitches.
c). All team members must wear properly constructed Swiss-seats with locking snap-links. d). Every member of the team must cross the obstacle or risk being forfeited in this event.
6. Penalties:
a). A thirty (30) second penalty will be assessed for every knot improperly tied.
b). A thirty (30) second penalty will be assessed for every member of the team that crosses the obstacle and touches the ground, or any part of their equipment touches the ground.
c). A thirty (30) second penalty will be assessed for every member crossing the restricted boundary established by the lane grader.
d). A ten (10) second penalty will be assessed for every piece of equipment that drops while negotiating the obstacle (i.e., headgear, canteen).
NOTE: Each team will bring their rope bridge equipment and carry it throughout the course of the challenge. Field packs will NOT be available for issue.
Enclosure 2 (Rope Bridge)
10 Kilometer Road March
1. Uniform for this event is: BDU/ACU, boots, pistol belt, and canteen full of water.
2. Each team will start in the vicinity of the fitness center.
3. All SIX-team members will finish together within 25-meter mark on the ground.
4. Members crossing the finish line without all members within the 25-meter mark will be assessed
1 minute to their time for each member outside the mark.
NOTE:
· Safety is always our #1 priority
· Each team will be issued A road guard vest
· There will be guides and water points along the route
Enclosure 3 (10 Kilometer Road March)
ARMY Physical Readiness Test
1. The events will include:
Push-ups
Sit-ups
2-Mile Run
2. Standards will be IAW FM 21-20, Chapter 14. (All scores IAW youngest age group)
3. Scorecards will be issued out at registration and will become the responsibility of the team captains.
Enclosure 4 (Physical Readiness Test)
RAIDER SKILLS COURSE
1. This is a timed event. Teams will be ranked in this event according to lowest times. Lowest total time averaged in all course events being 1st place.
2. Upon the start command teams will move out on the course carrying assigned equipment with them, to include a litter weighted with approximately a 140 plus-pound load.
3. Teams will negotiate several obstacles to include: simulated barbed wire to low crawl under, a culvert, a wooden wall, small maze and so forth. Obstacles deemed untouchable will result in 10-second penalties for each time a team member touches it.
4. Throughout the course, teams will encounter stations where they will have to perform skills of strength, endurance, accuracy and knowledge. Penalty and bonus seconds will be added to course run time according to performance of team at each station. Stations will include:
Ball Throw
First Aid
Knot tying
Map and Compass Reading
Litter Carry
5. Time will end when team crosses finish line with all equipment.
6. Uniform for this event is BDU with pistol belt and canteen.
BALL THROW
1. At this station there will be a container with 6 standard baseballs in it. Each team member will take one baseball and from behind a waist high barrier, one person at a time, will throw the baseball at a 10-meter circle approximately 25 meters from the barrier.
2. In the center of the circle will be a 50-gallon drum or something close to that.
3. Seconds will be deducted from each team score when:
a. ball lands in the 50-gallon drum (-60 seconds)
b. a ball hits a silhouette (-20 seconds)
c. a ball remains in the circle (-10 seconds)
4. Seconds will be added to team score when a ball does not land in circle (+10 seconds)
Enclosure 5 (Raider Skill Course/Ball Throw)
FIRST AID
1. At this station teams will encounter a casualty.
2. Teams will render first aid IAW:
a. JROTC 145-U3/4-SCT, Unit 4, Lessons 1 through 4.
3. This will be a qualitative evaluation of accessing and treating a casualty.
4. Seconds will be deducted from each team score when:
a. Team performs first aid correctly on casualty IAW JROTC 145-U3/4-SCT, Unit 4, Lessons 1 through 4 (-30 seconds).
5. Seconds will be added to each team score when:
a. Team fails to render the proper first aid on a casualty IAW
JROTC 145-U3/4-SCT, Unit 4, Lessons 1 through 4 (+30 seconds).
KNOT TYING
1. At this station each team member will tie one of the following knots:
Bowline
Clove Hitch
Prusik
Square
Butterfly
Fisherman’s
2. Each team member will randomly draw a card with one of the above knots on it. It will be the responsibility of the team member to correctly tie that knot. Individual must tie his or her own knot.
3. Thirty (30) seconds will be added on to team score for each incorrect knot.
Enclosure 6 (First Aid/Knot Tying)
MAP AND COMPASS
1. At this station each team member will come to a map board (1:50,000 scale) and do one of the following:
Find a feature using an 8-digit grid coordinate
Measure grid azimuth (+/- 1 degree)
Figure distance from point to point on a map (+/- 50 meters)
Find an azimuth using a lensetic compass (+/- 2 degrees)
Measure elevation
Identify a terrain feature
2. Thirty (+30) seconds will be added on to team score for each incorrect answer or calculation.
LITTER CARRY
1. Each team will carry one member in a standard Army medical litter or something like that for approx. ¼ of a mile.
2. Fastest time wins. Each member must stay in constant contact with the litter.
3. If the carried member touches the ground, a one minute penalty will be noted for each touch.
Enclosure 7 (Map and Compass/Litter Carry)
CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT
STATEMENT REQUIRED BY PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
(1) AUTHORITY: TITLE 10, U.S. CODE 2102.
(2) PRINCIPAL PURPOSES: A statement authorizing medical care in civilian or government medical facilities while attending or traveling to or from JCLC.
(3) ROUTINE USES: Normal personnel actions: Disclosure of information may be provided to proper authorities in actions regarding medical treatment, legal actions as a result of injury or death, and investigation of accident resulting from JCLC.
(4) MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AND EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Voluntary. Failure to complete form will disqualify JROTC cadet from participating in specific voluntary training exercises.
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I ______, consent to be treated in an Army Hospital, or any other government or civilian medical facility, near or enroute to the Rock Island Arsenal while attending or traveling to or from this raider event.
This consent encompasses all procedures and treatments as are found to be necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the professional staff of any of the above-named medical facilities. I understand that this consent is of a general nature and accordingly list the following exceptions to this consent (if no exceptions write "No Exceptions") ______.
I (am) (am not) on medication. (List type, if on medication)
I (am) (am not) allergic to medication. (List type, if allergic)
It is understood that this consent can be withdrawn in writing or orally at anytime.
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Signature of Witness Signature of Cadet ______SSN ______
Print Name of Witness Print Name of Cadet
PARENT OR GUARDIAN: (When cadet is a minor or unable to give consent), I ______, parent/guardian of ______have read and understood the above consent to treatment and hereby expressly consent to the above-described treatment.
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Signature of Witness Signature of Parent ______SSN ______
Print Name of Witness Print Name of Parent
Enclosure 8 (Consent to Medical Treatment)
COVENANT NOT TO SUE
OFF CAMPUS TRAINING AND PRACTICAL
FIELD/HIGH RISK TRAINING
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DATA REQUIRED FOR PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
1. Authority: Title 10, U.S. Code 2301. 2. PRINCIPAL PURPOSE (S): To release the U.S. Government, the host institution and the state in which said institution is located from liability for injury, death, or damages for JROTC cadets participating in voluntary off-campus training programs, practical field and high risk training. 3. ROUTINE USES: Normal personnel actions. Disclosures of information may be provided to proper authorities in actions regarding law enforcement, legal actions as a result of injury or death, and investigations of accidents resulting from such voluntary off-campus training, practical field, and high-risk training. 4. MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AND EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Voluntary. Failure to complete form will disqualify JROTC cadet from participating in specific voluntary training exercises.
I, ______, residing at______
(Type of Print full name) (Address)
______, ______.
(City) (State)
do hereby agree that in consideration for being allowed to participate in the Davenport Central Raider Challenge conducted by Davenport Central Iowa JROTC Instructors and cadre and members of the Iowa National Guard on 8 and 9 May 2009, an Army supervised activity, and whereas I am dong so entirely on my own initiative, risk and responsibility; and being fully aware of the risks adhering to this type of training, I hereby RELEASE AND DISCHARGE FOREVER, the United States Army, the State of Iowa, and Davenport Central High School and all of its officers, instructors, agents, and employees, acting officially or otherwise, from any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action, on account of myself or on account of any injury to me which may occur from any cause during said activity or continuances thereof, and I do further covenant and agree to hold the said Government of the United States, the State of Iowa and Davenport Central High School blameless for any and all damages I may cause either intentionally or through my negligence.