Palmetto Battery METL
Assessment
April 26, 2016
1
Overall Assessment
Last Year
This Year
Academic
P
P
Military
P
P
Moral-Ethical
T
P
Physical Fitness
P
P
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Academic Assessment
• Strengths
– Great Environment
– Successful students in the Battery
– Academic support center
• Weaknesses
– A small amount of cadets drag down the rest
– Focus was put on weaker few, less emphasis on
stronger crowd
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Academic Assessment
Cum GPA last
year
Cum GPA this
year
Class
Absences last
year
Class
Absences this
year
Number
Academically
Deficient last
year
Number
Academically
Deficient this
year
1C
3.623
3.092
13
6
0
2*
2C
3.23
3.375
42
30
0
0
3C
3.273
3.211
15
56*
4
0
4C
3.224
2.901
6
8
0
0
Total
3.34
3.15
76
100
4
2
4
Average Cumulative and Term GPAs:
Palmetto Battery, Fall 2015
4.000
3.375
3.500
3.218
3.092
3.000
2.898
3.211
3.205
2.901
2.942
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
0.500
0.000
Semester
Cumulative
Average Cummulative and Term GPA By Class:
Palmetto Battery, Spring 2016
4.000
3.500
3.000
3.223
3.000
3.176
3.184
3.216
2.904
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
0.500
0.000
Term
Cumulative
Academic Pillar Strategy
• Study Hall
• Focus on cadets that have GPA below 2.3
• Helping those who can’t help themselves
7
Military Assessment
• Strengths
– Cannons
– Flag
– Marching
• Weaknesses
-Detail Discipline (Turned this around)
8
Military Assessment
Avg parade
results last
year
Avg parade
results this
year
Class I
Offenses last
year
Class I
Offenses this
year
Suitability
Boards last
year
Suitability
Boards this
year
1C
N/A
N/A
0
0
0
0
2C
N/A
N/A
1
0
0
1
3C
N/A
N/A
1
1
0
0
4C
N/A
N/A
2
0
0
0
Total
10.6
9
4
1
0
1
9
Military Pillar Strategy
• Continue to do what we are doing
• Lead from the BACK!…so to speak
10
Moral-Ethical Assessment
• Strengths
– No honor violations this year
– No sexual harassments or assaults
– Cadets felt comfortable in asking the honor reps
for advice to avoid accusations
• Weaknesses
– Two honor accusations
11
Moral-Ethical Assessment
Number of
honor
accusations
this year
Number of
honor
accusations
last year
Number of “in
violation”
honor
findings last
year
Number of “in
violation”
honor
findings this
year
Number of
sexual
harassment/
assault
incident
reports last
year
Number of
sexual
harassment/
assault
incident
reports this
year
1C
1
0
0
0
0
0
2C
0
1
0
0
0
0
3C
0
2
0
0
0
0
4C
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1
3
0
0
0
0
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Moral-Ethical Pillar Strategy
• Continue with the positive environment that is
knowledgeable about sexual harassment and
assault and is honorable
• Encourage company to keep seeking advice to
avoid incidences before they occur.
13
Physical Effectiveness Assessment
• Strengths
- Good PT scores
- Environment that is geared towards PT
• Weaknesses
- Hard to motivate PT studs to do Regimental PT
- Little incentives for maxing PT test
14
Physical Effectiveness Assessment
CPFT avg last
year
CPFT avg this
year
Number of
CPFT failures
last year
Number of
CPFT failures
this year
Number of H
& W failures
last year
Number of H
& W failures
this year
1C
No data
*
0
1
0
1
2C
No data
*
2
0
2
0
3C
No data
*
1
0
1
1
4C
No data
*
1
1
0
1
Total
Below 267.72
271
4
2
3
3
15
Physical Effectiveness Pillar
Suggestions
• Allow cadet leadership during PT to increase
the intensity. Most of the corps are now used
to waking up for Regimental PT, however the
biggest complaint is that it is a waste of time
because it is a “Cake Walk” as stated by many.
• Create incentives that make people want to
do above the bare minimum; 270+ will let a
cadet skip one PT a week. 300+ will not
require a cadet to go to PT at all.
Unique Missions
Color Guards, Flags, Cannons
These Unique Missions are Planned and Executed By
The Battery Operations Officer
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Color Guard
• In-house training
• Typical month:
– 4 formal parades
– 4 basketball games
– 2 alumni center events
– 3 - 5 in-town events
• All tasking comes through the Commandant’s
Department
• PB does not loan the Color Guard Equipment
Flags
•
•
•
•
In-house training
500 Main Post Flag Ceremonies a year.
All retreat parades
All football games (19 cadets needed for a
Garrison Flag 20 x 28 feet)
Cannons
•
•
•
•
2 - M1943 75mm Salute Guns
4 - M1841 Howitzers w/ Limbers
1 - 3/5 Scale Bronze Gun (Boomer)
1 - 10 ga. Small Shotgun Shell Gun
M1943 75mm Salute Guns
•
•
•
•
Recently Repainted and New Tires
New Breach Covers
75mm Blank Ammo Issue for next Year
All Training Done By Palmetto Battery
Football Game Support
• 75 Cadets to Support
• 2-hour pre-game requirement
• 1-hour post-game requirement
On Going Issues
• Black Powder is the Single Biggest Cost
– w/ Friction Ignitors it Runs About $10 a Shot, 200
Shots a Year
• Continued Need for Top Cadets for The Many
Decentralized Missions
• Maintenance of Equipment – 50,000 Pounds
• Future Source of 75 mm Ammo is
Questionable
Palmetto Battery
Company Commander/TAC Comments
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