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Cadet Leadership
Army ROTC Cadet Leadership
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Caleb P. Snow
Battalion Executive Officer Logan C. McNaughton
Battalion Commander Evan C. Dadey
Bn Command Sergeant Major
Anthony J. Niemiec
Battalion S1 Brendan R. Ertle
Battalion S2 Bryson T. McDougall
Battalion S3 Nate C. Ames
Battalion S4 Clay H. Parham
Battalion S6
Ian D. Johnson
A Co. Commander
Parker J. Brown
A Co. Executive Officer
Reese R. Lindner Emma L. Vender
B Co. Commander
Nash C. Trueblood
B Co. Executive Officer
Asa J. Muthig Devon C. Dolan
C Co. Commander
Emily M. Hudechek
C Co. Executive Officer Arthur Waltzman
Rudder’s Rangers Cdr
Jack D. Anderson
Ranger Challenge Cdr.
Michael R. Grantham
by Master Sergeant Alexander Roysden
23 March, 2022
During the Spring Break 2022, selected members of the Rudder's Rangers Company formed the Texas A&M Ranger Challenge Team that competes at the All-Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia.
The U.S. Army Small Arms Championship is hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, GA. Over seven days, the Army's best shooters compete against one another to determine who is the overall best marksman in the United States Army. The annual competition, often referred to as "All Army," tests Soldiers' proficiency on their primary and secondary weapons systems through competitive courses of fire.
Texas A&M Army ROTC fielded two teams of four to compete at All-Army. The teams comprised the unit's "Ranger Challenge" (R.C.) team to provide additional training opportunities before competing at the Sandhurst Competition held in April at West Point, NY. While the R.C. team has received other marksmanship training opportunities for their individual skills competitions, no additional train-up focused solely on All-Army attendance.
Cadets conducted matches throughout the competition that required them to engage targets from 25 yards to 500 yards. Depending on the match type, shooters had to engage targets in various shooting positions from prone, kneeling, standing, and while moving. Both teams improved their marksmanship knowledge daily. One of the benefits of competition at All-Army is that it allows cadets to network and discuss marksmanship techniques and procedures amongst the best shooters in the world. The Army Marksmanship Unit is comprised of world, national and Olympic champions, and they were readily available to coach and mentor competitors. The Texas A&M teams performed outstanding, winning 10 out of 11 matches for the Cadet Category. Cadet Cameron Johns (Texas A&M) won the Lt. General Freakley trophy for most Excellence-inCompetition (EIC) points by a cadet, and Cadet
Cadet Johns (left) Cadet Anderson (center) and Cadet Villemain
