{"id":25961,"date":"2013-08-12T04:40:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T09:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=25961"},"modified":"2013-08-05T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T19:05:42","slug":"ut-army-rotc-to-hold-fall-kickoff-aug-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/08_12_2013\/ut-army-rotc-to-hold-fall-kickoff-aug-16","title":{"rendered":"UT Army ROTC to hold Fall Kickoff Aug. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Toledo Army ROTC Program will hold its annual Fall Kickoff Friday, Aug. 16. <\/p>\n

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Becca Ruehl, a junior majoring in biology and third-year Army ROTC cadet, will be at the Fall Kickoff Friday, Aug. 16, to talk to students about the opportunities available through the UT Army ROTC Program.<\/p><\/div>The event, which is in its fifth year, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. outside of the Health Education Center on UT\u2019s Main Campus.<\/P><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a very informal setting,\u201d said retired Lt. Col. Geoffrey Ovenden, assistant professor of military science. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for students to have fun while learning about our organization and program. New and returning students will be involved.\u201d <\/p>\n

Any UT student with an interest in the Army ROTC Program is encouraged to attend. More than 200 students attended last year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Fall Kickoff will include a rock climbing wall, paintball target range, and military vehicle and equipment displays. There also will be individual skills performance events, including pull-ups and football toss.<\/p>\n

In addition to the social aspects of the event, it is designed to inform new UT students about trying out the Army ROTC Program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly welcome students to get involved with the Army ROTC Program this fall,\u201d Ovenden said. \u201cStudents can always take the introductory course with no obligation or commitment to Army ROTC.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great way for students to come out and see what we are all about,\u201d said Becca Ruehl, a junior majoring in biology and third-year Army ROTC cadet. \u201cStudents can come out and have some food and meet the ROTC family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruehl just returned from Romania through an Army ROTC international exchange program that placed her with the Romanian military. She had the chance to experience another military culture while she learned to climb mountains and help Romanians learn English.<\/p>\n

The Fall Kickoff will be run by existing Army ROTC cadets, and Ruehl will be on hand to discuss the opportunities open to Army ROTC students.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Ovenden at 419.530.4696 or arotc@utoledo.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See you at the UT Army ROTC Program’s Fall Kickoff, which will take place Friday, Aug. 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":563,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}