THE CADET BATTALION
 

 The Corps of Cadets is also known as "The Maverick Battalion" and it is organized with a cadet battalion staff element and two companies designated "Alpha" and "Bravo" companies.  The Battalion is completely run by the cadet chain-of-command with supervision from the cadre.  The cadet battalion commander and his/her staff is responsible for day-to-day operations, physical training, planning and conducting labs, and the execution of all the Corps of Cadets events.  Each company is commanded by a cadet captain and replicates the chain of command and rank structure as a regular Army unit.  MS IV's (Seniors) are cadet officers and the cadet Command Sergeant Major.  MS III's (Juniors) are cadet sergeants, MS II's (Sophomores) are cadet corporals, and MS I's (Freshman) are cadet privates.
             
 Each Battalion is numbered from the original 1st Battalion in 1902.  The Chain of Command is chosen by the Professor of Military Science with the recommendation of the cadre and the previous cadet chain of command.  Cadet Order-of-Merit-List (OML), performance at LDAC, APFT scores, commitment to the Corps, and grades, are all factors considered.  The Chain of Command (officers) is appointed the week or so prior to the beginning of the school year and usually performs their duties for the entire year.  Positions are assigned not only based on the ranking of the cadet, but are also developmental in nature to enhance the leadership experience of those cadets assigned.

106th MAVERICK BATTALION
SY 2008-2009

CADET BATTALION COMMANDER      c/LTC Ronald Welter

CADET BATTALION COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR              c/CSM Robert Welch

CADET BATTALION STAFF
    
     The cadet battalion staff is led by the c/Battalion Executive Officer (XO).  The staff has a Adjutant (S-1), Risk Management Officer (S-2), Operations and Training Officer (S-3), Logistics Officer (S-4), Public Affairs Officer (S-5), Information Management Officer (S-6), a Force Development Officer (S-7).  When enough MS IV's are available assistant positions are created for the various staffs.  Underclassmen may fill staff positions as required.
    

CADET XO c/MAJ Bethany Nord	CADET S-1 Adjutant c/CPT John Welch		CADET S-2 Risk Management c/CPT David Brown	CADET S-3 Operations c/MAJ William Gribble
CADET S-4 Logistics c/CPT Jennifer Nelson	CADET S-5 Public Affairs c/CPT Rian Helart		CADET S-6 IMO VACANT	CADET S-7 Futures c/CPT Dustin Vincent
In addition this year a cadet Honor Captain will be in charge of beginning to education process associated with establishing the cadet Honor Code.		CADET HONOR CAPTAIN     c/CPT  Joseph Bishop		CADET BATTALION CHAPLAIN c/CPT David Brown

Companies are commanded by a c/Company Commander with the assistance of a c/1SG.  When enough MS IV's are available a c/Company Executive Officer may be added.  The company is divided into 1st Platoon and 2nd Platoon.  Each platoon is lead by a c/Platoon Leader with the assistance of a c/Platoon Sergeant.  The cadet NCO positions, from 1SG to Squad Leader rotate among the MS III's in order to train and evaluate the leadership potential as often as possible.

COMPANY A   COMPANY B   COMPANY C COMPANY COMMANDER c/CPT Caitlyn McCoole   COMPANY COMMANDER c/CPT Doug Kulhman COMPANY COMMANDER c/CPT Eric Rosson   COMPANY XO c/1LT Richard Ramos   COMPANY XO c/1LT Rollin Myers COMPANY XO c/1LT Jeffery Dumas 1st PLATOON LEADER c/2LT Charles An   1st PLATOON LEADER c/2LT Roddie Haley 1st PLATOON LEADER c/2LT Ashley Wallace   2nd PLATOON LEADER c/2LT John Manning   2nd PLATOON LEADER c/2LT Cora Kreisher 2nd PLATOON LEADER c/2LT Justin Baker

CADET TEAMS 

     The Maverick Battalion has 7 cadet teams, some of which trace their lineage as far back as the original teams in 1925.  Participation in the cadet teams is completely voluntary but you must maintain your grades to be able to participate.

For a full description of the cadet teams go to the cadet teams web page.