COL Glenn Goldman Director of Military Training, Department of Military Instruction United States Military Academy West Point Sandhurst 14 DMI 6 OPENING REMARKS

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY INSTRUCTION UNITED STATES CORPS OF CADETS Simon Center for Professional Military Ethics Director of Cadet Activities Brigade Tactical Department Department of Physical Education Sandhurst 14 DMI 6 OPENING REMARKS DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD ODIA OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDANT International invitations Intra-USA invitations KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Competitor manual and training guidance External Training Week design Competition design Facilitation of External Team Training Wk Competition Execution KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Training and preparation of USCC Teams OPCOM of external teams during their stay at USMA Hosting / liaison / logistic support to external teams Direct Responsibility for SANDHURST 14 Supporting responsibility for SANDHURST 14

COMMANDANT’S INTENT – Purpose. To inspire the teams to achieve military excellence in their chosen profession through a rigorous physical, mental and leadership challenge. – Endstate. All teams safely and successfully competed in a challenging military skills competition. Cadets of all teams inspired about the profession of arms and are strengthened in their technical/ tactical experiential base in preparation for future Army service. Teams have a better understanding of foreign military capabilities and established stronger bonds between US coalition partners, foreign academies, and foreign armies. Sandhurst 14 DMI 6 OPENING REMARKS

DMI 6 COMPETITORS’ PRIORITIES 1.Leader Development 2.Showcase Military Excellence 3.Build Relationships 4.Win Sandhurst 14 DMI 6 OPENING REMARKS

2013 Competition Sandhurst 14 SANDHURST 13 REVIEW

Competitors USMA – 1 x Team per United States Corps of Cadets Company (36 Teams) – 2 x Teams from United States Military Academy Prep School Cadet Command – 8 x Teams – 1 per ROTC Brigade Sister Academies – US Navy Academy – US Air Force Academy – US Coast Guard Academy International Military Academies – National Military Academy (Afghanistan - participation decision pending) – Royal Military Academy Duntroon (Australia) – Royal Military Academy (Canada) – Escuela Militar (Chile) – PLA University of Science and Technology (China) – Offiziersshule des Heeres (Germany) – Heroic Military Academy (Mexico) – Nigerian Defense Academy (Nigeria – not attending RECON) – Korean Military Academy (S. Korea) – Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (UK – 2 x teams) Sandhurst 14 COMPETITION TASKORG

Team Construct – 11 personnel per team – Competing SQD Construct - 9 personnel (including 1 x Female). To include: One first or second class cadet as squad leader. One cadet from each of the other 3 classes. The 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th members may come from any class 2 x alternates undertake external Training Wk and are available to undertake role of replacement at end of Day1 – Team Management 1 x Officer 1 x NCO Sandhurst 14 TEAM TASKORG Not relevant to single year academies

Competition format on close hold until execution from ALL competitors Training guidance key to preparation – Focus on previous year’s competition will lead to failure – Focus on skills necessary to achieve BOLC-A tasks highlighted in Training Guidance required for competition success. – Pressure will be applied on SQD LDRs to receive orders, plan and issue instructions to their SQDs. – SQD LDRs will be given time to conduct TLP (or equivalent) to improve SQD performance. Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION

5-7 FEB 14External Team Recon 4 APR 14USCC training finishes APR14External teams arrive at USMA 7 APR 14Welcome and initial briefings APR14External Team Training APR14Competition OOM draw APR14SQD LDR RX SANDHURST OPORD APR14SANDHURST 14 Social APR14Competition start APR14Competition concludes APR14Awards Ceremony APR14Team social 13 APR 14External teams disperse Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – KEY TIMINGS

Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – Coordination Movement to and from USMA including RSOI – S4 presentation to follow. External Training Week – presentation to follow.

Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – Competition Co-ord Sandhurst Passport – Record of score for teams – Issued at Start Point Assistance to competitors Challenges – Each event will have 1 x LTC Challenge Officer – Challenge Officer discrete from event staff – Challenge Officer observes all teams execution – If SQD LDR challenges the Challenge Officer makes adjudication on the spot. – Outcomes: If challenge upheld team event score scrubbed. Average of all final scores given for event. If challenge rejected – unsportsmanlike behavior penalty given to team reducing overall performance.

Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – Competition Co-ord SerPenaltyTime penalty (a)(b)(c) 1 Incorrect Team CompositionDisqualification 2 Tampering with Check-PointsDisqualification 3 Loss of Sensitive Item (Weapon or Radio)Disqualification 4 Receiveing physical assistance / aid from outside of the Sandhurst Staff (not including immediate first aid) Disqualification 5 Failure to visit any site or attempt a taskDisqualification 6 Lost/ illegible Passport Loss of scores up to the point of error occurring 7 Unsportsmanlike ConductPenalty to follow on 8 Exceeding 50m separation all members of the squad (all must remain in a 50mtr ‘bubble’ except for Land Navigation) Penalty to follow on 9 Reporting to the Start Point latePenalty to follow on 10Failure to complete either day with all personnelPenalty to follow on Penalties

Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – Competition Co-ord Awards – Awards format may change before competition due to a change in scoring methodology. Changes / amendments – Changes to Competition manual will be directly uploaded onto the SANDHURST webpage and all team managers will be notified via disto list from sign-up sheet.

Sandhurst 14 EXECUTION – Mission Command Directing Staff – Participation and Responsibilities. Sandhurst Director. COL Glenn Goldman (x8723); Sandhurst Deputy Director. LTC Ross Coffey (x2346); Sandhurst OIC. Major Henry Coltart (x0289); Sandhurst 2IC. LTC Silas Bowman (x0711); Sandhurst S4.CPT Bill Buchleitner (x7343); Sandhurst Cadet IC. CDT Daniel Freeman;

SERCountryTEAM NAME Primary Language EXTERNAL TEAM POCUSCC EXTERNAL TEAM TAC LNO RANKNAME RANKNAMECOREG 1AfgNational Military AcademyDari MAJZieglhofer, 2AustraliaRoyal Military College, DuntroonEnglish CPTKolb, 3CanadaRoyal Military CollegeEnglish MAJMoretti, 4ChileEscuela MilitarSpanishLT Jose Miguel Arancibia 5ChinaPLA University of Science and TechnologyMandarin MAJPerrin, 6GermanyBundeswehr University MunichGerman MAJHunter, 7MexicoHeroico Colegio MilitarSpanish CPTCook, 8NigeriaNational Defense AcademyEnglish CPTTravis, 9 South Korea Korea Military AcademyKorean MAJFaunce, 10UKRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst REDEnglish CPTGuy Fillipich RMAS-OC-DETTINGENCOY- CPTMashburn, 11UKRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst BLUEEnglishSFCWaterhouse, 12USAUSNAEnglish CPTDrobenak, 13USAUSAFAEnglish CPTTravis, 14USAUSCGAEnglish CPTTorres, 15USA1st BDE ROTCEnglish MAJReed, 16USA2nd BDE ROTCEnglish CPTSnyder, 17USA3rd BDE ROTCEnglish CPTPeabody, 18USA4th BDE ROTCEnglish MAJNichols, 19USA5th BDE ROTCEnglish MAJBrandt, 20USA6th BDE ROTCEnglish SFCFarner, 21USA7th BDE ROTCEnglish CPTRoett, 22USA8th BDE ROTCEnglish CPTWade, Sandhurst 14 Introduction