1. Palmetto Battery METL Assessment
April 25, 2017

2. Overall Assessment Last Year This Year Academic P Military TP
Moral-Ethical T
Physical Fitness
T = Trained P = Needs Practice U = underprepared

3. Academic Assessment Strengths Weaknesses 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

4. 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
3.092
3.27 6 7 2 2C
3.375
3.323 30 3C
3.211
2.775 56 8 4C
2.901
2.886
60*
Total
3.34
3.15
100 82 4

5. Palmetto Battery Academics 2016-2017 School Year

6. Academic Pillar Strategy
Study Hall
Focus on cadets that have GPA below 2.3
Helping those who can’t help themselves
i.e.: Xbox, Gallery wanderers

7. Military Assessment Strengths Weaknesses Cannons Marching
-Detail Discipline

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 2 1 2C 3C 4 4C 7*
Total 9
6.8 14 3

9. Military Pillar Strategy
Continue to do what we are doing
Put people first!!! Take care of each other. Be tough, but fair.

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
One honor accusation

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
assault incident reports this year 1C 2C 1 3C 4C
Total

12. 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 (220)
- Environment that is geared towards PT
Weaknesses
- Hard to motivate PT studs to do Regimental PT
- Little incentive for maxing PT test (Only two maxed in company)

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
226 1 2C
218 3C
203 2 4C
225
Total
271 4 3

15. Physical Effectiveness Pillar Suggestions
Create incentives that make people want to do above the bare minimum; 270+ will let a cadet skip one PT a week will not require a cadet to go to PT at all.

16. Color Guards, Flags, Cannons
Unique Missions
Color Guards, Flags, Cannons
These Unique Missions are Planned and Executed By The Battery Operations Officer

18. Color Guard In-house training Typical month:
4 formal parades
2 alumni center events
3 - 5 in-town events
Inauguration
All tasking comes through the Commandant’s Department
PB does not loan the Color Guard Equipment

19. 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)

20. Cannons 2 - M1943 75mm Salute Guns 4 - M1841 Howitzers w/ Limbers
1 - 3/5 Scale Bronze Gun (Boomer)
ga. Small Shotgun Shell Gun
6- Springfield Muskets

21. M1943 75mm Salute Guns New trailer tires New harnesses 75mm Blank Ammo
All Training Done By Palmetto Battery
PB is unique as in it has an in company officer that is in charge of training cadets on all artillery
Training is largely cadet led and merley supervised by PB TAC and other historical experts

22. Football Game Support Cadets to Support 2-hour pre-game requirement
Palmetto Battery Operations Officer (C/1LT)
Palmetto Battery Training Officer (C/2LT)
Palmetto Battery Gun Platoon Leader (C/2LT)
Palmetto Battery Gun Platoon Sergeant (C/SSG)
Supply Sergeant (C/SFC)
Regs and Discipline and Colors Sergeant (C/SFC)
Historical NCO (C/SGT)
Armorers (C/CPL)
6 knobs for muskets
8 knobs per gun
20 upper-class for Garrison Flag detail
2-hour pre-game requirement
Moving artillery to game
‘’rolling” of rounds for cannons and muskets
Moving supplies to support gun crews
Securing food (pizza) for halftime as the gun crew usually misses mess
1-hour post-game requirement
Moving artillery from game to battalion
Cleaning of cannons on Sundays after game

23. 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 – Began to tackle issue with training on how to maintain equipment

24. Company Commander/TAC Comments
Palmetto Battery
Company Commander/TAC Comments