Commandant s Operations Order: Leadership Symposium/Corps Day/Recognition Weekend

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1 Office of the Commandant The Citadel, Charleston, SC 12 March 2018 Operations Order Commandant s Operations Order: Leadership Symposium/Corps Day/Recognition Weekend 1. SITUATION: The Citadel Leadership Symposium, the 175 th Anniversary of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, and the Recognition of the Class of 2021, are scheduled during the period 22 through 25 March. 2. MISSION: The Corps of Cadets will meet all the requirements for Corps Day Weekend that include, but may not be limited to, The Citadel s Leadership Symposium, open barracks for alumni and visitors, the Corps Day Review, and 4C Recognition Activities. 3. EXECUTION a. Concept of the Operation (1) Punishments. (2) Leave. (a) Confinements, tours and restrictions are suspended from 1100 hours, Friday, 23 March until 1800 hours, Sunday, 25 March. (b) Conduct and physical deficient cadets may take General Leave, but are not authorized to take an Overnight or Weekend Leave. (a) General Leave. (1) Friday, 23 March. After last duty until 0100 (Upper Class). Leave for 4C ends at (2) Saturday, 24 March. After last duty but not before 1400 until the end of General Leave (2400 hours for 4C and 0100 hours for Upper Class). (3) Sunday, 25 March hours until 1950 for 4C, 3C, 2C and 2230 hours for 1C.

2 (4) No Weekend Leaves are authorized. Cadets may take privilege leaves and passes only for Saturday night. These must be submitted 5 days in advance. (5) All cadets must sign out and in using the Cadet Sign-Out System. (4) Cadet Guard. Delta Company has guard/jod/od responsibility for Corps Day Weekend. A guard plan will be submitted to the Commandant s Command Sergeant Major, through the Regimental Provost Marshal, NLT 1200 hours, Wednesday, 21 March All classes are expected to be on guard. (5) Uniform. The uniform for all activities will either be Dress Gray, Dress Whites or Summer Leave. Cadets need to be prepared to wear any of these uniforms. (check training schedule) (a) No civilian clothes or blazer uniforms will be worn to any event on campus. The Citadel PT uniform is not authorized anywhere on the Parade Ground from 0800 hours Friday until 1800 hours Saturday. (b) Female cadets (of all classes) may wear the optional skirt to religious services and on General Leave ONLY. (c) The prescribed uniform will be worn on campus, from 0800 hours Saturday, until 1200 hours Sunday. Dress Whites will be worn to Chapel on Sunday. (check training schedule) (6) Vehicle Parking. Only those cadet vehicles that have an authorized cadet parking space on campus will be allowed to park on campus during Corps Day Weekend. Cadet vehicles that are currently parked off campus (i.e. Stadium East or City Gym Lot) are not authorized to move their vehicles to a cadet, faculty and staff, or visitor parking space on campus during this period (except between 1600 Saturday and 1950 Sunday). In addition, per the Blue Book, cadets are not authorized to park off campus in the vicinity of The Citadel campus at any time, except in a Citadel cadet parking space (i.e. Altman Lot or City Gym Lot). (7) Schedule of events. (Annex A). (8) Details, Corps Day Weekend. (Annex B). (9) OPORD for Recognition Activities (Annex C)

3 b. Battalion and Company Tactical Officers: (1) Ensure Chain of Command is fully engaged in all weekend activities. (2) Ensure the barracks are prepared for Corps Day/ Recognition Weekend. c. Regimental Commander. (1) Ensure every member of the staff have read and understand the provisions of this OPORD. (2) Ensure the Regimental Adjutant, along with the Regimental Admin NCO, have notified all detail personnel of their assigned duties and coordination is made for each detail. Ensure the Regimental Adjutant and Admin NCO have met with each detail CIC as indicated in Annex B. (3) Ensure the Regimental Supply Officer has coordinated all uniform issues with the Tailor Shop, and reports the meal numbers to SODEXO. d. Battalion Commanders. (1) Ensure all staff members know their responsibilities specific to the special provisions of this OPORD. (2) Monitor all specific unit responsibilities, to include ensuring the barracks are prepared for visitors. e. Unit Commanders. (1) Ensure unit First Sergeants have checked all their unit personnel assigned to Corps Day Weekend details and they fully understand their responsibilities. (2) Ensure their assigned areas of the barracks are ready for Corps Day Weekend. 4. SERVICE SUPPORT a. Meals: All meals will be served in accordance with the published training schedule. b. Rifles: A rifle count will be conducted after the barracks are closed prior to parade on Saturday, 24 March.

4 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL a. Command: Current chain of command will be in effect. b. Signal: The OD/JOD and Operations personnel will use radios per previous instructions. BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDANT: Pamela S. Barton LTC, USA, Retired Assistant Commandant for Operation ad Training ANNEXES: A Schedule of Events - Leadership Symposium/Corps Day/ Recognition Weekend B Cadet Details for Corps Day Weekend DISTRIBUTION: President s Office Corps of Cadets Commandant s Department Public Safety SODEXO Food Services Physical Plant Tailor Shop Sports Medicine

5 ANNEX A to OPORD Schedule of Events (Leadership Symposium/Corps Day/Recognition Weekend) 1. Thursday, 22 March 2018: a Principled Leadership Symposium welcome, Buyer Auditorium b Greater Issues address, McAlister Field House c Various symposium events open to Cadets (see symposium schedule). 2. Friday, 23 March 2018: NO CLASSES a C Recognition PT b Alternative Class Schedule-MANDATORY for ALL Cadets c C Reflection with Battalion Commanders d C Reflection with Company Commanders e What am I after Recognition with First Sergeants 3. Saturday, 24 March 2018: a Speedline Breakfast in DFAC Cadets ONLY b Open Barracks; Pipe Band performs in each barracks c Summerall Guard Performance, Summerall Field d Awards Review, Summerall Field e The Gauntlet & 4C Recognition f C March to Marion Square- Oath Renewal on the Citadel Green 4. Sunday, 25 March 2018: a Protestant Worship, Summerall Chapel b Roman Catholic Mass, Sacred Heart Church

6 ANNEX B to OPORD CADET DETAILS FOR CORPS DAY/ RECOGNITION WEEKEND (16-19 March) 1. Listed below are the names of those cadets detailed to perform duties during Corps Day/ Recognition Weekend. The Cadet-In-Charge of each detail will be a Squad Sergeant or above (is some cases officers are required for a specific detail) AND WILL ATTEND AN ORIENTATION MEETING AT 1200 HOURS, THURSDAY, 20 March, in the BOV Room. This meeting will be conducted by the Regimental Adjutant and Regimental Admin Sergeant. 2. If a cadet is unable to report for the duty for which detailed, he/she will notify their Company First Sergeant as far in advance as possible. The First Sergeant will notify The Regimental Adjutant and provide him with the name of a cadet to serve as a replacement. The Adjutant will notify the Cadet-in-Charge of the detail of the change and provide him/her with the name of the replacement. The swapping of duty will be authorized only in cases of illness or an emergency. 3. Barracks Commands: (1) DETAIL: MURRAY BARRACKS: PADGETT-THOMAS BARRACKS LAW BARRACKS WATTS BARRACKS STEVENS BARRACKS C/LTC Cleary, S.D C/LTC Tribbett, A.M. C/LTC Jenkins G.C C/LTC Shiflet, C.J C/LTC Herbst,P.L (2) DUTIES: Prepare barracks for inspection by visitors from 0830 to 1000 hours 4. FRIDAY, 23 MARCH: A. State Flag Detail: (1) Detail: NAME CO NAME CO 1BN 1. Burkholder - Bravo 2. Bour - Bravo

7 2BN 1. (CIC) Bowles, Robert (RS) 2. Grewal, Jasmine (G) 3BN 1. Hamlin - L 2. Wilson - M 4BN 1. Hill - T 2. Denardo - T 5BN 1. Bradshaw-P 2. Desalle-P 3. Arnold-V (2) Cadets will report to the CIC at the bleachers in front of PT Barracks and return the state flags from the Parade Ground to Jenkins Hall in accordance with the following schedule: DUTIES: To place out state flags on Friday & Saturday, at the times specified by SFC Greene (1). The CIC will report to SFC Greene prior to 1600 hours, Wednesday, 21 March for instructions. (c) Ensure state flags are placed in proper positions in Jenkins Hall. 5. SATURDAY, 24 MARCH: A. Traffic and Parking, Corps Day Review: (a) Detail: NAME CO NAME CO 1BN (Name and Ph. #) 1. (CIC) Hembree - Delta 2. Gambert - Alpha 3. Bateman - Alpha 4. Wallace - Bravo 5. Minor - Delta 2BN 1. Phillips (H) 2. Suarez (BD) 3. Bourlet (G) 4. Hall (E)

8 5. Hamilton (F) 6. Mathis (F) 3BN 1. Calkins - K 2. Hickey - K 3. Maldonado - I 4. Meacham - I 5. Smith - M 6. Saenz - L 4BN 1. Franklin-N 2. Hubbard-N 3. McAlpin-R 4. Crowder-O 5. Foulks-O 5BN 1. Carroll - Sierra 2. Quinn - Sierra 3. Silva-Victor 4. Leblanc-PB 5. Hester-PB (b) The CIC will report to Public Safety after parade, Friday, 23 March, at Lesesne Gate for a briefing. Cadets will report to Public Safety at 0700 hrs. Saturday, 24 March. (c) Uniform: Dress whites with white garrison, waist plate and gloves. 6. The Cadet-In-Charge of each detail will report those cadets on the detail who failed to report for duty or perform satisfactorily to SFC Greene in the Commandant s Office. BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDANT: