University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 3, 1987
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KU ROTC includes cadets from near and far
British cadet finds corps less class-conscious, fit
By VIRGINIA McGRATH
Staff writer
Staff writer
Stewart Ross salutes a little differently from the other members in his military corps. And his loyalty is to the Union Jack, not the stars and stripes. But for this year, Ross is a member of the KU Army ROTC.
Ross, an exchange student from the University of Essex, Essex, England, is the first exchange student to participate in the program.
Major Dan Reinke, assistant professor of military science, said, "We're treating him like a regular cadet."
Ross, who wears the British beret and fatigues, is in the KU ROTC under a provision that allows students from allied countries to participate in the U.S. program.
Ross is an American studies major at Essex and a member of the Officer Training Corps of the British Army. His field of study requires that he study in the United States for one
in England. Ross was a member of the British Officer Training Corps' Territorial Army, which is similar to the U.S. National Guard. When he returns to England, he would like to join the army's Royal Tank Regiment.
milit. Ross receives his pay from the British Territorial Army for his ROTC work.
British university students have a certain ambivalence towards the military. Ross said.
"My university is fairly left-wing, so there's a certain dislike of the army. At many other universities it's well-accepted." Ross said. "But the army keeps a low profile in Britain. It always has and always will."
Ross' family has a history of participation in the British military. His brother plans to join the British marines, his grandfather was a member of the Royal Air Force and his great-uncle was also in the military.
tary.
Ross has been to the United States once before. He plans to see more, including Fort Lauderdale at spring break, before this year is through. He also will travel to Canada in December and to South America next summer — if his money lasts, he said.
cross played rugby in England and will try out for the KU club. He enjoys life at KU, he said. "I've found it easy to fit in here, particularly if you're a sportsman."13
KU cadet learns leadership by commanding army troops
By JULIE McMAHON
Staff writer
Not every college senior could lead an army platoon as it patrolled the Czechoslovakian-West German border. But that's what Bill Sheehy did this summer.
Sleevy, Leavenworth senior, was one of five ROTC cadets at KU chosen for cadet troop leadership training. While others were stationed in the United States, he led an army platoon in Schuylkill, NJ, during July 16 to late August, when he returned to KU for the start of classes.
"It was probably the best experience of my life." Sheehy said.
ence of my life. Shetty said.
Major Dan Reinke, assistant pro-
teacher of military science, said the program allowed college ROTC students to gain experience working in real military situations.
The program is designed to give future officers a chance to command soldiers. Sheehy was in charge of 29 enlisted personnel and six M3 Brad Sternberg.
"I had people with 18 years experience who were as old as my dad, and I had someone who were 18 years old." Sheehy said.
He liked leading actual soldiers because it was more real than leading students in ROTC. He said the experience would help him when he became a lieutenant, which would be his rank after he graduated.
- Stewart Ross ROTC cadet
In England, there's more of a class difference. There's a great deal of difference between the officers and the men.'
year. He asked his commanding officer in England whether he could participate in ROTC while in the United States, received permission and came to the University of Kansas.
Since beginning the ROTC program at KU, Ross has noticed some differences between British officer training and ROTC.
"In England, there's more of a class difference," he said. "There's a great deal of difference between the officers and the men. That's not as true here, which is quite good. That's not to say that the officers and men are on an equal basis here, but they do seem to get on well."
"Now I won't go in all big-headed and nuffy-chested." Shehee said.
Sheehy said he also learned that he didn't know it all.
Sheehy's platoon patrolled a one-kilometer-wide zone between West Germany and Czechoslovakia. He said he didn't see anything unusual during his time there, but he couldn't have told anyone if he had.
"We were dealing with some sensitive stuff," he said. The border itself wasn't elaborate, he said.
His verdict isn't so good on the physical condition of the soldiers. "The average ROTC can't quite as fit as the Petition counterpart," he said.
as season.
Rose would like to become a member of the Ranger Battalion, the ROTC version of a collegiate sports team. The nine-member KU Ranger Battalion competes against other teams in the Big Eight in military exercises such as marching and hiking.
Stewart Ross, left, British foreign exchange student, and Bill Sheehy programs. Ross is the first foreign exchange student to join the KU ROTC Leavenworth senior, have both left their native countries in military training program.
"The Czech border doesn't even have a fence," he said. "We could have rolled over and come back."
Sheehy said he wasn't used to just commanding and not helping out.
"I had an overwhelming desire to help," he said. "I had to curb it; it's not my place."
Sheehy has been involved on the civilian side as well. He was president of Joseph R. Pearson Hall his sophomore year and is now a resident assistant at the hall.
Bill Sheehy ROTC cadet
Sheehy also is captain of the KU mascots squad. For football, basketball and other KU athletic events, Sheehy dons the big yellow beak and boots of the "Big Jay" costume to cheer on the Jayhawks and shake the hands of admiring youngsters.
"They ask ludicrous questions like,
when do they pick up the garbage
that I brought."
As a resident assistant, he likes working with freshmen because he can help them with their problems, he said.
"Everyone should get a chance to be a mascot at least once to get the feel," he said. "We get paid for this, and it's so much fun."
The Czech border doesn't even have a fence. We could have rolled over and come back.'
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Sheehy has as much enthusiasm for the Army as he does for being a mascot. He had been at another training camp in Fort Riley, near Junction City, for six summers before he went to West Germany. He said he will share his whole summer in his camouflage uniforms but didn't mind.
but you think.
"It's a challenge I love," he said.
"I can't wait to get back out there and play."
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