The Spur & Anchor - UT NROTC Alumni

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HOMETOWN: Austin, TX SCHOOL/MAJOR: Huston Tillotson, History SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: Marine Corps Aviation FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: Participating in RTD in Fall of 2011. The way the staff organized RTD was the way it should be. It created unit morale across all classes, and is the best example of a good ROTC event. My fondest memory of that event was running over 30 miles, and then singing cadence on the last interval with my other classmates and Marines. Zachariah M. Harvey ADVICE FOR OTHER MIDN: Don’t worry about the little things you can’t control; all it will do is keep you from maintaining your goal which is to commission. It’s also necessary to switch out of a major you can’t handle before it brings you down or burns you out. Lead from the front in everything, this is especially true for physical fitness. Don’t become complacent as an upperclassmen because you think you’ve proven yourself already: you haven’t. HOMETOWN: Overton, TX SCHOOL/MAJOR: UT-Austin, Biology SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: Surface Warfare SHIP: USS Comstock FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: Most of my fondest memories were only fond after they were over. Looking back our freshman orientation was a great experience for all of now 1/C Midshipmen. We still tell stories of that week to this day. Also I had a great experience running the Zimmerman Recon Challenge with former MIDN Chacon, White and Peterson. Freshmen year was by far the most challenging and memorable year at the University of Texas. ADVICE FOR OTHER MIDN: My advice for our underclassmen is do not try to get through this program alone. Use the support of your fellow midshipmen and your family; I would not have made it through without their encouragement. Also start making good habits now. That includes eating right, working out regularly and making the right decisions. Once you change your mindset and you are used to taking care of your health, being prompt and doing right by your peers and those you are leading, it will all be much easier. Good luck to everyone! 6 Alyssa McKinney
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA SCHOOL/MAJOR: UT-Austin, Economics SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: Surface Warfare/Intelligence SHIP: USS Nimitz FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: Commissioning is always the fondest memory within the command - watching your peers receive rank and earn AD status is inspiring. Furthermore, selection is an awesome time every year - hearing what you and your peers have earned selection-wise is awesome. They’ve worked hard for their various fields, and it is exciting to see where they are headed post-commission. ADVICE FOR OTHER MIDN: Use your peers - remember that they are there to help, and they can provide assistance in a wide variety of areas. Often, they can be quite knowledgeable about academics, however, even with unit-related topics and uniform questions. Furthermore, become friends with the AD folks in the unit - the OCs and MECEPs are an excellent source of information - and they’ve been there and have served, so become friends with them and use their expertise. Mark Phillips HOMETOWN: Del Rio, TX SCHOOL/MAJOR: Huston Tillotson, Kinesiology SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: TBS October 2013 FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: I look back on my short tenure and am particularly fond of the 2010 Run to Dallas event. The experience and camaraderie that event was able to instill in me has made me truly proud to be a part of UTNROTC. To have the honor of participating in an event that began decades ago by members of the same program that I have progressed through is an extremely jubilant feeling that I will carry and brag about to others for years to come. Jordan Reyes ADVICE FOR OTHER MIDN: For those that are still working to fulfill the requirements for commissioning, I wish all good luck. The lessons that I have learned come not only from the time spent at the unit, but many times from those that have shared in similar experiences outside the life of ROTC. The bonds of friendship and brotherhood forged here are ones that will supersede those of the past, and I believe are capable of withstanding the test of time. Therefore, look to one another to find support and be that same pillar for others. 7
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