Purdue News

February 10, 2005

Drill teams to square off at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Precision drill teams from 19 high school JROTC programs in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky will compete Saturday (Feb. 11) in Purdue University's Army ROTC Boiler Battalion.

The drill meet will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Purdue Armory. Categories for the annual competition include exhibition platoon and squad, exhibition duet, exhibition individual, color guard, and the individual drill routine "knock-out." The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Lt. Col. Dan Carpenter at (765) 494-2099, dwcarpen@purdue.edu, or John Mensik, cadet captain, at jmensik@purdue.edu.

Writer: Marydell Forbes, (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu

Source: Dan Carpenter, (765) 494-2099, dwcarpen@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

 

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