{"id":28022,"date":"2019-10-24T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28022"},"modified":"2019-10-24T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:49:05","slug":"trio-of-apsu-rotc-students-graduates-from-air-assault-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/10\/24\/trio-of-apsu-rotc-students-graduates-from-air-assault-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of APSU ROTC students graduates from Air Assault School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – The Austin Peay State University Governors Guard ROTC sent three of its students to the Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, this summer.<\/p>\n

Communication major Jasmine Barrios, history graduate student Brandon Dickinson and computer information systems major Jertil Robinson attended the renowned school.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University ROTC Cadet Jasmine Barrios poses at the famous Air Assault School wearing her new Air Assault pin. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cI went to Air Assault School because everyone in my family went, and they encouraged me,\u201d Barrios said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good first school to get your feet in the water and maybe afterward do Airborne School.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dickinson added: \u201cIt opens up additional opportunities. There\u2019s Pathfinder School, and there\u2019s a repel master school. It opens up opportunities to enhance our profiles as we commission into Army officers. It\u2019s instant credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrios, Dickinson and Robinson were among 12 Austin Peay State University ROTC students who attended military training schools this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur cadets performed in an incredible manner this summer and helped our program remain one of the best in the country,\u201d said Lt. Col. Eric A. Westphal, APSU\u2019s professor of military science. \u201cThey are all amazing and truly set the standard for others to follow.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Fort Campbell school trains soldiers in air assault, sling-load and rappelling operations, and each graduate leaves with the skills to perform in helicopter training and combat. They all earn Air Assault pins and patches, which they can wear throughout their Army careers.<\/p>\n

Because of Fort Campbell\u2019s proximity to Austin Peay State University and the ROTC\u2019s relationship with officials there, the Governors Guard typically sends cadets every summer.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the training, go to https:\/\/home.army.mil\/campbell\/index.php\/tsaas\/air-assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Austin Peay State University ROTC program, visit www.apsu.edu\/rotc\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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