ROTC cadets conduct local field training
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The N otre Dame A rm y ROTC b a tta lio n trudged through the woods and slept unde r the stars th is past weekend w h ile conducting their semi-annual field tra in ing exercise. The field training, or FTX, is a m il i ta ry tra in in g event intended to prepare jun io rs fo r a leade rsh ip camp the summer before senior year. Over 80 cadets — freshman through juniors — and senior staff left Notre Dame at 1:30 p.m . F rid ay and re tu rn e d Sunday. Despite hold ing previous trainings in Fort Custer, Mich., th is yea r’s batta lion kept it local in South Bend.
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