Educators Workshop Webcast: Bayonet course puts Midwest educators as close to boot camp as you can get without getting your head shaved first

Midwest high school educators overran the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego Tuesday. More than half of the 70 Midwest Marines Educators Workshop participants from Milwaukee and St. Louis screamed, ran, crawled, crossed rope bridges, climbed walls and bayoneted dummies amidst the sights and sounds of battle during the week-long program that makes them experts on Marine Corps basics.

Here's what it sounded like for a four-person team from Illinois and Missouri, which also seemed to have a pretty good time.

• (Team Leader) Brandon Holthausen is a guidance counselor at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Mo. (south of St. Louis)
• Saeward Jones is a physical education teacher at Marion High School in Marion, Ill.
• Michelle Elwood is a guidance counselor at Marion High School
• Dave Peirce is Hillsboro High School’s Freshman at Risk teacher

  
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Missouri Educators tackle Bayonet Assault Course during the first Midwest Marines Educators Workshop of 2010.wma (2469 KB)

Want more? See photos of other educators going through the Bayonet Assault Course.

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Album: St. Louis & Milwaukee educators tackle the bayonet assault course during the Midwest Marines Educators Workshop Feb. 22-26, 2010

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Photos courtesy of Staff Sgt. Joseph Paulsen, Midwest Marines Recruiting Station Milwaukee

Want more? Our webcast lets you join four educators going through the course.

• If you would like to participate in an upcoming Midwest Marines Educators Workshop, find out more here. 

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Educators Workshop webcasts start tomorrow; submit questions for teachers today!

Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri and Illinois educators experience boot camp this week, so tune in to our webcast channel starting tomorrow night for their thoughts as the week progresses!

Our educators sponsored by #MidwestMarines recruiting stations in Milwaukee and St. Louis made it safely San Diego today to experience Marine Corps boot camp first hand this week with the Midwest Marines Educators Workshop. Nobody looked disappointed to leave the ice and snow for 65-degree evening temperatures, but Bode Miller’s gold and the US hockey victory over Canada last night didn’t hurt the mood either.

We had a banquet tonight and got to know each other a bit before a full week of long days starts tomorrow exactly where it starts for recruits: on the infamous yellow footprints under the hot breath of a new “guidance counselor.”

I spoke briefly with a couple of educators tonight about their expectations for the week, and they both seemed up to the challenge: 

• Michael Rupnow, the activities director at Case High School in Racine, Wis., is here with his wife Julie, who is a physical education teacher and department chair at Washington Park High School, also in Racine.
• Bruce Rundman, is a guidance counselor at Baraga High School in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula city of Baraga.

If you would like to participate in an upcoming Midwest Marines Educators Workshop, find out more here.

Want us to ask the educators your questions? Submit them as comments to this post, and we'll ask them the next day!

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Upcoming webcasts: Midwest educators at boot camp, submit now for Lt. Col. Shea & Marines in the entertainment business

There's a lot in store for our webcasts through March. Look for the following coming soon:

• Midwestern educators comment next week from a visit to Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego
• We're taking your questions right now for combat veteran Lt. Col. Roberta Shea, who has seen it all in 25 years now commands the Corps' only unit that transforms young civilian women into Marines.
• On the Horizon: Is the Marine Corps sneaking into homes and lives through the entertainment industry? Find out for yourself as we talk to the director of the Marine Corps Motion Picture and Television Liaison Office in Los Angeles and the Marine Corps’ assistant chief of staff for advertising in Virginia. We’ll let you know when you can submit your questions.

Stay tuned, and always feel free to submit your ideas.

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Webcast interview with the Corps' senior music program talent scout

What kind of musician joins the Marines? Do band members go to boot camp? How good is “good enough” to audition? What’s the audition process like? What’s the best source of information? What questions should you ask local recruiters? What positions are available? Does the band go to combat?

 

In an impromptu interview with the Corps’ senior talent scout for the Marine Music Program, Master Sergeant Mitch Martin, talks about family and memorable moments, leading the small band of seven Marine Music Program directors who scour the nation for worthy musicians, and spending the past 23 years toting his trumpet around the world as both a warrior and a musician.

Part 1
Falling in love with music, A viable career option for a professional musician, The type of musician the Marine Corps would consider, What life is like for a musician in the Marine Corps, and a memorable meeting with the President in the desert  

Part 2
Challenges in boot camp and beyond, Life as a husband and father, Moonlighting, The types of music played by Marine Bands, The types of venues bands play, which are most rewarding, and Michigan memories, and Requesting a band to play in your town

Part 3

Special music units, Being a rifleman first and duties in combat, First steps for those interested in becoming Marine musicians, The audition process, Why band members make great Marine musicians, and What parents and educators should ask.    

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  Check out the Marine Music Program webpage for more information, band locations, available positions, and audition requirements.
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  Request a band for your local event.
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  Get contact information for your local Midwest Marines recruiter. 

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Webcasts start Wednesday! Corps' senior Music Program talent scout talks candidly + getting your own questions answered in future webcasts.

What kind of musician joins the Marines? Do band members go to boot camp? How good is “good enough” to audition? What’s the audition process like? What’s the best source of information? What questions should you ask local recruiters? What positions are available? Does the band go to combat?

Get answers to these questions and more Wednesday during the Midwest Marines' inaugural webcast, as the Corps’ senior talent scout for the Marine Music Program, Master Sergeant Mitch Martin, talks about family and memorable moments, leading the small band of six Marine Music Program directors who scour the nation for worthy musicians, and spending the past 23 years toting his trumpet around the world as both a warrior and a musician.

While MSgt. Martin's visit surprised us, the Midwest Marines are extremely excited about future webcasts because we want YOU to tell us what   questions we should be asking. Here's how:

1.   We announce an upcoming interview on this blog with background information about the subject matter expert to help you determine questions for his or her area of expertise. Our Twitter followers and Facebook fans will also be notified when upcoming interviews are announced.

2.   You submit the questions you want us to ask by commenting on the announcement no later than the published submission deadline. (Please include a first name and the town you're writing from for your questions to be considered). The Midwest Marines will acknowledge your submission.

 

3.   We incorporate your questions into the interview.

4.   We all listen to the webcast that includes answers to your important questions. Midwest Marines webcasts will post on our official website, and you'll find excerpts and related commentary right here on the Midwest Marines' blog. 

Feel free to send us your ideas for future podcasts as well. We want to address what YOU feel is important, so please let us know.

 

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