URI sophomore and ROTC cadet Jack Eustis of East Greenwich has been selected for the Project GO Scholarship. This is the second year in a row Eustis has been selected to receive the scholarship which will further his Arabic language skills. (Photo courtesy of Jack Eustis)
KINGSTON, R.I. – May 11, 2021 – For the second year in a row, University of Rhode Island sophomore Jack Eustis ‘23, of
East Greenwich, has been selected to receive a Project Global Officer Scholarship (Project GO). An initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office in the United States Department of Defense, Project GO is designed to equip future military officers with valuable language and intercultural skills through intensive study abroad programs.
Subscribe URI sophomore and ROTC cadet Jack Eustis of East Greenwich has been selected for the Project GO Scholarship. This is the second year in a row Eustis has been selected to receive the scholarship which will further his Arabic language skills. (Photo courtesy of Jack Eustis)
KINGSTON, R.I. – May 11, 2021 – For the second year in a row, University of Rhode Island sophomore Jack Eustis 23, of
East Greenwich, has been selected to receive a Project Global Officer Scholarship (Project GO). An initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office in the United States Department of Defense, Project GO is designed to equip future military officers with valuable language and intercultural skills through intensive study abroad programs.
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Mark Harrington II is the team’s alternate.
The team has been rigorously training for Sandhurst by conducting dismounted foot marches, weight training, running, and individual and group skills training, said Lt. Col. Mark Barton, the professor of military science for Austin Peay’s ROTC program.
‘Tenacity and grit of future military leaders’
The U.S. Military Academy has hosted the competition since 1967, and it has grown to include teams from across the country and the world. The competition takes the cadets through a rigorous 36-hour course “to test warrior spirit, team cohesion and dedication to mission accomplishment.”
The course covers 16 events across 27 miles and tests individual and squad military skill mastery.
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