LOBO PACK PODCAST

In this episode we welcome onto the podcast Gunnery Sergeant Polanco, Assistant Marine Officer Instructor for Navy ROTC at UNM. We discuss his upbringing in T or C, becoming a Marine, and his experience developing officers. For more information about the program: UNM NROTC | The University of New Mexico

In this episode we welcome back to the pack CPT Mitchell, Army Reserve Medical Service Officer currently serving in El Paso, TX. We discuss learning and serving as a Lieutenant in the Medical Service branch, BOLC, and leading and mentoring subordinates as a Company Commander.

In this episode we interview CPT. Allen, a Civil Affairs team leader serving at Fort Bragg, NC. In this episode we discuss Civil Affairs, team leadership in the Army, and what leading in the Field Artillery Branch is like.

In this episode we talk with LTC Cunningham, current Professor of Military Science of the Lobos Battalion. Over the course of our interview, we discuss his experience learning as a lieutenant, leading as a Company Commander, and developing new Lieutenants as the Battalion Commander.

In episode 6 we sit down with cadre member and alumni CPT Garcia. We discuss the Army, his journey as a U.S. Army Officer, and his experience coming back to the program he graduated from.

In episode five we welcome 1LT Roby, an Airborne Infantry Officer currently serving at Fort Bragg, NC in the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division. Throughout this podcast Roby discusses life before commissioning as an Infantry Officer, Airborne and Ranger School, and what it means to set the standard.

In our latest episode we welcome back to the pack LTC Phillipson, an alumni from the University of New Mexico Army ROTC. In this episode we discuss Army ROTC at UNM, life in the 82nd Airborne Division, and what young Army Officers can expect when they get to their unit.

1LT Stock is from Farmington, New Mexico. He attended Kirtland Central High school and joined the National Guard as an Aviation Operation Specialist in 2016. In 2018 he joined the Lobos Battalion striving to become an Aviation Officer. After earning his college degree in history in December of 2021, he attended Army Aviation BOLC at Fort Novosel and after completing flight training got to his firs...

In our second episode we welcome back to the pack Special Agent Zak Mercado. In 2013, he earned a commission into the US Army Reserves from the University of New Mexico Army ROTC. Upon graduation CPT Mercado commissioned into the United States Army Reserve as an Engineer Officer serving in various reserve units in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and California. CPT Mercado was mobilized to active dut...

In our first episode we interview alumni from the Lobos Battalion Kelly Godsey, a graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Nursing! 2LT Godsey commissioned at the end of Advanced Camp in 2023, the US Army's month-long Cadet Summer Training program that assess all cadets' leadership skills in a tactical environment. From there, 2LT Godsey attended the Basic Officer Leadership Co...