Tulane NROTC plan Mardi Gras drill

NEW ORLEANS - Future military officers – making up 26 teams from 19 universities across the country - came here to Tulane University on March 1 to participate in the 46th annual Mardi Gras Drill Meet. It is one of the largest Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit-hosted meets in the U.S. Tulane’s NROTC unit hosted the meet that spanned units from all branches of the military services. The No. 1 focus of the drill for Tulane was to “provide leadership development training to our midshipmen,” said unit Commanding Officer Capt. Daniel Senesky. For six months, Tulane midshipmen “planned and organized everything from security to facilities, with minimal input from the overseeing leadership of the unit,” he said. Leadership evaluated events are exclusive to the Tulane’s NROTC unit and intended as additional training to aspiring Naval and Marine Corps officers. For those participating in the competition segment, Texas A&M University finished first overall followed by Norwich University, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (Source: Naval Service Training Command 03/01/19) Mississippi Note: ROTC units in the state of Mississippi include Mississippi College (Air Force/Army), Mississippi State University (Air Force/Army), University of Mississippi (Air Force/Army/Navy), and William Carey College (Air Force/Army).