Update on 2022 Applicants

As of today, 29 April, I have 46 Devil Pup candidates with paperwork turned in.  I have only one parent e-mail address I can't read and hope to have that soon.  The first training session is 7 May at Washington Elementary School, 300 N 300 E,  Washington, UT 84780.  South East Grass Field.  Park in the Rec Center Parking lot. 

Sgt. Billion knows about the Ironman event, but if you are working Ironman and can't make that first training session on 7 May, please text him at 435-215-6615.  This should be standard practice if any issues arise during summer training - contact Sgt. Billion.

Check the blog for any questions on dates for the program.  To access the full blog page on your cell phones so you can see the left pane with dates and times of Devil Pup events all summer, find the red Home button at the bottom of your cell phone screen and tap the link UNDER the Home button.  Finger zoom and you can check the program stats on the web page.

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Pine View AFJROTC Awards Night

28 Apr 2022 Pine View High School AFJROTC Awards Night

Presenters Sgt. Billion Johnston and SU Devil Pups Coordinator, Donna Toole

So there were 27 presenters at Pine View High School's AFJROTC Awards Night.  Utah Dixie Detachment #1270, Marine Corps League, and Southern Utah Devil Pups were invited as presenters.  Such an honor - to well-deserving cadets.

History of Southern Utah Devil Pups

CLICK HERE FOR HISTORY OF SOUTHERN UTAH DEVIL PUPS

Thank you Parents and Cadets

The second of two Parent Information Meetings is history and we will soon be off and running (literally) at Sgt. Billion's summer training.  I will be breaking down all the applications over the next day or two and will report with some data as soon as I can get it organized.

In the meantime, I promised tonight to put a link to the Eagle application on our blog to make it easy to get to.  Eagles are Devil Pup graduates who apply to be assistants at summer camp at Camp Pendleton.  It is not an easy job!  But, hey, it's California - near the Pacific, right?

Eagles are a conduit between the Devil Pups staff and the Pups. Due to the training tempo and an accelerated pace of learning, Eagles help enable the Devil Pups to assimilate to a new environment and gain a sense of belonging to something greater than themselves. Eagles are also peer mentors for the Devil Pups. Eagles are not trainers or instructors. Eagles, unlike the instructors, play a diverse role and are assigned a robust number of tasks and responsibilities. Eagles must possess a selfless and ‘team first’ attitude.

CLICK HERE FOR THE EAGLE APPLICATION

Here's a photo of one of my all-time favorite Devil Pups - and an Eagle - Micah Alba with his mom, Martha.  This was in 2015.  Micah lost his dad this year to Covid.  Micah got his degree in criminal justice.  Very successful young man.

Supervisor Bill Horn on Update San Diego, San Diego News

As I mentioned at tonight's Parent Information Meeting at Dixie High School, here is the short news clip from a few years ago, MC'd by Bill Horn, a San Diego Supervisor at the time.  

CLICK HERE FOR NEWS CLIP

To check out other Devil Pups news items, click here

Extra Info for Potential Devil Pup Parents

CLICK HERE FOR EXTRA PARENT INFORMATION

2016 Graduation at Camp Pendleton with Ole Smokey in Background 

Forms to Complete Prior to Parent Information Meeting

Devil Pup Candidates:  Follow the link at the bottom of this post to print, fill out and sign the necessary forms for the Parent Information Meeting.   Leave the LR information on the personal information page blank.  All candidates must attend and bring a parent or guardian to ONE of the Parent Information Meetings.  Dates and times are posted on the left of this blog page.

FORMS FOR PARENT INFO MEETING

2022 Devil Pup Camp Application

2022 DEVIL PUP APPLICATION

After being selected to attend 2022 Devil Pup Camp at Camp Pendleton, California, please complete the application in the link above, filling in ALL the required spaces, signing and having parent or guardians sign, also.  No need to work on this until candidates have been selected for summer camp.  Sgt. Billion will schedule a time to work on these.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A CANDIDATE AND PARENT MUST ATTEND ONE PARENT INFORMATION MEETING.  It does not have to be at the school the student attends.

Parent Info Meetings are:

Must attend one
04/21 1900-2000 PVHS AFJROTC bldg
04/27 1900-2000 Dixie AFJROTC bldg

Pup candidates wishing to attend 2022 camp must attend ONE of the meetings with a parent or guardian - it doesn't matter which one of the meetings you attend.  It is for information purposes and we will need Hold Harmless forms.

2022 Devil Pup Application

Devil Pup headquarters is revising the Devil Pup application this year and we are advised it will be online this week.  If you don't find it by then, please check later.

In the meantime, please see PRESS RELEASE. 

Parent Information Meetings

Parent Information Meetings are as follows.  Every pup candidate must have a parent or guardian attend one of the two meetings.  (The meetings are the same, just on two different nights for scheduling purposes.)  There will be forms/permissions to sign.

At Pine View AFJROTC:  21 April;  1900-2000

At Dixie AFJROTC:  27 April; 1900-2000  

Physical Fitness Training

TRAINING SCHEDULE

0700 - 0900 Every Saturday in May

0700 - 0900 Every Tue, Thurs, Sat beginning May 31.

0600 - 0800 TBA once it starts getting lighter and hotter earlier

Sgt. Billion adheres to the Marine Corps rule: If you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late.

TRAINING LOCATION

Washington Elementary School

300 N 300 E, Washington, UT 84780

South East Grass Field

Park in the Rec Center Parking lot.

What to wear/bring to training sessions:

White t-shirt and shorts

Water container - not plastic water bottle