Patterson Perspectives

Patterson Perspectives


Patterson Perspectives: Training the Next Generation of Army Leaders During a Pandemic

February 15, 2021

Dr. Farley speaks with 2012 Patterson graduate Lieutenant Colonel Andew Betson, US Army, about the challenges of leading a Reserve Office Training Corps program during COVID-19.  Stationed in St. Louis, MO, LTC Betson helped craft the response of St. Louis-area ROTC programs to the onset of the pandemic last spring, developing new, innovative tools for training and evaluation.  Foremost among these tools was a system of virtual wargaming that enabled the program to test cadets on knowledge and leadership while also keeping the group as safe as possible from the coronavirus.