{"id":121784,"date":"2022-04-04T08:55:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=121784"},"modified":"2022-08-08T11:04:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T15:04:17","slug":"jump-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/04\/jump-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caleb Matos, a psychology major, is set to graduate this spring and hopes to earn a master\u2019s degree in counseling and perhaps do counseling following his military career.<\/p><\/div>\n

Parachuting out of airplanes is what did it. Although he admitted having the jitters before his first jump, Wright State University senior\u00a0Caleb Matos said the experience cemented his desire to become a U.S. Army Ranger.<\/p>\n

The five jumps occurred when Matos, an Army ROTC cadet<\/a> and psychology major, was undergoing Army Airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in the summer of 2018.<\/p>\n

Matos acknowledged being nervous before his first jump. He said many of the soldiers he jumped with were older and of higher rank and he could tell that some of them were also nervous.<\/p>\n

But the experience got Matos thinking about a military career in combat arms and pursuing becoming a Ranger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something I know is going to be extremely challenging,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Rangers, who undergo grueling training, are elite airborne light infantry combat soldiers within the Army\u2019s Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n

Matos grew up in Cleveland. His father is a pastor, his mother a nurse. After graduating from Highland High School in 2017, Matos enlisted in the National Guard and went to basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.<\/p>\n

He then began classes at Wright State on an ROTC scholarship.\u00a0\u201cI picked Wright State because I visited the ROTC program and it seemed like it had the best opportunities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Caleb Matos said being in the ROTC has given him extra incentive in the classroom and forced him to develop strong study and time management skills.<\/p><\/div>\n

Matos said he was initially attracted to the ROTC because of the benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what kept me around was wearing the uniform and just participating in all of the training,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was so fun and I liked the allure of having to stay in shape. And it just keeps you focused. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2019, during his junior year, Matos interned at Joint Base Lewis\u2013McChord in Seattle for medical training in hopes of going to medical school. During that time, he decided he instead wanted to become an officer in an Army armored unit.<\/p>\n

Following graduation, Matos plans to return to Fort Benning for armor training and then Ranger school, which can last up to six months.<\/p>\n

Matos majors in psychology<\/a> and is set to graduate this spring. He hopes to get a master\u2019s degree in counseling and perhaps do counseling following his military career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love just helping people, trying to figure out what makes people tick,\u201d he said. \u201cTreating people is important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matos, who carries a 3.6 grade point average, said being in ROTC has given him extra incentive in the classroom and forced him to develop strong study and time management skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I got hurt tomorrow and I couldn\u2019t finish in the military, I know that ROTC would be a big reason why I\u2019ll be successful later,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lt. Col. Anthony Gonzalez, professor of military science, said Matos represents the best of both Wright State and its Army ROTC program.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaleb was incredibly successful as a cadet and I predict that he will be equally successful as a new lieutenant in the United States Army,\u201d said Gonzalez. \u201cHe will become exactly the type of officer that we need in today\u2019s military.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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