Fort Knox, KY — At approximately 4 p.m. on August 3rd , 1973, Richard Spencer raised his right hand and recited the oath of an Army Officer after graduating from Jacksonville State University and completing the Army ROTC program. This newly commissioned lieutenant was heading to Airborne School that afternoon full of excitement. Little did the then 2nd Lt. Spencer know what the next 50 years would hold. Spencer began serving in the Active Duty Army in January of 1974 as a Military Police Officer. “My first duty assignment was very unique since I had a college degree, which was very […]

Special Awards Recipients AUSA Leadership Excellence AwardCadet Benjamin L. Greer, Virginia Military Institute First Command Financial Services AwardCadet Grayson A. Rosa, East Carolina University USAA Warrior Spirit AwardCadet Virginia A. Howard, University of South Carolina Armed Forces Bank Performance AwardCadet Noble D. Dodge, Virginia Military Institute ARNG Minuteman AwardCadet Ryan D. Fischer, State University of New York at Geneseo Reserve Organization of America AwardCadet Biance C. Klepper, Norwich University Military Officers Association of America AwardCadet Tyler C. Murray, South Dakota State University Military Order of the World Wars AwardCadet Kirsten L.B. Cooper, Fayetteville State University Bold Leader Spirit AwardCadet Christian T. […]

Special Awards Recipients AUSA Leadership Excellence AwardCadet George N Drivas, Shippensburg University First Command Financial Services AwardCadet Richard C. Mohamed, University of Texas at Austin USAA Warrior Spirit AwardCadet Sylvan M. Huber Feeley, Susquehanna University Armed Forces Bank Performance AwardCadet Pedro Y. Quintana Martinez, Turabo University ARNG Minuteman AwardCadet Joshua D. Norris, Purdue University Reserve Organization of America AwardCadet Andrew M. Coglio, The University of Alabama Military Officers Association of America AwardCadet Owen M. Haynes, Xavier University Military Order of the World Wars AwardCadet Connor J. Blake, Liberty University Bold Leader Spirit AwardCadet Nicholas J. Dowling, Wake Forrest University Magellan Federal […]

Special Awards Recipients AUSA Leadership Excellence AwardCadet Matthew K. Freel, University of Dayton First Command Financial Services AwardCadet Kyle R. Coughenour, Campbell University USAA Warrior Spirit AwardCadet Emma E. Genter, Purdue University Armed Forces Bank Performance AwardCadet Hazzel A. Leon, University of San Francisco ARNG Minuteman AwardCadet SClaire E. Hellman, University of Iowa Reserve Organization of America AwardCadet Jalunt T. Reese, Jackson State University Military Officers Association of America AwardCadet Lukas R. Bausler, University of San Francisco Military Order of the World Wars AwardCadet Ryan J. Figueroa, University of Texas at San Antonio Bold Leader Spirit AwardCadet Jessie A. Lucero, Missouri […]

A freshly tabbed Ranger enters the final regiment of Cadet Summer Training 2022. From April 1st to now, Cadet Daniel Walters, University of South Carolina, has had less than a week of rest due to back-to-back training including RTAC (Ranger Training Assessment Course), Ranger School, Airborne School, and now Cadet Summer Training.  Walters enlisted into the South Carolina National Guard in 2018 as a 88M, Motor Transport Operator. Early into this career he started seeing success as he graduated with a leadership award from Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Eager for more leadership experience, Walters found ROTC to be a solid path […]

One Cadet started the mission, another Cadet had to finish it. 10th Regiment, Advanced Camp Cadets began their movement to contact mission with the vision of 3-4 opposing forces near their objective. Minutes after contact with the opposing forces (OPFOR), the platoon scrambled – only to find themselves being surrounded from behind by more opfor.  Opfor were multiplying and appearing in all directions, but platoon leader Erika Zachary, St. Mary’s University – San Antonio, rallied everyone to gather in one area… but the forces were too strong as Zachary was taken down before it happened. Michael Numa, Virginia Military Institute, realized […]

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) at Cadet Summer Training is not a timed event but remains a test for Cadets if they can quickly respond to care under fire.  Cadets are assessed on knowing the different steps of evaluating a casualty and how to utilize the different items in an individual first aid kit (IFAK) during the TCCC lane.  Ssg. Mark Bartruff, a lane NCOIC for TCCC helped to ensure Cadets know how important medical care is to learn as a future army leader. “Not everybody has a medical background,” said Bartruff. “But we give them just some of the basics […]