Cadet Of The Week: Laura Lamecker
Name: Laura Lamecker School: University of Alaska Fairbanks Hometown: Chaska, Minnesota Major/Minor: Master of Science in Biochemistry What Makes This Cadet Stand Out From Their Peers? Cadet Laura Lamecker is an...
Cadet Of The Week: Elliott Clements
Name: Elliott Clements School: University of Cincinnati Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Major/Minor: Civil Engineering What Makes This Cadet Stand Out From Their Peers? Cadet Clements is not only working on becoming a...
Cadet Of The Week: Emily Maier – Costanza
Name: Emily Maier-Costanza School: The University of Alabama Hometown: Walnut Creek, Ca Major/Minor: Criminal Justice What Makes This Cadet Stand Out From Their Peers? Cadet Maier-Costanza has demonstrated great...
Cadet Of The Week: Lydia Wagner
Name: Lydia Wagner School: West Virginia University Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia Major/Minor: Major in Nursing with a Minor in Military Science What Makes This Cadet Stand Out From Their Peers? Cadet Lydia...
Cadet Of The Week: Chandler Bullard
Name: Chandler Bullard School: Loyola University Chicago Hometown: Dayton, Ohio Major/Minor: Major in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience with Minors in Biology and Psychology What Makes This Cadet Stand Out From...
The Road to Sandhurst
The U. S. Army Cadet Command Ranger Challenge is a demanding mental and physical team sport that puts Cadets through a grueling 2-day competition designed to enhance leader development, develop team cohesion, and...
Learning Leadership from “The Most Hated Unit in the Army”
By Cadet Michael Hoffmann, Virginia Military Institute We five ROTC Cadets arrived at the Alexandria Airport in Louisiana, anxious to begin what would prove to be an unforgettable experience. Two officers wearing...
Malawi and Romania: Foreign Countries, Foreign Training
Cadets from colleges across the United States have the opportunity to travel to foreign countries and immerse themselves into the culture while becoming familiar with different military training. The Cadet...
Perspectives from Latvia: Learn Faster, Understand More
Perspective. A term that Cadets Teata Gutierrez, Michael Bock, Kendra Curtice and Calvin Dally used often when reflecting on their trip to Latvia through the Cadet Coalition Warfighter Program (CCWP); previously...
Mind Over Matter
FORT KNOX, Ky. – On this cool morning at Fort Knox, Ky., 4thRegiment, Advanced Camp Cadets seized the morning and took the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). The APFT is a mandatory event. There are three events...
Fears and Family at Grenade Range
FORT KNOX, Ky. – Throughout Cadet Summer Training, there are many events that Cadets are fearful of or struggle to complete. It may be getting lost during land navigation, rappelling off a 64-foot tower, or...
Experience, Confidence, and Wet Socks
FORT KNOX, Ky – There was a break in the rain at Fort Knox when Advanced Camp 3rd Regiment began its Land Navigation testing. Although it was cloudy, muddy and 7 a.m., Cadets wore a smile on their face and...
Earning the Title
FORT KNOX, Ky – George Blair Range was in full use around 7 a.m. today as the 1st Regiment conducted their weapon qualification. Cadets had spent the previous two days honing in on their marksman skills to prepare...
Sweat and Tears from 64 Ft.
FORT KNOX, Ky. – Cadets from the 2nd Regiment Advanced Camp overcame their insecurities and became more self-assured at the Rappel Tower and Confidence Course today. In order to complete their training at...
Navigating the Dark
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljztc__YQ4[/embedyt]Fort Knox, Ky. – Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, the 1st Regiment at Advanced Camp patiently waited for the sun to set before beginning their Night Land...
Insights at Inprocessing
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMek7uvk0yg[/embedyt] Fort Knox, Ky. – Cadets from the 1st Regiment filed into formation behind the Copple Center today for Cadet Summer Training (CST) Advanced Camp...
Cadet of the Week: Victoria Heim
Name: Victoria Heim School: University of Mississippi Hometown: York, PA Major: Sociology with Minors in Classics, Environmental Science and Military Science What makes this Cadet stand our from their peers? Her...
The Army’s Got Skills
Fort Knox, Ky.- For many Cadets, Camp may be the first time that they have had exposure to any type of Military training. However, for others, they have acquired skills from special schools that set them apart from...
Being the Bad Guy May Actually Be a Good Thing
Ft. Knox, Ky. – Every summer, Cadets from all over the nation join together to defeat mock enemy forces at Fort Knox. Cadets are assigned to destroy peers that are dressed in a black button down and phased...
Cadets vs… Raccoons?
Ft. Knox, KY– Deep within the vegetation of Atropia, there’s an enemy force that is described as far worse than any other Cadet force known within the Cadet Summer Training program. These enemy forces...
Cadets From All Walks Of Life
Fort Knox, KY– Within a platoon, one can find different personalities, a multitude of talents and even parents. Cadets of 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp were able to immediately...
Spartan to Soldier
FORT KNOX, Ky. – If you ever ask someone who’s recently completed a marathon or even a Spartan Race what they’re looking forward to most now that they’re training and hard work has paid off, they might tell you...