Saturday, May 29th, Cadets from the First Regiment, Alpha Company attended Hand Grenade Familiarization Training at Advanced Camp 2021. Upon arrival, Cadets were broken down into their platoons and briefed on the training to come. Then each platoon separated and received in-depth instruction on hand grenades by Cadre.  The instructor demonstrated the proper way to handle and throw a hand grenade; this prepared Cadets for the practice exercises they would do later that day.  Each Cadet had the opportunity to get one-on-one discussion with Cadre at the hand grenade identification station, where they learned about the different types of hand grenades […]

In preparation for Cadet Summer Training (CST) 2021, U.S. Army Medics and Soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment (3CR), Medical Troop, are hard at work establishing a field hospital to aid this summer’s training.

Army Marksmanship Unit Trains Cadre for Advanced Camp’s Basic Rifle Marksmanship Training Fort Knox, KY – Basic Rifle Marksmanship standards have changed within the past year, which will now affect the incoming Advanced Camp Cadets this summer.  Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) instructors came to Fort Knox, KY to train the Cadre on the updated standards so that those Cadre could later train the Advanced Camp Cadets.  Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) covers the basics on how to shoot with a rifle. It covers learning how to position, how to find and hit a target, and how to be accurate.  With previous standards, […]

Cadets from Alpha and Bravo Companies in 1st Regiment got to experience two exercises on May 28 during Advanced Camp’s Warrior Skills at Fort Knox, KY: First Aid and Call for Fire.  First Aid helps train Cadets on what to do in emergency situations on the field, along with teaching them about some of the tools needed. Call for Fire is calling for support from field artillery units to suppress an enemy with cannon fire by giving target location and description.  “It’s like finding a piece of a puzzle,” said Cadet Aaron Wagner, Bravo Company, 1st Regiment, from University of California […]

Fort Knox, KY — In the halls dedicated to one of America’s great leaders, one Commander passes her torch of leadership to another. Today, May 26, 2021, the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, Kentucky, hosted the ceremony that saw the end of Captain Michelle Hauprich’s time as the Commander of the Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment (HHD) of the United States Army Cadet Command, and the beginning of Captain Adrian Bradley’s tenure. Hauprich was tasked with commanding HHD in May 2019. The position saw her taking on the important job of providing command and control, administrative, logistical, and training support for all […]

Traditionally, Cadets progress through the Army ROTC program taking both the Basic Courses (Military Science Levels I and II) and Advanced Courses (Military Science Levels III and IV) along the way; each are required to commission into the Army as a 2nd Lt.  However, many Cadets do not enter their ROTC program at the start of their freshman year.  So what if you join Army ROTC late? How do you catch up? Well, that is where the Lateral Entry option is introduced. Lateral Entry is any other way for Cadets to earn Basic Course credit if they did not enter their […]

“Just like having a bag of chips, you literally have a whole meal in a bag,” said Sgt. Devonte Bush, 1st Medical Brigade, Fort Hood, TX assigned to Task Force Med supporting Cadet Summer Training.

For the first time in since March of 2014 , the Army has changed its grooming standards for both males and females. According to 1st Sgt. April Busald, many of the regulations were updated due to request from the soldiers and medical related reasons. “It was due to females wanting to have their own sense of identity,” said Busald. “And still be able to be a female and a feminine soldier in a male dominant profession, but we can still do those things professionally.” Some of the updated regulations for female soldiers now include being able to wear natural color highlights, […]

1st Regiment takes First Round of COVID-19 Tests Fort Knox, KY – 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp Cadets received their first round of COVID-19 tests as a starting point for their ten day controlled, monitored training period on May 24, 2021 at Fort Knox, KY.  With COVID-19 still being a major concern for the country and the absence of in-person training during Summer 2020, the purpose of the testing is to ensure that Cadets are COVID-19 negative and can safely continue training without having to worry about the illness. Cadets travel from all over the United States for Cadet Summer Training (CST), […]