Qualities of a leader
Cadet Lalia Stallions, from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said she decided to join the Reserve Officer Training Corps in high school. “When I was a junior in high school I just had a moment where I knew...
Contact after Coordination
The Field training exercises (FTX) that take place at Fort Knox pit Cadets against a multitude of challenges meant to test their planning, coordination, and teamwork in a field environment. The pressures inherent...
Confidence through teamwork
5th Regiment Cadets completed their training on the rappel tower and confidence obstacle course at Fort Knox, Ky., June 30, 2022. For some Cadets this training is difficult due to a fear of heights. ...
1st Regiment, Advanced Camp Graduation Awards
Special Awards Recipients AUSA Leadership Excellence AwardCadet Connor Hodes, Colorado State University First Command Financial Services AwardCadet Mariah Brelsford, University of Alaska Anchorage USAA Warrior...
An Experience for the Experienced
A telltale sign of the average Army ROTC Cadet participating in Cadet Summer Training is their youth and relative inexperience with the military; CST being their first major excursion into Army life. However, there...
Cadets graduate CST
1st Regiment Cadets graduated from Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 29, 2022. The ceremony started with a formation of the troops. It also included an invocation, honors to the nation, a Cadet...
Teamwork in the field
2nd Regiment Cadets completed field training exercises at Fort Knox, Ky., June 27, 2022. The exercises, which are part of Cadet Summer Training, take place in the field and teach Cadets how to plan and carry...
Basic Camp Begins with Drill and Ceremony
Having freshly arrived at Fort Knox the day before, Cadets from 1st Regiment, Basic Camp, woke up bright and early to practice drill and ceremony (D&C) in front of their barracks. The Cadets were drilled on the...
Confidence and teamwork
5th Regiment Cadets worked on grouping and zeroing M4 carbines at Fort Knox, Ky., June 26, 2022. Cadet Ryan Miller from Rutgers University, said they were zeroing their weapons in preparation for their...
5th Regiment takes aim at the EST
Having entered into their second week of Cadet Summer Training (CST), the Cadets from 5th Regiment, Advanced Camp, were ready to take on the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST). This training is the second phase in...
1st Regiment sets the standard
“Go…Go…Go…” was heard in the cold, quiet, hours before dawn, as Cadets from 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp, stood lined up in front of the wooded trail that marked the beginning of their 12-mile foot-march route....
Life of service
Some Cadets in the Reserve Officer Training Corps plan to stay with the Army for a few years before moving onto civilian careers. Other Cadets want to stay in the Army for a couple decades, which is the case for...
Leadership and Service
Cadets at Cadet Summer Training join the Reserve Officer Training Corps for various reasons. For Cadet Andrew McPoyle from James Madison University, one reason for joining was a family history of military...
Speaking Up During STX
A big talking point at Cadet Summer Training is how to communicate with one another. There is no such thing as a single-person squad, and Cadets going through the program must learn how to effectively communicate...
Coordination Under Fire
At Cadet Summer Training, mission success isn’t realized without a competent team to make it happen. This is especially evident for FTX Panther, a Cadet lead mission that could easily fall to disaster without...
An Exercise in Explosives
“Currently, the Cadets are receiving a block of instruction on hand grenade identification,” said Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas George Gonnion. Cadets from 3rd Regiment were taking instruction a short distance away,...
Shooting for Perfect
The deafening boom of gunfire echoed through Pells range as Cadets from 3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp, went for their M4A1 qualification. This event is the culmination of prior training exercises that the Cadets had...
Cadets face CBRN
4th Regiment Cadets completed their chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training and testing at Fort Knox, Ky., on June 15, 2022. The training is part of Cadet Summer Training. It involved a...
Cadets complete rappel and obstacles
1st Regiment Cadets trained on the rappel tower and confidence obstacle course as part of Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 9, 2022. Cadet Conor Custer from Lock Haven University enlisted in the...
The Road to 600
Only four hours into a new day, the Cadets from 4th Regiment are awake and ready to perform to the best of their abilities for the Army Combat Fitness Test. Located under a large turfed pavilion surrounded by a...
2nd Regiment tests Basic Rifle Marksmanship Qualifications
2nd Regiment Cadets tested for their basic rifle marksmanship qualification as part of their Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 12, 2022. Master Sgt. Benjamin Chumley with the 7th Brigade...
A Test in Teamwork at the FLRC
Cadets from 3rd Regiment assemble in the open lot of the Field Leader Reaction Course. These Cadets would be tasked with completing obstacle courses designed to test their squad’s teamwork and critical...