First to Respond
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...
In the Early Morning Rain
“Look down, but hold your head up, wipe your eyes, keep going,” Cadet Shariana Freeman, from The Fort Valley State University, said. This advice was given to the Cadets of 3rd Regiment, Basic Camp, as they...
A Pool of Laughter – and Mud
“I told them if they hit the target, I’d be going in there just like they were,” said 2nd Lt. Jeanluc Pos. After realizing their Platoon Training Officer was in on the muddy action if they hit their target,...
A Common Goal
“Camp has been awesome. We are learning different things every single day. It’s amazing to close it out like this, and we’re just ready to go,” Cadet Oluwasegun Olatunji from Sam Houston State University...
It’s All in the Arm
“The grenades are definitely a lot heavier than a softball or baseball, so you have to put a little bit more muscle into it, but it definitely helps with the mechanics,” Cadet Brianna Gowans from Texas A&M...
Fired Up for One Final FTX
There was excitement in the air as Cadets of 8th Regiment, Advanced Camp, fired off their final rounds and completed one last tactical mission during their concluding iteration of Field Training Exercises...
7th Regiment, Advanced Camp Graduation
Special Awards Recipients AUSA Leadership Excellence Award This award is presented to the top Cadet in each Regiment, as determined by Regimental cadre board. Cadet Christopher Jennings, Western Oregon University...
Q&A: FTX Edition
Three Cadets, Vittorio Divalentin (left) from Virginia Tech, Annika Smylie (center) from Idaho State University, and Kyla McKim (right) from Drexel University, assigned to 8th Regiment, Advanced Camp of Cadet...
Shots in the Dark
Nervous, excited, and thrilled were all words used by Cadets of 3rd Regiment, Basic Camp, to describe their emotions before crawling directly under and toward live M240 machine gun fire. The Cadets embraced this...
1st Regiment, Basic Camp Graduation
Special Awards Recipients Military Order of the Purple Heart Badge of MeritCadet Itxel Martin-Huesca, Benedictine College Military Order of the World Wars AwardCadet Anneliese Cowles, Seattle University Military...
Zero Percent Chance of…
M4 carbine sights may have been fogged up as 11th Regiment, Advanced Camp, went out to the Handiboe Range to group and zero their M4 Carbines, but the conditions taught Cadets that not everyday will be sunny and...
One Team, One Fight
After the long-awaited signal that the skies were clear of lightning, Cadets from 7th Regiment, Advanced Camp, stepped off and began their last graduation requirement for Cadet Summer Training, the 12-mile...
Obstacles High, Morale Higher
“Electric. I felt no muscle fatigue, nothing,” said Cadet Trevor Corso, from George Mason University. This invigorating feeling stemmed from the encouragement he received as he raced against his peers of 3rd...