Officer Cadet

After a cadet officer leaves the cadet program, he may be wondering how to further advance his leadership potential. The cadet officer’s future is instantly opened to a variety of possibilities after exiting the cadet program. A person could further their own leadership potential by staying in CAP as a senior member and becoming a DDR officer, opting to risk his life for his country in the role of a police officer or military serviceman, or serving his country by holding a public office. To begin, one of the most rewarding leadership experiences in the senior member program is to be a Drug Demand Reduction Officer. A DDR officer is one of the most proactive senior member positions in the community. In order to perform the DDR mission, a senior…

timing, preparation and execution. All of these are great qualities to have, but in order to become a successful USMA cadet and Army officer, one needs to have character, leadership, discipline, loyalty, intelligence, and dedication. I believe that one needs to have character in order to become a successful USMA cadet and Army officer. Character is made up of many other traits, and each small trait is used as a building block in the construction of the foundation of one’s character. A…

which I want to focus my education is Behavioral Sciences. My hope is that the training I get through the Air Force Officer Training Corps will complement and augment this, helping me form the skill sets needed to truly make a difference in the lives of both few and many people. That being said, I have confidence that the Air Force will place me in a career field…

to the Commandant of Cadets on all USAFA CW Human Relations Climate (HRC) and Human Relations Training and Education (HRT&E) related programs. The program’s primary objective is to foster an equal opportunity environment that develops leaders of character, who respect the dignity of all human beings, and who use human relations skills as an integral part of effective leadership. The program also works to integrate AF EO and HR-related instruction into USAFA/CW officer development and…

My hands shook furiously as Keith Shadis paced up and down around the other cadets. Chest pounding at what felt like 1000 beats a minute, I prayed that Shadis wouldn't come close to me. After seeing the way he had already interagated potato girl I don't think I would be able to handle talking to him. "Hey calm down. It's gonna be okay," I heard a voice whisper to me. I whipped my head around to see that Zoe was standing there. She was standing tall and confidently, unlike myself who was still…

all dressed up in military wear. I mean as a 14 year old who wouldn’t be scared of huge upperclassmen all dressed up as military personnel. As sophomore year came along I was chosen by my Major and Chief to be promoted to a Cadet 1st Lieutenant for my academic excellence and my involvement in the program. In JROTC there are enlisted ranks and then there are officers which are the leaders in the program. As a sophomore officer I faced many endeavors because I was such a young leader and some of…

cured? Is the boy in Beirut gone?”(123). Mark responds, “I don’t know” (123). Mark’s inability to move on from the deaths he witnesses is one of the major symptoms of his PTSD. He has flashbacks of those events and struggles to maintain relationships in fear of losing them. Mark experiences another traumatic event at a seaside picnic for cadets in Sri Lanka. He describes his experience to Joaquin, And later, after Mark told of how he had arrived late to the secluded seaside picnic to see the…

The mission of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is to motivate young people in high school to become better citizens and take an active role in the development and the perservement of their community. There have been many lessons that have taught us how take a more active role in our community and how to be better citizens three really stand out among them all these are the lessons that showed us how to live up to the mission of our program. The three were How to show respect to the…

and a professional is something that the Army embeds in every Soldier from day one. In the Profession of Arms, we are always required to demonstrate trained and perfected skills to its fullest potential. Cadet Command is a unit that is vital in the Profession of Arms, a unit made up of Commissioned Officers, NON-Commissioned Officers, and Civilians who all are responsible for a role…

Journey’s End by R.C. Sherriff is a play that details the psychological toll on military officers assigned to trench warfare during World War I. War is and has always been one of the most psychologically taxing activities of the human race. History books or even accurate reenactments do very little to help people identify with those who had to fight for their beliefs or freedom. Journey’s End provides a very well-constructed set of examples to help the viewer understand the plight of military…