Cadet

Dear Parents and Guardians of SJMS Cadets, St. John’s Military School is a unique school. We pride ourselves in our ability to offer unique opportunities to our cadets. One of our most important priorities is for each cadet to realize his own potential. For some, success is achieved quickly. For others, realizing a sense of accomplishment is a longer process. For students to reach their full potential in the classroom, their daily presence is required. Research shows that school attendance is closely related to academic success. A school day missed is a day of missed opportunities to learn new information, concepts, and skills, directly from teachers, and further mastery of new material through discussion and activities with classmates.…

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…

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…

Science Instructor, I will challenge, engage and inspire growth of my cadets. I will begin by creating an environment that promotes learning and that welcomes the thoughts and ideas of everyone. It is my belief that every cadet is capable of learning the attributes to become a better leader in the United States Army, if provided with the correct training and guidance. I will constantly engage my cadets on what it takes to become a good leader by implementing stories from my experience that will…

Cadet Fong, 1. What does it mean to be a part of a JROTC program? JROTC has a different definition for every cadet, but I will give you mine. To me, JROTC means self-discovery. Through this program, I have learned that I am stronger, smarter, and more motivated than I could have ever imagined. Commanding parades and completing a week-long Parris Island boot camp and receiving the NS1 Distinguished Cadet ribbon has changed me. I came into the program as an unruly, out of shape, unrefined…

Cadet’s and my Adventure Within Army Cadets and Cadets in general has played a giant role in my entire life. To start from the beginning, I used to go to Navy League, which is also a Cadet program but for ages 9-12. I started at age 9 and left at age 12 where then I chose to join Army Cadets which I think was probably the best choice i've probably made in my entire life ( no exageration needed to be included). Now since this is supposed to be just about Army Cadets, i should not talk about Navy…

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…

Entry 9 I observed great leadership qualities in cadet Abenes this week. I believe that similar to cadet Abenes I struggle with delegation because I am a perfectionist and want things to go exactly how I plan; however I have observed that Cadet Abenes is tasking out more duties this semester to take the heaviest weight of the work load off her shoulders and trusting other individuals to complete task which has inspired me to do the same. I believe that with leadership especially in the…

Being an AFJROTC cadet leader is challenging. As Wing Commander of our 250 member Cadet Wing, I had to address an ethical dilemma; leaders dating subordinates; that almost destroyed our drill team. In the US Military, unprofessional relationships are frowned upon as they adversely affect the chain of command due to favoritism. In our unit, unprofessional relationships are discouraged for the same reason. When cadets perceive a promotion given to someone based, not on merit, but on their…

The 2015 Cadet Leader Course challenged and changed numerous ROTC cadets. Throughout my time in the University of Arkansas ROTC Program, myself and fellow cadets trained for this anticipated event. CLC was the notorious contender we would face at the end of their junior year. The on-campus training we received helped us face numerous challenges. My expectations for CLC varied tremendously. My varied expectations were the result of not knowing the exact format of the new CLC. The class of 2015…