Cadet

Restavec by Jean-Robert Cadet. Somehow, Cadet managed to make his autobiography equally poignant and entertaining by chronicling his incredibly sad story and including light-hearted anecdotes like when Cadet accidentally took his office birthday cake home because he did not know what he was supposed to do with it (Cadet 166). The story itself is funny because the reader pictures his colleagues surrounding his desk eager to enjoy the cake, but it is also sad when one realizes Cadet has never…

I am writing to you to express my sincere gratitude for your Corps of Cadets Scholarship. My family and I thank you for your generosity and support. Since I wrote to you last, I attained a semester GPA of a 3.25 and continue to pursue a major in Engineering. Within engineering, I participated in a Lego build project which our group designed and built a robot that would not fall off the table. During last semester, I attended all home football games, stood as part of the Twelfth Man; and the…

Scott Anderson’s novel, Triage, portrays the different effects that war and death can have on people. Mark, Joaquin, and Elena endure different experiences with war and death and are affected in different ways. Mark’s traumas originate from his time as a war photographer. His ability to capture war’s most grueling moments grants him the opportunity to shoot in many war-torn areas such as Beirut, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, and Uganda. Mark’s first experience of war is in Beirut. He describes the…

I have completed The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) Bootcamp. It is a U.S. Navy-based organization that serves to teach individuals about the sea going military services, U.S. naval operations and training, community service, citizenship, and an understanding of discipline and teamwork. Each Cadet must attend NSCC recruit training, which serves to introduce each "recruit" to the standards and routine involved in the life of a Sea Cadet. Military drill, customs and courtesies,…

Topic: How do you balance your cadet career with the rest of your life? Imagine learning how to ride a bike as a child. You watch the kids in the park ride by at an incredible speed. You decide to try it for yourself by getting on a bike. Once you get on, your brother stands behind you, assuring you that he won’t let go. Slowly, you push off and start moving forward as he pushes you. Next, you start to lift your feet off the ground and place them on the pedals. You start to pedal,starting slow…

fortifications at West Point, Benedict Arnold committed but an act of treason in an attempt to sell the fort to the British. The cadets underwent training in artillery and engineering in the garrison since 1794. The Congress formally authorized the establishment and founded the Military Academy of the United States em1802. In these early tumultuous years, the Academy has accepted cadets aged 10-37 years old with training from 6 months to 6 years in duration. The imminence of the…

This autobiography “Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle Class Americans” written by Jean-Robert Cadet gives a first hand experience into the child labor that takes place in Haiti from a primary source such as a former slave. This book reveals details from Cadets childhood slave labor experiences all the way to the day he enlisted himself into the United States Army and changed his life for the better. Cadet’s experience really demonstrates how much hard work and a focus of what you want…

3rd-7th. Freshman orientation is an annual event ran and managed by Lieutenant Commander Morek, Sergeant Major Rethage, and all cadets willing to volunteer and help teach the new cadets. Freshman orientation is crucial for all incoming freshman because it gives them a leg-up and will help them succeed in the program. The purpose of freshman orientation is to teach cadets about the program and what's involved in our daily routine, including, but not limited to, military drill, personal…

and outside the Citadel to convince parents and future cadets alike that actions like hazing in the Citadel are nothing to fear because they make boys into Citadel men. Every year the freshman knobs are hazed by the seniors in brutal ways. From being attacked in the dark by multiple upperclassmen to having “...a face split open with jaw and nose broken.” (Faludi 86), freshman have to endure all of these harsh hazing traditions from senior cadets. For minor accusations freshmen are beaten by…

government, and the Corps of Cadets commander and commandant are working together to change the student structure that can bring more professionalism into the student…