Cadet

leader and a follower; especially as a cadet, one must report to their commanding officer while being simultaneously responsible for their own cadets. Being responsible is part of being a leader, but what makes a leader a leader? For one, others look up to leaders for guidance and for example. Since they are in charge, they will have eyes on them at all times. Leaders with exemplifying behavior will cause excellent behavior in the followers, because young cadets mirror the actions and methods…

Narrowing Possibilities: Untested Experiences In her article, “Biographies of Hegemony”, Karen Ho explains how the vision that individuals have of investment banking and working on Wall Street is narrowing the students’ perspective of success. This tunnel-vision effect described by Karen Ho is connected to the “culture of smartness” which many students seem to believe in. In Susan Faludi’s text, “The Naked Citadel”, she also represents the idea of the a narrowing experience. Students who first…

carries a tradition in which every student becomes a cadet in the Corps of Cadets. It holds some of the finest programs that can be taught such as Astronomy, Physics, Math, English, Choir, and Science. One course, in particular, is the Early Commissioning Program (ECP) of the SROTC department. There is even a tradition known as "RAT Week" in which newcomers must go through known as RAT Week. The ECP is independent aside from the Corps of Cadets in which it has its own squadron known as the…

environments that cadets are forced to be effective soldiers, being aware of my emotions and being able to effectively address them would give me a huge advantage in all leadership aspects. I also scored well on the theme social awareness which will help me understand the dynamics between everyone under my command. With these two strengths, I will be able to successfully assess my emotions and help address others, while still motivating and inspiring. I will need to recognize other cadets…

men have developed a level of physical comfort around other men, and feel vulnerable when they hear the news of a women coming to The Citadel. In a conversation that began due to the concern about how Faulkner would affect The Citadel among cadets, the cadets respond, “It’s a family,…

ranking noncommissioned officer (NCO), I had plenty of duties and responsibilities such as taking accountability for all Alpha Company cadets, keeping with uniform regulations, and managing cadet behavior. Throughout the year, there were many cadets who had issues conforming from civilian life to a military structured one. To be more specific, there was a cadet who was over the age of eighteen and was addicted to nicotine. Everyday before lunch formation, he would tell me that he would be going…

part of the military after high school. How many cadets participates determines what will happen next in the future. The present day is what shows the power and responsibility of the JROTC program.…

of the how the cadets are were mentally broken down and molded into the Citadel’s ideal standard of masculinity. This crude and harsh environment makesde the cadets seek a change in their own identities to cope with the harsh reality of the gender expectations from the world. Hence, the psychological mechanisms, splitting and dissociation, offers the cadets a type of emotional freedom that they can could not experience otherwise. This freedom allows the mental state of the cadets to truly let go…

they never failed to amaze me and I knew working with aircraft was my highest goal for me and it remains that way today. I would like to attend the AIM program this summer because I believe it will allow me to reach a better understanding of how cadet life will…

this discourse community by showing the knowledge that I have obtained from the program, dealing with the emotions of my cadets (proper term for a student in the program), and achieving my credibility by ranking up and becoming a leader. I mastered ethos, pathos, and logos skills by overcoming mental and emotional breakdowns with my team members, working hard to become the best cadets within the program, and showing my instructors that I was professional enough…