“Even with snow on the ground, you can’t keep Det440 down”
By
Cadet Joshua Bailey
Snow, snow, and more snow seemed to be all that you could see at Det440 for the 2nd Lab of the semester, both on the ground and in the air. Detachment 440 was noticeably smaller, due to the fact that we were missing our counterparts from UCM, as a result of road safety conditions. Nevertheless Lab carried on as usual and started off with the prestigious cadet award ceremony. The award ceremony was centered on cadet academic achievement from the previous semester. One thing was for sure, and that is, that even though the snow was coming down, the cadets grades continued to climb. A record number of cadets received the Academic Honors ribbon for posting at least a 3.0 G.P.A. the previous semester. Cadets are always urged to maintain high academic standards, and after this ceremony, you could definitely see that, that challenge is taken to heart. Cadet Popp walked home with the biggest award of the day, posting an outstanding 4.0 term G.P.A. Overall; it was a great award ceremony for Det440 in the category of academics.
After a recruiting briefing by Cadet Bailey, the cadets made the wintery journey to the Student Recreation Center to participate in wing-wide drill. The Field Training Preparation (200s) cadets and the Initial Military Training (100s) cadets were split up to cover different aspects of drill. The FTP cadets learned more about Road Guard procedures and how to use them to get your flight through an intersection safely; a skill that they will be using very frequently at Field Training this coming summer. The IMT cadets were on the opposite side of the Recreation Center going over some basic and advanced drill techniques, such as column movements, flanks, and facing movements. You could absolutely see the wisdom being passed down from the upper-classmen, to the IMT and FTP cadets and see them take it and put it into action like a well oiled machine. Overall both classes took outstanding leaps in drill this week, and both continue to excel both in their skills and in their teamwork as a class. You can also see the leadership techniques being fine tuned by the upper-classmen as well. Even though the snow was all around, there was no way that it would keep Det440 down.
By
Cadet Joshua Bailey
Snow, snow, and more snow seemed to be all that you could see at Det440 for the 2nd Lab of the semester, both on the ground and in the air. Detachment 440 was noticeably smaller, due to the fact that we were missing our counterparts from UCM, as a result of road safety conditions. Nevertheless Lab carried on as usual and started off with the prestigious cadet award ceremony. The award ceremony was centered on cadet academic achievement from the previous semester. One thing was for sure, and that is, that even though the snow was coming down, the cadets grades continued to climb. A record number of cadets received the Academic Honors ribbon for posting at least a 3.0 G.P.A. the previous semester. Cadets are always urged to maintain high academic standards, and after this ceremony, you could definitely see that, that challenge is taken to heart. Cadet Popp walked home with the biggest award of the day, posting an outstanding 4.0 term G.P.A. Overall; it was a great award ceremony for Det440 in the category of academics.
After a recruiting briefing by Cadet Bailey, the cadets made the wintery journey to the Student Recreation Center to participate in wing-wide drill. The Field Training Preparation (200s) cadets and the Initial Military Training (100s) cadets were split up to cover different aspects of drill. The FTP cadets learned more about Road Guard procedures and how to use them to get your flight through an intersection safely; a skill that they will be using very frequently at Field Training this coming summer. The IMT cadets were on the opposite side of the Recreation Center going over some basic and advanced drill techniques, such as column movements, flanks, and facing movements. You could absolutely see the wisdom being passed down from the upper-classmen, to the IMT and FTP cadets and see them take it and put it into action like a well oiled machine. Overall both classes took outstanding leaps in drill this week, and both continue to excel both in their skills and in their teamwork as a class. You can also see the leadership techniques being fine tuned by the upper-classmen as well. Even though the snow was all around, there was no way that it would keep Det440 down.
