Since I am a sophomore and have been in the program for four semesters I am currently going through my Field Training Preparation (FTP) training. There are many activities that other FTP cadet and I are participating in to help us learn leadership skills.
Recently we had AEF which gets us out of the classroom and allows FTP cadets to lead cadets to complete missions and learn basic skills such as room clearing, radio communication and land navigation.
FTP cadets practice "room clearing", entering and eliminating hostiles who may be barricaded.
All sophomores are considered FTP and are training for the upcoming summer at Field Training. For the majority of cadets, Field Training is in the summer between their sophomore and junior year. Field Training is four weeks at Maxwell AFB in Alabama and cadets for their junior and senior years as POC and soon after a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force.
Cadet Third Class Maloney
