Public Affairs Officer blog
By Noelle Wiehe Staff writer It is finished. Delta Company closed out the 2011 Leader’s Training Course Thursday, with 195 Cadets marching across Brooks Field for graduation. In all, nearly 800 students from across the country graduated the course this summer. With a few hundred people looking on, Col. Eric Winkie, the LTC commander,...
By Sara Nahrwold Staff writer Starting a campus group from scratch is no easy feat, but Delta Company Cadet Sarah Duncan knew what she wanted to do when she co-founded Florida Tech Students Supporting Troops this past spring. “I was engaged to an enlisted Soldier, and I wanted to show him that I...
By Sara Nahrwold Staff writer Clad in wool pants, paratrooper boots and a wool blouse, Delta Company Cadet Tyler Cobb hiked around the side of a mountain with full gear and through about a foot of snow in Pennsylvania. The 18-year-old from Marion Military Institute has been participating in World War II re-enactments...
By Noelle Wiehe Staff writer Watching over more than 800 Cadets on an Army post each summer is a considerable task. Just ask Lt. Col. Pat Johnson, whose focus is keeping them safe. “Safety is the number one priority of this whole camp,” he said. “We want to train Cadets, but we want to...
By Noelle Wiehe Staff writer They call him “Big Country.” And while the nickname might seem obvious to some, as the 6-foot, 5-inch Andre Hearn towers over his fellow Delta Company Cadets, his motivational words and caring deeds stand out even more. “When the other Cadets start yelling and screaming or we’re talking and...