Public Affairs Officer blog
By Alex Aspacher Staff writer Although he has four children of his own at home, Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Rugg agreed to leave his family behind to take on the responsibility of grooming Cadets into potential Soldiers. Rugg, who has 15 years of Army experience, was stationed at Fort Knox while he was mobilized...
By Caitlin VanOverberghe Staff writer They traveled from across the country, many meeting for the first time in the Louisville airport in the middle of June. They were strangers then, but things have changed. Saturday morning, as they stood under a cloudy sky on their graduation day, Leader’s Training Course Commander Col. Eric Winkie...
By Noelle Wiehe Staff writer Cadets are always encouraged to learn from their mistakes. But having only limited exposure to the Army, there has not been a lot militarily for them to to learn from yet. To aid in their development, each company at the Leader’s Training Course takes part in a leadership panel...
By Thomas Gounley Staff writer Charlie Cadet Mike Kitchens left his three kids at home when he came to the Leader’s Training Course, but he hasn’t completely shed the role. “I think of it as having a father figure, because he is a father,” said Charlie Cadet Charles Hunckle, of Wentworth Military Academy, of...
By Sara Nahrwold Staff writer With his suitcase in hand and food still sitting in his apartment, Delta Company Cadet Tanvir Kalam waited at the airport for four days to leave Cairo when the revolution broke out in February. “There were flights leaving the airport every couple of hours because the U.S. government...