Last Wednesday was the last Leadership Lab class of the semester and the last Lead Lab of my ROTC career! That last fact still hasn’t sunk in for me and probably won’t until I’m on my way to Oklahoma and pilot training. The final Lead Lab of the semester always includes the change of command ceremony during which the new cadet wing commander assumes command of the cadet wing! The ceremony is planned and executed by the AS 200(sophomore) class and lasts about 10 minutes.
Other final Lead Lab staples are watching the End-of-Semester video that highlights all of the events throughout the semester and stuffing our faces with delicious pasta from Buca di Bepo! Finally, it was time to present the gag gifts for the commissioning seniors. It is a tradition to poke a little fun at those of us who are graduating and getting ready to commission. It was strange to be the one on the receiving end of the gifts this year. I can’t believe how fast my time here has flown by, but I’m excited to move on to the Active Duty Air Force! My time in AFROTC has been a blast, and I will miss my family at the Det. SKI-U-MAH!
