In the Swing of Things

In the Swing of Things

As far as ROTC is concerned, the week starts with Lead Lab. This week started off less than perfectly. Generally, when we need to get from place to place, we are given a time to get there. I’m not entirely sure about the other flights, but Bravo Flight missed a few of those transfer times, which disappointed our trainers. In addition to that, there was a deadline the previous week for shirt sizes that many of us missed, so we have to write a memorandum about the importance of meeting deadlines and being a good wingman. This worried more than a few of us because we didn’t know the formatting for such a thing, and to turn in an incorrectly formatted anything is to be wrong. Being wrong is bad, in case you weren't sure. Lastly, we are supposed to know a whole array of “warrior knowledge,” and our trainers did a good job of finding those among us who didn't study.

During PT, the 100’s (freshmen) ran around the track a couple of times and did a few push-ups and sit-ups and other exercises with the 300’s and 400’s (juniors and seniors) while the 200’s (sophomores) did a FTP workout with Cadet Wachter, the Cadet Wing Commander. Thursday morning, we went on a warrior run across the river and back again. Along the way we sang some interesting “Jodies.” Thursday morning ended up being a great bonding time for most of the cadets as well as a great workout.

-Cadet Piechowski