21 October 2012 A F R O T C - D E T. 1 5 8 Volume 5, Issue 1 Fundraising at Detachment 158 Inside this issue: Fundraising at Detachment 158 Great return from ARCON 1 2 Intramural Sports 2 Cadets of the Month 3 Many outstanding cadets of Det 158 have volunteered their time and efforts to fundraise for the Wing at Tampa Bay Buccaneers games. At the Raymond James Stadium, Det 158 had a good turnout of volunteers for the Sunday games of 30 Sep, 14 Oct, and 21 Oct, but is looking forward to a good number of volunteers for the remaining games of 11 Nov and 25 Nov. At the games, cadets are given a wide variety of jobs ranging from security in Club lounges, monitoring escalators, stairwells, or elevators, checking guests tickets, wanding guests before they enter the stadium, and even monitoring guests in the stadium bowl (while being able to watch the game up close). The money earned through this volunteer opportunity goes directly back to the cadets in the form of paying for events such as Combat Dining In/ Out, Military Ball, Commissioning, Ropes Course, and any activities that require monetary funds. Volunteers are still needed for the games of 11 Nov and especially 25 Nov. Appreciation and thanks goes out to all volunteers. E-mail Cadet Crane to sign-up ; reneejcrane@gmail.com Breast Cancer Awareness Involvement 4 Commanders Corner 5 Information on AFSC s coming soon Our mission? Fly, fight and win. How do we do it? By combining the best and the brightest with superior training and cutting-edge technology. There are over 130 career paths in the U.S. Air Force. From piloting the unparalleled F-22 Raptor to transferring goods as a Logistics Officer, the U.S. Air Force has a job to match each Airman s skill set. Deciding which one matches yours is up to you. Each month a set of AFSC s will be presented in a flier format to help spark interest in certain career paths. This also is a project foreshadowing our wing career day. This day consists of the communications with current officers in various career fields. The flier will be for all leadership levels and should be used completely to your advantage. C/3C, Clutts
Page 2 Return from ARCON Cadet Bright is the Squadron Commander for the James V. Hartinger Squadron located in our Detachment. This semester she went to the Arnold Air Society Area Conclave ( ARCON), and will share her experience of her trip with us: Two of my fellow Arnies and I arrived in Daytona Beach Friday evening. We had some initial difficulties checking in to our rooms, but the Embry Riddle s Silver Wings ARCON staff was very helpful and resolved any issues. The business meetings held the following day were informative, and I was able to leave the meetings with several ideas that I intend on implementing within my Squadron. The banquet held later that day was a great opportunity to mingle with cadets from other Squadrons in the area after which, my Squadron packed up and made our way back down to Tampa. Overall, ARCON was a positive experience where I was able to gather ideas from other Squadrons in my area that I can use to improve my Squadron at the University of South Florida C/1st Lt, Julie Bright From left to right: Cadets Bright, Kennedy, and Campbell at ARCON 2012 Intramural Sports - Represent Air Power!!! Cadet Soto is the IM Football captain for this semester and has a progress report on how the Detachment Team is doing: This semester we didn't participate in many IM events. The only IM events that we participated in was Men's Flag Football and Co-Rec Flag Football. I look forward to getting a lot more of our cadets to participate and get involved because we will be having a lot more popular sports next semester such as soccer and basketball just to name a few. Our Men's current record is 3-2 and our Co-Rec is 2-1. The playoffs start this week and we hope to go far. C/3C, Joey Soto The playoffs start this week and we hope to go far. C/3C, Soto
Page 3 Cadets of the Month It was a great honor to be awarded the first POC of the month. I knew it would be a very close race since I was up against two stellar cadets. I am grateful for my leadership who put me in for the award, but more importantly, I am thankful for all of my fellow wingmen here at Detachment 158. Without the support and teamwork of my peers, I would not be successful. Likewise, I always do my best to support my fellow wingmen. The Air Force is one big team and it requires everyone to step up and perform their duties with integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. I encourage all cadets to continue to work hard, approach everything with a positive attitude, and strive for excellence! C/Capt, Carlos Monge I believe that some of the things that helped me succeed as a cadet were always taking initiative and always looking out for my wingmen. I put together a series of socials to help cadets get ready for open ranks inspection; in the social I went over the proper procedures for the open ranks inspections as well as uniform readiness. Closing, I recommend that everyone starts getting ready for their AS class earlier during the week instead of the night before. This eliminates any confusion by allowing the individual to have more time to get ready. Once again, I am very humbled with the award; every other field training preparation cadet deserves to get it. C/3C, Marcos Marrero It felt good to receive an award recognizing all that I've been doing to be a good cadet within the unit. The steps I took to be a good wingman were to constantly motivate my fellow wingman and to show through example that doing all you can is the best way to go. Excelling in my cadet classes work well for me from being around Air Force life style since I'm from an Air Force family so it enthralls me to pay attention and do my best. C/4C, Storm E. Sanchez
Page 4 October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month ROTC's Fight Against Breast Cancer Susan G. Komen 5k Involvement By: Cadet Renee Crane, AFROTC On Saturday 6 October 2012, over 25 cadets and midshipmen from the University of South Florida s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program came out to Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. to run in the 14 th Annual Susan G. Komen Florida Suncoast Race for the Cure. In a joint formation, cadets and midshipmen ran the race while singing jodies, increasing the motivation of other participants to finish the race strong. Along the course, some race participants with prior military service joined in the singing of jodies and ran alongside the ROTC formation. During the race, both runners and on-lookers showed their support for the U.S. Armed Services with shouts of encouragement and gratitude. After the race, some runners stated that the ROTC formation was a source of motivation and appreciated the ROTC cadets and midshipmen s presence. Up to 75 percent of funds raised are returned to the community through grants to non-profit organizations that are fighting to change the impact of breast cancer upon the women and families of the Florida Suncoast community, and 25 percent of revenue is directed to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program for research. The Florida Suncoast Affiliate awards grants in the local community for non-duplicative breast health services to non-profit organizations to support a variety of programs providing breast health education, clinical breast exams, screening mammography, and diagnostic evaluations for the underserved. The ROTC branches found at the JMLC enjoy supporting the community in their fight against breast cancer. For additional information about the race, visit http://www.komensuncoast.org/.
Page 5 Congratulations to all of the IMT cadets that passed the practice PFA, only a few of you did not make the cut, but hopefully three weeks between the practice and the actual PFA should have given you enough time to work on your areas of improvement. I have harped continually on the importance of staying healthy and exercising outside of physical training, so I am hoping to be stunned when we have a 100% pass rate within the Wing for this upcoming week. I know the PFA is a huge deal, especially for the FTP cadets competing for enrollment allocations, so just remember to keep your nerves in check and give it everything you got. The Wing has been doing a great job in the fundraising department, and I assure you at Combat Dining-In you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Remember there will be extravagant incentive gifts to the top GMC, top POC, and Flight that volunteer the most time to our cause. I encourage IMT cadets to start attending parade practice because this is the ceremony that will finish our hard, fun, and successful semester. This program is designed to present challenges to all of us, so remember to keep your chin up and embrace these challenges. I am extremely impressed with the efforts the IMT have made thus far in drill, custom and courtesies, and the undeniable commitment to the Wing Vision Teamwork Creates Top Performance. Commander s Corner Want Something Published in? will now be a bi-weekly newsletter. This means more communication of special events, volunteering opportunities, and an overall better way to know what's going on around the cadet wing. If you have something AFROTC related and would like to have it represented in, contact either one of the Public Affairs Deputies, Cadets Erickson or Bingham. We look forward to publishing what you have to share! Det. 158 12303 Maple Drive, CWY 407 Tampa, FL 33620 Public Affairs Squadron: Squadron Commander- www.facebook.com/pages/air-force-rotc-det-158-usf/ https://web.usf.edu/airforce/ Teamwork Creates Top Performance Cadet Neil Jones, C/1st Lt Deputies- Cadet Aryk Bingham, C/3C Cadet Jessie Erickson, C/3C