Commander’s Corner Happy Spring Det 158! The

month of March has been full of many exciting and memo-

rable opportunities. From

Fighting Bulls Cup, to the

AFA Drill Meet, and even the

Flight Chant Competition, we have seen the true dedica-

tion of our cadets to this pro-

gram and its success. I truly

could not be more proud of the Detachment and all of its

accomplishments!

I find that I become more

and more inspired everyday

by the cadets of this Wing. Their passion and devotion

for any and every task is so

motivating! The teamwork

and heart displayed during

Fighting Bulls Cup is un-matched. A huge THANK

YOU to C/Abrams, C/

Campbell, and the rest of the

Ops Staff involved in plan-ning the Cup! Fortunately,

it's not over yet...Soccer

and Football are still on the way, so standings are not

final! Keep it up Wing!

Who can tell me what

happened on March 24?!

The big day has finally come and gone - CON-

GRATULATIONS TO ALL ON

A SUCCESSFUL AFA DRILL

MEET! C/Stevens and her deputies have poured

countless hours of effort

into this event, and it cer-

tainly paid off! Compliments

have continued to flow with regard to the unwaivering

professionalism and re-

spectfulness of all volun-

teers. Thank you to all vol-

unteers who made this day so successful - we've un-

doubtedly set a precedent

for others to follow. I hope

you enjoyed your well-deserved day off from PT!

The semester is definitely

not over yet, and there are more events to come such as:

Military Ball will take place on

April 19 - don't forget to pur-

chase your guest ticket! C/

Cannon and his devoted team are hard at work planning one

of the most memorable events

of the year. It will take the

place of LLAB that week, so make sure you handle any

conflicts accordingly. You

won't want to miss it!

I am so proud of each of

you for all of the time and effort you put into the pro-

gram; it directly drives the

success of everything we do.

Make sure you take full advan-

tage of these next five weeks; they will be gone before you

know it! As always - keep up

the great work Wing! I've

never been more proud to be a part of Det 158. Go Bulls!

FUTURE PLANS,

Throughout the years here, I learned to take challenges in life one

step at a time, always persevere through hardships, and never give up on yourself even if others give up on you. Overall, the experiences and life

lessons you receive from this program and from college life are an accu-mulation of what will shape each of you into future military leaders. I

always live by the saying, “duty before pleasure” (long-term gain vs. short-term success). Finally, never lose sight of your pur-

pose and always challenge yourself. My plans after graduating are: welcoming my

older brother back home from his third tour to the Middle East, spending time with family and friends,

playing as many video games possible in a 1 month period of time, and getting myself into “beast-mode”

for Space and Missiles training in California.

After commissioning I will have the opportunity to rest and re-

cover from school before I leave for active duty. After I enter Active Duty I will head to Colorado for Initial Flight Screening (IFS), once

done there I will take residences at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Once I finish this training (one year total), I will PCS to my first operational

base. One quote that has stuck with me for the past year is “Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop

of fuel to the last beat of the heart” –Baron Manfred von Richthofen. This signifies the constant determi-

nation to be the best on your God given skills (in the case of the quote, flying) and in order to be the

best there will be sacrifices made. I look forward to the future with great enthusiasm and confidence

because of the knowledge/skills I developed at the World’s greatest AFROTC DET, DET 158!

Future Plans 1,2

Military Ball 2

Importance of Sleep 2

AFA Drill Meet 3

Lime Cup 3

Monthly Awards 4

Mystery Cadet 5

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what’s in store next for our seniors?

attention. If sleep deprivation continues it

can also lead to serious health risks to the

cardiovascular system, immune system or

obesity. Sleep deprivation causes severe lack

of judgment that affects your daily perform-

ance. Those lacking sleep will often times

not complete daily tasks to their usual stan-

dards, leaving work not fully completed or

sloppy. This lack of judgment often times

leads to accidents within the work place or

while driving, it's also important to look

past what you think you can handle and

understand that sometimes you need a

break. High levels of performance is neces-

sary not only as a college student but as an

ROTC Cadet. So get a full night's sleep and

your work will reflect positively. With a full

8 hours of sleep your daily tasks will come

with ease and careless mistakes can be

avoided.

How many of you get between 7 and 9

hours of sleep each night? Probably not

many with the stress of school work, jobs,

social activities, and ROTC; sleep is put

on the back burner. Though sleep may

appear to be slowing down your day, it

serves more purposes then you may

think. Lack of sleep can cause moodiness

or irritability in the first stages, followed

by apathy, slowed speech, or lapses in

FUTURE PLANS CONT.

History and Tradition of the Military Ball

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outstanding leadership in various areas. A guest speaker, this year General Lloyd “Fig’ Newton, speaks after the awards sharing their wisdom, knowledge and experiences with us. We put a cap on the night with mu-sic and dancing. A professional photographer will also be present to take photos of cadets and their guests and capture the special memories of the wonderful night. This event meets training objectives, such as objective 19- espirit d’corps activities, but it is so much more than that. This time-honored tradition has been a blast for Cadet Cannon to set-up for the Wing and he hopes every-one enjoys and has an excellent time at our

annual Military Ball! -C/1st Lt Cannon

cans, took many of their traditions from the British military amd held Military Balls in the 18th and 19th century however, the tradition waned after the Civil War, until

revived in Britain during World War II.

Our Military Ball at Det 158 has come to be a very special night in our ROTC careers and a much anticipated event. The night begins with a Wing photo, followed by a social hour during which hors d’oe-vures are served. The Wing then transi-tions to the main ballroom, decorated “to the nines”, for a delicious and elegant din-ner. During the formal dinner an awards ceremony takes place in which cadets are recognized for superior performance and

The annual Military Ball, or Dining-Out Ceremony, is rich in history and tradition. The practice of dining out is thought to have formally begun in 16th-century Eng-land, in monasteries and universities. Al-though, some historians date these formal dinners as far back as the Roman Legions. The Vikings too held formal ceremonies to honor and celebrate battles and heroes much like our awards ceremony during Military Ball. During the 18th century, the British Army incorporated the practice of formal dining into their regimental mess system. Customs and rules of the mess were institutionalized and were referred to as the "Queen's Regulations". The Ameri-

I will be stationed at NAS Pensacola, there I will be training to be-

come a Combat Systems Officer, furthering my

abilities through Initial Flight Screening, Water

Survival, and Undergraduate Navigator Train-

ing coupled together in three distinct areas of

study (Navigation, Electronic Warfare Opera-

tion, and Weapon Systems Operation). ROTC

has taught me what it's like to step into the

shoes of leadership, to take care of my peers,

and to foster an atmosphere where productiv-

ity can thrive in stressful situations.

Following commissioning I will be a Force Support Officer at

Hanscom AFB stationed in Massachu-

setts. I would say my greatest lesson

learned in ROTC is to work hard, but even

more importantly, work smart; and that will

save you a lot of time and effort. Keeping a

positive attitude along the way is another

way to get through challenges smoothly.

I will be going to Pensacola Naval Air Station for Combat System Officer training. Its about a year long training. After completing that I will be getting a Master's degree. ROTC has taught me what my weaknesses and strengths are and how to come about them with an equal balance and overcome my weaknesses. These lessons have fine tuned me into a practicing leader and it has prepared me for active duty. I love the friendships that ROTC has given me and will cherish them forever.

I will be stationed at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana where I will be working with the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron. They are cur-rently working on projects that will enhance the combat fighting capabilities of the B-52, as well as the B-1 and B-2. I am slated to be what is called an Operations Research Analyst. If I could leave you younger cadets with anything, I would say this: don't ever let yourself lose per-spective, with your life and with the lives of the people you are mentoring. Cadets sometimes lose sight of what is really going on and what really matters, don't let that be you. Keep your goals in the back of your mind and prioritize them all the time. Their level of priority may change, but don't ever stop thinking about them. Take care DET 158 and stay classy.

while driving, it's also important to look

past what you think you can handle and

understand that sometimes you need a

break. High levels of performance is neces-

sary not only as a college student but as an

ROTC Cadet. So get a full night's sleep and

your work will reflect positively. With a full

8 hours of sleep your daily tasks will come

with ease and careless mistakes can be

avoided.

What WAS March 24th? That’s right, the AFA Drill Meet has finally come and gone and it was a HUGE success! We made a little less than $3000 in fundraising – almost triple what the Wing made two years ago! I would like to thank the Det 158 Cadre and 60 cadet volunteers who helped make this event happen! Volunteers began to arrive dark and early at 0630 and the event closed out with the awards ceremony at approximately

1700.

We had 14 JROTC drill teams and color guards compete from all over the state in events such as Drill Team and Color Guard Inspection, Drill Team Regulation and Exhibi-tion, Color Guard AFM 36-2203, Color Guard FM 3-21.5, and Armed Exhibition. All of the teams were very competitive, but a few stood out above the others. The top three schools were Sandalwood High School, West Orange High School, and Belleview High School who took home the overall excellence trophy. According to the feedback I re-ceived from cadets, parent, Cadre, AFA visitors, etc., we did an outstanding job and this was one of the best drill meets they have attended - UCF is going to have big shoes to fill next year! One improvement that we could make in the future would be pre-ordering

more food; people were hungrier than we anticipated.

Once again, I would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped make this event a success, especially C/Dzyndra, the fundraising team leader as well as my wonderful depu-ties C/Santiago and C/Monge. To the AS100s, one of you will be in charge of planning this drill meet in two years when you’re an AS300; take what we have learned this year and

make it even better! HUA Det 158! - C/Maj Stevens

AFA DRILL MEET

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A testament to preparation, the dedication to compete and the desire to win, Detachment 158’s Lime Cup team has returned victorious after a hard fought day of competition this past weekend. A victory that was surely well-earned by those who represented our Detachment at the competition, hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida. Throughout the day our team showed exceptional mental toughness, superior physical talent and ability, leading us to first place victories in two individual events (Soccer and Volleyball) as well as the overall champion for Lime Cup 2012! It was our team’s goal to compete at our highest level possible while ensuring to always practice good sportsmanship. In doing so the team was able to walk away from the competi-tion with our heads held high and hearts full of emotion; as well as some new hardware to display on behalf of the Detachment! We would like to thank the cadre, cadets, family and friends that made the trip to Daytona in support of the

team this weekend; you truly were an inspiration for our continued success!

-C/Col McAulay

Foxtrot Flight stepped it up this

month and set an example for the other flights by winning Warrior Flight with their hard work. With the guidance of Cadet White and the commitment of his

flight, Bravo Flight exceeded expecta-tions yet again to win Honor Flight for the second month in a row! Congratula-

tions to Bravo Flight and Foxtrot Flight for their hard work and dedication this

month and receiving these honors!

This Month's nominees for Cadet of the Month were C/Forgoine, C/Parks, C/Bajrami, and C/Bingham-hill from IMT, C/Bright and

C/Riley from FTP, and C/Stevens, C/Crane, and C/Thomas from POC. Even though all nine cadets showed outstanding qualities that made them worth of this honor, only one of each IMT, FTP and POC were chosen to be recognized as Cadet of the Month. Those three individuals were C/Parks for IMT, C/Riley for FTP and C/Crane for POC. Here are a few words from C/ Parks, C/Riley and C/Crane on their reactions to receiving the Cadet of the Month and what they believe they have done to earn this

award.

After USF's spring break, all flights had a chant competition

during PT to display their unity. The competition was based

off of a range of criteria, to include loudness and originality.

Even though Charlie Flight had their multiple “Brah Brahs” and

Delta Flight had their D-O-double-Gs!” neither was able to

win it overall. Echo flight won it in the end with their chant of

“Echo Elite, we wont be beat, Everyone else has stinky feet!”

along with Delta, Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot, and Bravo flight fol-

lowing respectively. Congratulations Echo Flight and good job!

HONOR and WARRIOR FLIGHT

CADET OF THE MONTH

FLIGHT CHANT COMPETITION

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Cadet Riley

“I was surprised to win Cadet of the Month for FTP because we have a very solid and proficient squadron of cadets. I believe I won this award by being well rounded from excelling in my rotation squadron positions and wing positions, to further training in my Air Force Re-serve enlisted capacity, to maintaining a 4.0 this semester. I think it is important to not only strive for excellence in one area, but to exceed expectations in all

duties you are charged with. “

Cadet Crane

“I am thankful for the opportunity to be

recognized. Some aspects that contribute are the Wingmen concept, time manage-ment, and best efforts. Take time to know

and care about other cadets. With a very demanding schedule, time management allows for success. And every job within

the Wing is important to the success of the Wing, whether publically recognized or not. Always put forth your best ef-

forts!”

Cadet Parks

“The honor of being Cadet of the Month

is a great one and one that I'm very

pleased to receive. I feel that what may

have set me apart from the other cadets

that have been nominated is that in the

past month I had shown a lot of im-

provement. With the closing weeks of

our AS100 year here I hope that we can

continue to perform better and better as

we prepare for the next year.”

To see a video of each Flight’s chant go to:

http://photobucket.com/fightingbullscup

We all have jobs, hobbies, and interests other then ROTC. The real question is how well do you know your fellow cadets outside of ROTC? Each month one POC member will be chosen as “Mystery Cadet.” If you think you have discovered who the “Mystery Cadet” is you can email Cadet Wilson at megwil-son9@gmail.com with your guess. If you are the first Cadet to guess correctly you will re-ceive a prize! The winner and “Mystery Cadet” will be revealed in next month’s edition. Here are a few clues to get you started!

I am an Aries

I don’t care for basketball

I have a fake tooth

I have a sister that’s 13 years old

I wrestled in high school

My significant other ma-jors in theatre

I had long hair before AFROTC

I work with a company called Tandel Systems

I was born in the same city as Kevin Hart.

I LOVE TO EAT!

Glimpse of March

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MYSTERY CADET MYSTERY CADET

Congratulations to Cadet Green for being the first Cadet to correctly guess the “Mystery Cadet.” He will be receiving a special award for actively participating in the “Mystery Cadet” section!

Last months “Mystery Cadet” was….