\u201cBe All You Can Be\u201d is one of the Army\u2019s best- known slogans. In 91ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Army ROTC program, known as Palmetto Battalion, cadets participating in the Cadet Advanced Individual Training, or CAIT, program take the idea a step further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CAIT program gives highly qualified and motivated cadets an opportunity to attend some of the Army\u2019s specialty schools during the
summer. The college\u2019s Army ROTC program has had a high number of cadets accepted into these specialized courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cadet Alexis Van Brocklin, \u201926, served as CAIT company commander during her senior year. She spoke with every cadet interested in the program, planned training sessions and worked to secure Army school slots for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Brocklin knew these schools firsthand. She attended Cadet Troop Leader Training in Germany, an experience that confirmed her path as an infantry officer, and SERE training, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have around 50 to 55 cadets that I get to send off to summer training. They are putting in the time\u2014we do physical training together three times a week. It is tough,\u201d said Van Brocklin. \u201cSuccess isn\u2019t even getting a school. It\u2019s you versus you. Are you better than you were yesterday?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Cadet Colin White, that question found its answer in the woods of North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White participated in Robin Sage, the culminating exercise of the Army\u2019s Special Forces Qualification Course. He role-played as a guerrilla fighter alongside Special Forces candidates who were just days away from earning their Green Berets. For two weeks, he slept in the woods and carried out simulated, unconventional warfare missions throughout rural North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t get that experience anywhere else,\u201d said White. \u201cEven the people I did the program with\u2014 other cadets from other colleges\u2014I still keep in touch with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White also pointed to the confidence cadets can gain through CAIT. At Robin Sage, he volunteered to present sections of briefings, giving him the opportunity to speak to retired and future Special Forces soldiers as well as his peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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