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The winner of the 2023 Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr. Achievement Award is Cheyoung Ahn, a Junior ROTC student in Piti, Guam, the Association of the U.S. Army announced.
As the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition got underway, the commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command urged a ballroom full of cadets not to be distracted by the elaborate technology and futuristic vision-casting on display.
“The future is not only across the street,” Gen. Gary Brito said at a cadet awards luncheon. “Most of it—the most important part—is here in this room."
There is a strong propensity among young people to serve, said a senior Army leader who encouraged a group of future officers to find their “love and passion” for the Army by telling the stories they have in common.
“Any conversation that talks about a lack of propensity to serve makes light of those who are serving,” said Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, referencing the declining number of young people interested in serving, a factor contributing to the Army’s recruiting woes.
The commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command offered lessons on leadership and character to cadets during the Army Cadet Luncheon at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Speaking Oct. 10, Gen. Gary Brito reflected on advice he was given during the second day of his in-processing as a second lieutenant. A leader “grabbed me by the shoulders, and said, ‘Hey, LT, let me tell you something. Always work for your soldiers, do not work for your evaluation report, and everything will be fine.’ ”
While the lack of diversity in the officer corps is not news, historically Black college and university ROTC programs are making a trem
The U.S. Army Junior ROTC is the best-kept secret in the Army.
The winner of the 2021 Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr. Achievement Award is Alanis Hilario Serrano, a student at the University of Puerto Rico, the Association of the U.S. Army has announced.
Named for Stroup, a former AUSA vice president of education who is now an AUSA senior fellow, the program recognizes JROTC cadets for their achievements. It also aims to “engage the next generation of Soldiers and DoD stakeholders at a young age” and “promote their growth into mature members of the defense community,” according to AUSA.
The military’s newest officers will play a key role in the “fundamental change” underway across DoD, according to the Pentagon’s top general.
“I am extraordinarily humbled just to be here to witness the future of our military,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said May 5 during Howard University’s ROTC joint commissioning ceremony.
The fundamentals of effective leadership for the Army’s youngest officers are the same as they have always been, and it begins with taking care of soldiers, the service’s top personnel officer said.
This summer, the Army initiated a focused effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the ranks through Project Inclusion
