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Since the Demons lead the way...
...All you can do is follow.
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Results from the National Cadet Competition:
Region | Team | Standard | Rank | Innovative | Rank | Inspection | Rank | Written | Rank | Mile Run |
Time | Rank | Volleyball | Rank | Panel Quiz |
Rank | Rank Totals |
OVERALL RANK |
SER | PR | 2620 | 1 | 2620 | 1 | 2280 | 7 | 619 | 4 | 1341 | 116:42:00 | 5 | 7/0 | 1 | 2/5 | 5 | 24 | 2 |
PCR | WA | 2130 | 6 | 2490 | 2 | 2360 | 6 | 543 | 7 | 1285 | 118:45:00 | 7 | 2/5 | 5 | 2/5 | 5 | 38 | 7 |
MER | DE | 2300 | 4 | 2490 | 2 | 2280 | 7 | 601 | 5 | 1444 | 111:32:00 | 1 | 4/3* | 4 | 5/2 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
SWR | AZ | 2380 | 2 | 2400 | 5 | 2480 | 1 | 530 | 8 | 863 | 146:13:00 | 8 | 2/5* | 6 | 4/3 | 4 | 34 | 6 |
GLR | IL | 2110 | 7 | 2420 | 4 | 2430 | 4 | 651 | 2 | 1400 | 113:39:00 | 4 | 5/2 | 2 | 5/2 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
NER | NY | 2200 | 5 | 2400 | 5 | 2460 | 3 | 682 | 1 | 1434 | 112:02:00 | 2 | 2/5* | 6 | 6/1 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
NCR | MN | 2100 | 8 | 2340 | 7 | 2470 | 2 | 644 | 3 | 1405 | 113:33:00 | 3 | 5/2 | 2 | 2/5 | 5 | 30 | 5 |
RMR | UT | 2340 | 3 | 2340 | 7 | 2400 | 5 | 562 | 6 | 1328 | 118:51:00 | 6 | 1/6 | 8 | 2/5 | 5 | 40 | 8 |
Uniform Inspection - 3rd place
Standard Drill - 5th place
Innovative Drill - 5th place
Written Test - 1st place
Panel Quiz - 1st place
Mile Run - 2nd place
Volleyball - 6th place
Overall - 1st place!!!
Arrival, Preparation, Tour and Planetarium, 29-30 Jun 02:
Uniform Inspection and Mile Run, 30 Jun 02:
MER (DE) Team Commander in the infamous "long wait"; NER (NY) marching on; NER (NY) Team Commander Reporting in
Inspection starts; A "happy" Wieczorek (squinting, really); Cadets Cunningham and Boarman are serious (front to back)
USAFA Chapel tour; Team waves to former Team CC Kubera, who was a new doolie marching; Falling in for warmups for mile run
Mile run briefing; NER (NY) and NER (PA) DT/Color Guard begin mile run; Cadets Rossbach and Wieczorek 1 lap into run
Photos courtesy of 1Lt Bruce Knight
Inspection formation |
Forming on ready line for inspection |
Serious cadets with serious scenery behind them |
Uniform inspection |
Examined with a fine toothed comb |
Standard Drill- drill card |
Standard and Innovative Drill, Written Test 1 Jul 02:
SER (PR) and 1st place standard; PACR (WA) Team Commander Schnabler, NCC honor cadet; NER (NY) Team Commander receiving drill card
NER (NY) Standard drill, Cadets Kuchman, Peppers, Getgen after a column right (L to R, front row); NER (NY) team practices innovative during break
NER (NY) team practices innovative during break; SER (PR) with 1st place innovative; NER (NY) performing innovative
Judge picks up ribbons accidentally fallen off; NER (NY) Team prepares for written test (1st place); Cadets Camp and Cunningham (L to R, front row) try to whistle famous Bridge Over River Kwai tune
Volleyball, Awards, Return Home 2-3 Jul 02:
Cadet Cucchiara explaining symbolism in NER patch; Cadet Georgia opens volleyball for NER (NY) against SER (PR); Playing v-ball against SER (PR)
Drill team eagerly awaits honor guard demo; USAF Honor Guard demonstration (last 2)
USAF Honor Guard demonstration; 4-Man USAF Honor Guard demo at banquet; 4-Man Honor Guard fires blank round at banquet
Cadet Cucchiara accepts 1st place in Quiz Bowl for NER; Cadet Cucchiara accepts 1st place in Written Test for NER; Cadet Rossbach accepts Written Exam High Score (98%) award for NDTC overall
Cadets Kaminski and Getgen realize NER has won 1st overall at NCC; Cadet Cucchiara accepts the USAF Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Trophy for NER
Drill Team performs "Breakout March" one last time; Parents greet the team upon return to Rochester at 3AM
Air Force Honor Guard demonstrates for the cadets at NCC
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