By Marc Balbarin, Anna Evilsizor, Jayden Vaughn FORT KNOX, Ky – From weightlifting and sprinting to push-ups and planks, Cadets assigned to the 1st Regiment Advance Camp are evaluated intensely by the Cadre as they test their physical and combat prowess at Fort Knox on Friday, June 5, 2026. The Army Fitness Test (AFT) is the first event that incoming Cadets participate in for Cadet Summer Training (CST), and it is designed to reflect and support battlefield fitness. Cadets wake up hours before dawn in order to complete the five components of the exam. Since coming to Fort Knox, many [...]
From fleet to field, Sergio Almeida, 4th Regiment, Advanced Camp, made the shift from enlisted Navy Sailor to Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet. “I chose to enlist the first time around for a sense of that typical, wanting to find yourself, wanting independence, wanting to be my own person,” said Almeida. After being the first member of his family to join the military, Almeida trained for a year in San Diego before being stationed in Norfolk, Virginia on the USS Truxton in 2012. “I got to really learn what the military was,” he said. During his six years in [...]
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