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The Fight After Failure
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Cadets assigned to 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp, got a second chance at completing the Land Navigation training exercise on July 22, 2026, an event that consists of cadets locating four points using only a compass, a map and coordinates. After [...]
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Finding your way
Getting lost, walking alone, experiencing exhaustion, all experiences one faces when on a journey. Finding what you’re looking for isn’t always easy, knowing what to do when you can’t, tests who you are. Land navigation is a practical test that evaluates cadets’ abilities to [...]
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Family Fire
FORT KNOX, Ky. — When cadets came to Cadet Summer Training to form 8th Regiment, they left their families behind during the 31 days at Advanced Camp. While at camp, cadets find family in their peers and cadre they meet. Once cadets arrive, they are [...]
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Keep Marching
FORT KNOX, Ky.- After spending ten days in the woods performing field training exercises, Cadet Duncan Lopez from Texas State University and the rest of 6th Regiment, Advanced Camp, get ready for the 12-mile ruck back to Fort Knox. For Lopez, the 12-mile ruck was [...]
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Girls Can Do It Too
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Cadet Lauren Zamarripa, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Regiment, Basic Camp, from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, had never really considered joining the Army. Growing up with a father that served as a Marine and a brother that was in the [...]
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Goals and Passions
FORT KNOX, Ky. – Bradyn Vest has always loved planes. He loves reading about them, goes to plane museums, plays flight simulation games and requests for a window seat when he flies. Now assigned to 7th Regiment, Advanced Camp, at Cadet Summer Training, Vest [...]
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“Privileged to Lead”
The Army Fitness Test evaluates the physicality of its leaders and soldiers- it consists of five events: deadlift, push-ups, sprint-drag-carry; plank, and two-mile run. During Cadet Summer Training, passing the AFT is a requirement for Advanced Camp cadets to continue training. Many cadets experience [...]
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“It’s time to lead”
FORT KNOX, Ky. – Overcoming an injury takes a lot of work. Not only do you have to retrain and heal the muscle, but you also have to find the confidence to get back up again. Cadet Samuel Omojola, assigned to 7th Regiment, Advanced [...]
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Embracing your inner leader
FORT KNOX, Ky. –- Most people know if they are introverted or extroverted from a young age. While Cadet Skyler Townsend grew up shy and went to a small private high school where it was difficult to make friends outside her bubble, Reserved Officers’ [...]
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From Limelight to Line of Fire
FORT KNOX, Ky. — From stepping out of the limelight and into Advanced Camp, Cadet Elijah Fritchman, assigned to Alpha Company, 7th Regiment, Advanced Camp, from Lehigh University has not only found camaraderie, but also his calling, after changing his career path. Before he [...]

