This past Monday we conducted our 3rd annual dining-in at Post 151 of the American Legion. The event was the official welcome of our new cadets into the unit. Over 80 cadets attended, our largest turn-out, a remarkable fact considering only 54 signed up (if you didn't catch it there's a message hidden here!). We almost ran out food--never a good thing--and, pressed by the need to get out of the Legion Hall early to allow time to set up for Tuesday's polling station to be set up, we compressed our usually sedate schedule of events and, unfortunately, missed the platoon skits. Nevertheless, the food was good, and our new mess mates learned a couple of the finer points of military tradition and service etiquette. We also recognized the cadets of the month for October (Tiffany Parker, Samantha Migliori, and Jonathan Gomez) and promoted 18 cadets into positions of greater leadership including new platoon chief petty officers R. Ferguson, D. Levien, and T. Rousey; platoon guides D. Geer, E. Mann, and F. Rodriguez; as well as nine new squad leaders and three assistant squad leaders. Beyond the sing-along conducted by Cadet Evan Camacho, it would be hard to pick out the highlight of the evening, but here are a few of the many images:
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| Cadet Adam Ballar, "Mr. Vice," seated with all his friends. |
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| Commander Wall does one more push than the company CO. |
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| Sometimes you catch two deer in the headlights! |
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| Master Sergeant charges cadets to learn "Anchors Aweigh" by the Military Ball. |
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| Upperclass recognition and promotions. |
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| A platoon table. (Sugar Smacks? Wipers? Vanilla Wafers?) |
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| Who knows? |
