Wednesday, December 15, 2010

WORD OF THE DAY AND CADET CHALLENGE

The WOD for 16 and 17 December is condone.  Condone is a verb meaning to overlook; to forgive; to give tacit approval; or to excuse. Example:  Unlike others who condoned Fedorka's inappropriate behavior, the NJROTC instructors were constantly correcting him. 

Here's a one-size-fits-all challenge:  Who was the only officer to hold five-star rank in both the Army and Air Force?  (Hint:  It wasn't General MacArthur!)  The winner of this challenge will receive 2 cadet bonus points.  Congratulations to Cadet Daniel Levien who answered correctly that General of Army (and later General of the Air Force) was the only officer to hold that rank in both services.

On behalf of the Middletown High School NJROTC in Middletown, NY, welcome to our friends in the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, and everywhere else around the world!