In addition to adding a number of “how to study” programs, internal mentoring, and strict adherence to “taps” (lights out at 2300), I instituted an incentive program to improve the squadron’s academic performance. In other words, we had to resurrect this bottom-feeder if our unit was going to accomplish the mission. Doing some basic inquiries, I discovered this rather troubling issue and decided that academic performance (this is a top-flight university centered on engineering) was going to be my focus. The outgoing commander was not aware of this (classic lack of leadership). When I took over 34th Squadron I discovered that they had been 40th (last) in academic performance for THREE semesters. USAFA had 40 squadrons of about 110 cadets, each with a distribution of all four classes and one commissioned officer (in this case, me) as their commander. I am an Air Force Academy graduate who came back as a commander of a cadet squadron. The highlighted outcomes included that you can’t room too widely varied roommates in order to help academic performance. The discussion covered a West Point “test” where roommates were chosen to maximize academic success.
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