Bulldog Battalion Cadets Attend JROTC Tri-State Leadership Challenge

By Lt. Col. Erik D. Nagy

Ten McKinley Senior High School

Army JROTC cadets recently attended the annual Army JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (also referred to as JCLC or “summer camp”). Ohio’s JCLC is held at Camp Manatoc Scout Reservation in Peninsula, Ohio, and provides Army JROTC cadets the opportunity to experience adventure and leadership training, interact with their peers in a military setting, and have fun! This year, JCLC included over 150 Army JROTC cadets and more than 25 instructors from Army JROTC programs throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Cadets participated in training and activities that tested their leadership skills as well as their physical and mental toughness including rappelling, rope bridge, climbing tower, leadership reaction obstacle course, swimming and water safety, boating, archery, and land navigation. Evening activities included basketball, volleyball, flag football, swimming, a drill competition, and free

McKinley sophomore Avontae

Cavett earned the first place overall physical fitness trophy, while sophomores Zoe Barrett and Ja’Mia Sanders earned physical fitness trophies within their respective companies. In addition to fitness, McKinley cadets excelled and were awarded for land navigation and the drill competition. All of our Bulldog cadets demonstrated outstanding motivation and perseverance in completing this rigorous week of training.

Other participants were Noelani Williams, Kevin Iverson, Tyler Wilson, Mario Mejia-Hernandez, Peighton McClendon, Genevieve McLaughlin, and Remington McIntosh along with McKinley instructors, SFC Michael Miihlbach and Lt. Col. Erik Nagy.