CBT-II's Culminating Challenge

Before participating in the ceremonial March Back on Monday, marking the end of Cadet Basic Training (CBT), the new cadets from the Class of 2017 endured the Kennedy Challenge over the weekend. Named for Major Tom Kennedy ’00, a recent USCC Tactical Officer and Brigade XO who was killed in Afghanistan on Aug 8, 2012; the 7-station, 2.93-mile challenge tested the new cadets on both the leadership skills they have devolved over the summer and their ability to work as platoons. At the end of the course, the new cadets attended a memorial honoring Kennedy, learning how he embodied the CBT motto: “Mission First, Soldiers Always.” First Platoon, H-Company won the Kennedy Challenge Award for earning the best overall score out of all the platoons in the regiment.