CDT Johnson ’19 Talks to High School Students

Reed Johnson spoke to the students at New England High School about what it is like to be a cadet at USMA. Johnson spoke to the students as part of a program called the Cadet Public Relations Council. Johnson talked about what it is like attending West Point, and the traditions of the elite academy. He spoke about his daily routine and how he attends school seven months out of the year along with military training the rest of the year. During high school, Johnson set out to become a leader and always had an intention to go to the military. His leadership experience included Student Council, and Future Business Leaders of America. He also was the North Dakota Boys State Governor, and attended Boys Nation while in high school. “West Point cares a lot about your character. [The] biggest thing to do is focus on being a good person and not having any discipline issues, working hard. Having your teachers seeing you as a leader within the school, that cares about people and legitimately wants to help them,” he said. “Academics are important as well,” Johnson said. “You want to make sure you are preparing for the ACT and SAT. They also want you to stay in shape as well and they measure that through a fitness test.” Read More