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ROTC Cadets Show Off Skills At Interflight Competition

Tristan Seifert
April 25, 2014

  • Cadets are inspected by active duty drill instructors from Lackland Air Force Base.

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  • Colours are presented during the parade. ROTC cadets performed a military parade, similar to what they would go through in the military.

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  • Members of Alpha flight celebrate after the results of the competition were announced.

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  • Senior David Murner gets pied after the competition, as other members of ROTC bid the seniors farewell.

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Westwood’s AFJROTC cadets were evaluated by active-duty drill instructors from Lackland Air Force Base at the annual Interflight Competition on April 19, followed by a parade.

The Interflight Competition served as a way for cadets to show off not just their marching skills, but also knowledge of the workings of the Air Force. The competition serves as the culmination of the cadets’ work throughout the school year, and as a way to bid seniors goodbye.

“When the drill instructors came up to inspect me, I was really quite scared at first,” said Cadet Master Sergeant Patrick Canterbury. “The competition was really an exhilarating experience, regardless.”

Westwood is the only school in the Central Texas area to invite active duty instructors to inspect cadets, as well as the only school who has a competition or parade.

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