Featured Cadets
Cadet Gonzalez
Hello. My name is Cadet Joel D. Gonzalez and I attend Miami Dade College at both Wolfson and Hialeah campuses. I am currently majoring in Business Administration and I am in love with the Air Force! I was raised as a military brat, and I’ve been in love with the military ever since I can remember.
It seemed a natural choice that I pursue my love for the military, and I selected Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (AFROTC) as a starting point for my future. My decision has proven to be an excellent choice. This year I am a 200 (or cadet 3rd class), GMC cadet, meaning I am a sophomore in college with only one year remaining until I attend Field Training. Upon completion of Field Training I will become a POC cadet. Field Training is a necessary step in reaching my ultimate goal: completing my education and being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
In the Air Force ROTC my job as a 200 is to help freshmen cadets adjust to ROTC life, as well as prepare for field training. I’m excited about this role and I look forward to working with our freshmen cadets. Another position I’ve held in ROTC is that of Deputy Flight Commander. This role placed me 2nd in charge of my flight consisting of approximately 20 cadets. If these cadets had any questions they would come to me, because with my experience, I would most likely have their answers.
I am also part of the squadron’s Honor Guard. As such, I present the United States flag at University of Miami games and other community events. ROTC life is a rush and it has its challenges, but it’s an experience you will never forget.
Cadet Wyble
Cadet Wyble is an outstanding student athlete as well as an outstanding cadet. The following is a paragraph Cadet Wyble wrote on the role Air Force ROTC and soccer have each played in her college experience.
"Air Force ROTC has played a huge role in my college experience, it rivals even my soccer and academic experiences. Playing soccer at a Division I level in the toughest conference in the nation takes a lot of time and motivation. But so does participating in ROTC to its fullest. The training I have received to prepare me to excel as an Air Force officer has, without a doubt, helped me on the soccer field. I have experienced nothing more mentally taxing than the stress of a field training environment, or being disciplined by a superior ranking cadet, or being tasked to plan a Dining Out to run smoothly in the midst of many high ranking officers. It is experiences like these that make it easy for me to be mentally tough in athletics. At times when other athletes give up and take the easy path, I fall back on much tougher times, and realize that I have what it takes to mentally get through a tough lifting session, or the 119th minute of a double overtime game. Vise Versa, soccer has given me the physical toughness to be able to excel at PT in ROTC. Our win sophomore year over nationally #1 ranked UNC, and completing field training as successfully as I would have hoped are definitely two highlights of my college career, and neither of these joys could have been attained alone. Both athletics and the military go hand in hand, in that they push me to be that much stronger and more disciplined in anything else I set my mind at."