FMS Honors Cadet Leadership Challenge Graduates

Waynesboro, VA – Earlier this Summer, twelve Cadets from Fishburne Military School took center stage JROTC 4th Brigade’s Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC Eagle). Those Cadets were honored during a brief awards ceremony held before the assembled Corps of Cadets on Thursday.

The week-long leadership course at Fort Pickett, VA, included over 300 JROTC cadets and 100 instructors from throughout Cadet Command’s 4th Brigade, which is headquartered at Ft. Bragg, NC. Cadets from Fishburne Military School excelled throughout the training and, by week’s end, earned positions as Company Commander for two of the three companies formed. Caissons also earned positions as Company Executive Officer and Company First Sergeant.

All of the Cadets from FMS successfully completed the Cadet Challenge and were awarded: Rappel Ribbon & Tab, Adventure Ribbon, Orienteering Ribbon and Tab, JCLC Ribbon and Tab,  and the JCLC Pin.

Of the twelve Cadets from Fishburne Military School, Cadet Cody Chappel was promoted to the Command of Alpha Company, Cadet Alex Ralston earned the top command position for Bravo Company, Cadet Jacob Randall worked his way up to Company First Sergeant, Cadet Denver Druey was named as a Platoon Leader and Cadet Zachary Smithley was named as an Honor Graduate with the second-highest cadet rating of all 320 students. Smithley also distinguished himself by posting the highest number of consecutive push-ups of any cadet at Camp Eagle.

Photo gallery of Awards Ceremony: HERE

For more on Fishburne’s performance at JCLC Eagle, please go to: https://fms2018-stage.afpbusiness.net/fishburne-military-school-shines-ft-pickett/ .

Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built upon the structure of an Army JROTC program. FMS is designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command.