AAS FTP Semester - Log 4

Avenger Flight was part of another Group Leadership Project this Friday. Arnold Air Society trainers lured the candidates away from an intended course and into a trap.

The trainers planted a decoy bomb in the Physical Education Building at USC.

The objective was to diffuse the bomb within tight time constraint.  The only way to diffuse the bombs was by completing tasks in order to get decoding clues. 

The tasks were:

-Open Ranks Inspection

-Knowledge Questions 

-Adjutant Pace Around the Building

-Reciting All 6 Articles of the Code of Conduct Perfectly

Avenger Flight did well on the GLP. They marched to Trousdale Drillpad where they underwent an intense ORI. After the hour long open ranks inspection, Avenger Flight had to walk at adjutants pace around the halls inside the Physical Education Building. There was a trainer at the beginning of each turn. In order to pass through, the cadet in the front of the line had to answer the knowledge question asked by a trainer. 

After a few rounds of this, Avenger Flight finally came into contact with the bomb. Each cadet had to recite all six articles of the Code of Conduct verbatim to get the final clue. Luckily, they studied well and were able to retrieve the final clue to decode the bomb.

The point of the GLP was to ensure wingmanship (team work), situational awareness, and to stress the importance of being able to excel under time pressure.