The Citadel Experience

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• Guidelines for LD 4-2a, Reorganization Day
• The following slides serve as a guideline for
  the Cadet Battalion Commander to address the
  fourth class on Recognition Day . Add/ adjust
  this as you deem appropriate.
• Key to this activity is to
• Review the critical information outlined by the
  slides ( Pillars, Leadership Model, etc)
• Personalize / make this discussion session your
  own. (Suggestions discuss you have learned
  through this opportunity to serve as a commander,
  how this experience will help you for the future,
  etc.)
• Inspire them to finish the day and the year
  strongly, to look to challenge themselves even
  more next year, be proud of their individual and
  collective accomplishments.

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The Citadel Experience

• Path to Principled Leadership
• Leadership Development 4-2a
• Reorganization Day 2009

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Opening Comments

• Congratulations on making it to this special day
  in your Citadel Experience!
• Your cadet leadership is extremely proud of your
  efforts and success.
• This day is about you a final challenge of
  your dedication and determination. It is also
  about your preparation for the next step in your
  cadet career.
• We will use this time to focus on this past year
  and you future.

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The Citadel Experience How well did you
embrace your opportunities this year?

• At the beginning of the year we told you that to
  it is up to you make the most out of this
  experience
• After an entire year ask yourself
• How well did I do all in the important areas
  (pillars)?

Most importantly it is what you make it!
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Pillars of The Citadel Experience

• The Citadel Experience has four developmental
  pillars four areas of specific focus with
  requirements that cross connect and reinforce
  each other through a variety of programs,
  systems, and activities

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How well did we do in these Areas?
Your success or struggle directly impact your
company and battalion. The following information
highlights some of the recent performance of our
unit in relation to the rest of The Corps
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4C Attrition by Company
17.7 Average this year
14.6 Average last year
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Cadet Physical Fitness Test Fall 08
Incentives 300 290
300
220
180
BLUE UPPERCLASS AVERAGE Purple FRESHMAN
AVERAGE
NOTE Data from Fall 08 CPFT
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Corps Physical Fitness Test4C and UC (Averages)
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SCCC Academic Midterm Performance by Class
Spring Semester 2005-2009
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Along with the Pillars the Citadel Experience
follows a developmental model . It is a
pathway of more challenging leadership roles
and expectations
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Take Full Advantage of What The Citadel offer you

• To do well in all that The Citadel has to offer,
  you must develop and commit to a set of personal
  goals and work hard to achieve them.
• Recommit to your goals work hard this summer
  to be ready to achieve them

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Questions and Answers Period