Summer Leadership Schoola.k.a., Cadet Leadership Course

Summer Leadership School (SLS)SLS is set up and run by Bellevue East

AFJROTC each summer at the end of the school year

The official name is “AFJROTC Lewis & Clark Leadership Challenge”

It is held at Camp Ashland, Nebraska Army National Guard Base, near Ashland, NE

The dates fall on the Tuesday after Memorial Day through that Saturday morning for a graduation ceremony.

InbriefingStudents

learn the rules of the camp and are divided into groups called “Flights”

Flights are FormedStudents

are given hats and T-shirts that identify them by Flight

Flight ActivitiesFlights

memorize the names of all members, and perform group activities to bond as a team.

Reveille!Student

s are woken abruptly by reveille at 5 AM to fall out for physical training!

Group RunCadets

choose to walk a mile, run a mile, or run two miles after warm-ups

Inspection and DrillFlights

undergo uniform inspection and drill (marching) together

Inspection and DrillSome

cadets get to lead the others

Group ActivitiesTeamwor

k is fostered through group activities

SportsAfternoo

n sports are played such as volleyball and ultimate frisbee

RappellingStudents

rappell under the supervision of Army instructors

Electronic Firing RangeStudents

try a firing simulator (no live weapons are used)

Water “Survival”Students

get to have fun in the Mahoney State Park pool.

Flight PhotosFlights

take a group photo on the last day.

Group Photo

The entire camp and staff

Graduation and AwardsA

graduation ceremony is held and parents, family and friends may attend.

College AFROTC Cadet StaffCollege

AFROTC cadets volunteer their time to run the camp.

CostsThe fee normally ranges from $100-$125. For

those that can’t afford the full fee, we may be able to subsidize some costs if the cadet works concessions to earn money.

The fee includes transportation, room, all meals for the week, a hat, several T-shirts, and admission to the Mahoney State Park pool.

Cadets are supervised by college ROTC cadets and teachers from each school bringing cadets. Instructors sleep over at the camp, and chaperones sleep in the barracks with cadets. Females are in a separate building with female officer supervision.