The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Summer Training kicked off at Fort Knox, Ky. - U.S. on June 3. CST will host nearly 14,000 cadets and active-duty and reserve Soldiers throughout the summer. CST, which will rotate through 10 Cadet Leader Course regiments and nine Cadet Initial Entry Training, is a rigorous, four-week exercise that will see nearly 9,000 cadets through graduation with the final commencement on Aug. 16.
The Cadets assigned to 2nd Regiment, Advanced Camp, woke up before the sun to complete the Army Fitness Test, on June 8, 2025. After a long day of travel, they quickly realized there was no room for a negative mentality.
They were pushed to their limits as they conducted each event of the AFT. These included the three-repetition maximum deadlift, hand-release push-up, sprint-drag-carry, plank and two-mile run. They were exhausted and...