Basic cadets get ready for ‘gut check’ in Jack’s Valley
By Ray Bowden/July 25, 2017 Dust flew in Jacks Valley when hundreds of basic cadets marched to the training area at the U.S Air Force Academy to begin 10 days of field exercises. Each year, basic cadets spend 10 days in Jacks Valley where their team building, military skills, and mental resolve are put to the test, said Lt. Col. Maria Roberts, Basic Cadet Training commander. “This begins the second portion of BCT, when young civilians begin to turn into Airmen,” she said. The Jacks Valley experience puts basic cadets in conditions similar to a deployment to a remote location....
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