Nevada Wing National Character Day 3 September 2011 Airman Leadership School Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada ―Life is the sum of your choices.‖ -Albert Camus, Writer & Nobel Laureate
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Nevada Wing
National Character Day
3 September 2011
Airman Leadership School
Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada
―Life is the sum of your
choices.‖ -Albert Camus,
Writer & Nobel Laureate
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National Character Day
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USAF Academy ARDA Model
Every EXPERIENCE has the potential to be an
amazing opportunity to develop as a leader
if you can just ENGAGE yourself with it!
According to the USAF Academy, we need to
“engage with the world as potential leaders and people of
character” and for this, they recommend the ARDA Model:
Awareness: Look for the moments and
experiences you can learn from.
Reasoning: Figure out what factors should
weigh on the decision and action you
need to make.
Decision: Decide what you are going to do and in-
sure that this lines up with who you want to be.
< The Decision—Action Gap:
You must overcome your fears and doubt
to do what is right.
Action: Make your action, but insure that you
can respect yourself after you’ve done so.
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Lt Col Jack L. Schofield
World War II US Army Air Forces “Flying Tiger”
“You must never give up.
Never, never, never, NEVER!” -Winston Churchill
“Every day, in every way, I get better and better! If it is to be,
it is up to me! Quitters never win, and winners never quit!”
“I’m not better than anybody,
but I’m as GOOD as anybody.”
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Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger
Walk-on player for the Notre Dame Football Team
“Eliminate confusion from your thoughts.
One goofy thought can stop you
from being the person you want to be.”
“Inspiration is the key
to who you are.”
“Don’t worry about what
the other person thinks.”
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SMSgt Lee Davis, USAF Quality Assurance Superintendent for the USAF Thunderbirds
"Where else would you rather be
than right here, right now?" -Marv Levy
“You learn just as much from a
bad leader, sometimes more than
you can [from a] good leader.”
“Look
in the mirror,
make the
hard choices,
make the
right choices.”
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Mark Jackson
Former Wide Receiver in the NFL
“Nothing in this world can take the place of PERSISTANCE.
Talent will not … Genius will not … Education will not …
PERSISTANCE and DETERMINATION alone are omnipotent.
The slogan "PRESS ON" has solved and always will solve
the problems of the human race.” -Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President
“What you
need in
your life is
direction.”
“You have to get comfortable
with the skin that you’re in.”
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Cadet WIPEOUT!
Wrought with challenges like
pushups, sit-ups, squats, knee-
highs, jumping jacks and more,
all while wearing a weighted
flak jacket, many of them
viewed the course as impossible
only to prove themselves wrong.
The cadets pushed them-
selves farther than they ever
thought they could go be-
fore by tackling an extreme
obstacle course.
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Cadet WIPEOUT!
So much fun,
even the
Senior Members
joined in!
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Quotations from our Guest Speakers
“Anything in life is possible
if you make it happen.” -Jack LaLanne
“I love you. You love me. We're a
happy family. With a great big
hug and a kiss from me to you,
won't you say you love me too?”
“Hard work beats talent,
when talent doesn’t work.”
“There is a difference between
enlisting...and actually joining.
When did you truly subscribe to
the philosophy of the Air Force?”
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Senior Staff
Cadet Commander
C/2d Lt Jonathan DeBoy
Cadet Deputy Commander
C/2d Lt Paige Dixon
Cadet Executive Officer
C/Capt Chad Henderson
First Sergeant
C/CMSgt Michelle Azzata
Cadet Medical NCO
C/MSgt Wendy Brizuela
Cadet Safety Officer
C/Capt Ruben Cruz-Colon
Eagle Flight
C/Capt Ruben Cruz-Colon
C/MSgt Wendy Brizuela
Falcon Flight
C/1st Lt Brandon Koltes
C/MSgt Marjorie Franzen
Raptor Flight
C/CMSgt Stephanie Falkis
C/TSgt Stephanie Lucia
Stryker Flight
C/CMSgt Andrew Shupe
C/MSgt D’Andre Carter
Cadet Logistics NCO
C/CMSgt Stephanie Falkis
Cadet Administration NCO
C/TSgt Stephanie Lucia
Cadet Public Affairs Officer
C/Lt Col Nicole Crisp
Cadet Support Staff
C/Capt Bert Kirk
C/1st Lt Brandon Koltes
C/MSgt D’Andre Carter
C/MSgt Marjorie Franzen
C/CMSgt Andrew Shupe
Cadet Staff
Activity Director
Maj Debra Prosser
Deputy for Academic Challenge
SM Judie Pokakaa
Deputy for Physical Challenge
1st Lt Daniel Prosser
Executive Officer
1st Lt John D’Angelo
Operations Officer
Capt Keri Henderson
Medical Officer
Maj Ginette Richard
Director of Cadet Programs, NV
Maj Mike Mizner
Public Affairs Officer
2d Lt Marc Cruz
Administration Officers
1st Lt Kini Miller-Gore
2d Lt Heather Dixon
Safety Officers
1st Lt Kenneth Lucia
1st Lt Daniel Prosser
Transportation Officer
1st Lt Cory Setera
Observer
Capt Jonathan Khattar
Obstacle Course Aid
Capt Karen Hursh
Capt Samuel Jensen
1st Lt Marvin Hein
1st Lt Samantha Stout
2d Lt Bryan Durant
2d Lt Linda Staples
2d Lt Devon Thornton
TFO Jeni Crandy-Setera
―A life is not important except
in the impact it has on other lives.‖
-Jackie Robinson, First Black Major
League Baseball Player
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MANY THANKS TO:
Our amazing guest speakers, Lt Col Jack L. Schofield, Daniel “Rudy”
Ruettiger, SMSgt Lee Davis, and Mark Jackson, for taking the time out of their
schedules to come talk to our cadets, inspiring them to be all they can be.
MSgt Tiffany Bettisworth and her staff of the Airman Leadership School
for providing cadets and staff with classroom space, audio/visual support,
computer support, and administrative support space.
SSgt Natal of the Nellis AFB Flight Kitchen for providing cadets and
staff with box lunches.
Maj Brandon Ford and Capt Olen Freeman of the CAP-USAF for ensur-
ing military support was authorized and in place to facilitate the Nevada
Wing National Character Day.
SM Larry Crisp for taking a great photograph of the attendees and guest
speakers of the National Character Day.
Cynthia Paez for helping us capture the National Character Day by
being on hand as an additional photographer.
Created by C/Lt Col Nicole Crisp
Nevada Wing
National Character Day
―All drugs can do is kill you—
and kill you the long, slow, hard way.‖
–Billy Holiday, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singer
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