Raiders
Congratulations to the
Raider Award Recipients 08
RAIDERS BEGIN
The SMA Raider team has been selected and is off to a grand beginning. Over fifty cadets tried out for the team and thirty five were selected. Those cadets who did not score high enough to make the team are encouraged to keep coming to our practices. They will continue to do physical training and will be given opportunities every month to move up.
Those cadets that made the Raider team will now begin training on technical skills and we will continue to work on their physical fitness levels. This training will make us more competitive this year. Congratulations Raiders and lets get motivated. Raiders lead the way HooAH!
Black Knight Raiders
“Hardcore”
by CSM Mike Collis
Be prepared to be blown away if your caught standing near the new all female raider team when they decide to call for a “motivation check”. You will be knocked over by the unbelievable response. They call themselves “Black Knight Raiders” and if their bone- rattling roar is any indication of their attitude, watch out.
Dedication, teamwork, and spirit are the hallmarks for this team, and through these values these cadets are becoming SMA leaders of tomorrow. First and foremost, they are motivated to win at all cost. They are willing to spend a great deal of their time conditioning their minds and bodies becoming tough. They are also dedicated to applying the lesions they learn at Raider practice and competitions to their daily lives.
Raider practices are tough, demanding exercises where the Black Nights are pushed to their limits. Physical fitness is their mainstay and they are fast becoming the fit cadets at our school. In addition to becoming extremely fit, they are conditioning their minds as well. A big part of their training it to master technical skills as well. Training in Map Reading, First Aid and Military Field Craft are also incorporated into their practices. It is tough with a capital “T”. This is no feel good club. Either they hack the challenge, or they turn in their Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU).
“This is a hard activity that pushes you to your limits,” said Cadet Kelly Smith, the Black Night leader. We are not trying to make these young women soldiers; we are instilling a moral and ethical mindset that will carry them through their lives.
Coach Joe Collis (the Weight Lifting and Team Sports Instructor) and I are incredibly passionate about what we are doing and the success we have had. We consider the chance to impact the lives of these motivated young women an honor and a privilege.
Links
Raider Chain-Of-Command
Raider Calendar
Memories
Raider “Man-Law”