Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings National Conclave

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Posted on May 1, 2014 by Catherine Courchaine

On Friday, April 18, twenty of my friends and I hopped into cars and started the drive from West Lafayette to Washington, D.C. Ten hours later, we arrived to join 1200 other Air Force ROTC cadets from all over the nation for the National Conclave of Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings (NATCON).

Purdue University Arnold Air Society 2014

Washington D.C. Hotel

We spent three days fostering camaraderie, professionalism, and leadership skills with old and new friends. Listening to speakers from the Cadet Commander to General Mark Welsh III, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force gave us great insight and motivation to finish the semester strong. Some of our cadets even got to meet General Welsh!
General Welsh with Purdue University Air Force ROTC cadets 

We held elections for our new National Staff and began planning next year's NATCON, which will be held in Chicago! All 1200 cadets experienced a formal military dinner and took a trip to the National Air and Space Museum.

Military Banquet
Me at the National Air and Space Museum

On Tuesday Morning, we packed up our uniforms and said goodbye, visited some national monuments, and went on our way. It was hard to part ways with some incredible people, but we'll see each other next spring at CHI-CON!

Washington Monument

What a great weekend at WASHING-CON 2014!



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