These officers, called Air Officers Commanding, monitor the many facets of cadet life and teach intangibles that cannot be covered in the classroom. The Academy's whole-person program stresses leadership, scholarship, character development and physical training. The Cadet Wing is the student body, but is organized like a military unit. It's divided into four groups, and each group is made up of nine squadrons. There are about 110 cadets in each squadron.
Cadet officers hold top leadership positions on the wing, group and squadron staffs.
They're assisted in operating their units by other cadets. .