The military program develops the techniques and attributes of successful leadership. You gain military and leadership experience through duties in the cadet wing. The wing, patterned after an Air Force unit, allows you to assume responsibility for managing your own military organization.
Military development begins the first summer.
The CPME focuses squarely on the profession of arms. The CPME curriculum encompasses military professionalism, officership, the art of war, air power, military heritage, military theory, doctrine, and force management. Later, you gradually develop your leadership skills and responsibilities, including those in earned positions within the cadet wing. All cadets have the opportunity to participate in some form of airmanship each of the four years at the Academy. Experiences range from orientation rides to soaring, and from parachuting to navigation.