Military School Blog

Each year, a new leadership team in the corps of cadets is chosen by the administration, Naval Science Department, and educators at Admiral Farragut Academy. With over 85 rising seniors entering the 2018-19 school year, Naval Science has decided to separate the corps of cadets into two leadership regiments which reflects the model used by many other military academies. What does this mean? One...

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Ranger Challenge Team is headed back to the Sandhurst International Military Skills Competition for the third time in five years. A victory in the Spartan Ranger Challenge secured UNG's spot in the Sandhurst event set for April at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. UNG was the best among 18 teams from the nation's junior and senior military...

Cadet Matthew Miller was one of 59 students selected from 756 candidates across the country for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Miller, a junior cadet, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who serves as an honor representative for the Corps of Cadets, is majoring in biology with a minor in American politics. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in urban and regional planning after graduating in 2019. ...

Admiral Farragut Academy (Farragut) was one of 17 aviation focused schools and organizations around the country awarded with a grant by American Airlines because of its dedication to training the next generation of aviators. The $5,000 grant to Farragut will enhance the Lower School Aviation experience and give its younger students the opportunity to train in the aviation classroom and then log...

Cadet Staff Sergeant Connor Gamma was honored with The Gold Valor Award, the highest award the Air Force Junior ROTC can bestow upon a cadet. The award is given to recognize "the most outstanding voluntary acts of self-sacrifice and personal bravery by a cadet involving conspicuous risk of life above and beyond the call of duty," according to the regulations put forth by Air Force Junior ROTC. ...