Baylor Rotc Cadets Earn Commander's Award

Three Baylor University Air Force ROTC cadets recently earned the Air Force ROTC Commander's Award.
The Commander's Award recognizes those ROTC students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average in any given semester at a four-year accredited college or university and earn 400 out of a possible 500 points on the Air Force physical fitness test. The physical fitness test consists of sit ups, push ups, pull ups, the long jump and the 600-yard dash.
Baylor ROTC cadets who earned the award include Shawn Hatter, a junior from San Antonio; Shane McCauley, a junior from Little Rock, Ark.; and Bena Lander, a junior from Tulsa, Okla.
Lt. Col. Gregory Smith, commander of the Baylor ROTC detachment, said a 4.0 grade-point average shows obvious outstanding academic achievement, but earning the Commander's Award shows a commitment to excellence in physical fitness as well as academics because the fitness test can also be very physically demanding.
"The Commander's Award recognizes a significant accomplishment because not everyone can excel in both areas," Smith said.
For more information contact Leona Cloud, public affairs officer for the ROTC, at 420-1528.