Pornschloegl'18 Named Cadet Colonel at JROTC Diamond Promotions

Leland Pornschloegl'18 promoted to serve as the 103rd Raider Brigade Commander.

At the annual JROTC Diamond Promotion ceremony, Leland Pornschloegl'18 received the highest rank of Cadet Colonel and was assigned duties as the Brigade Commander.  He is the 103rd in a line of leaders that stretches back 100 years to the founding of our military program in 1917. 

Pornschloegl joins 16 of his classmates who also earned promotion to diamond rank, so named for the diamond shape of the insignia.  These 17 cadets will lead the corps through numerous activities and events culminating in the Twilight Parade on May 16, 2018. In addition to preparing for the parade, each Diamond Officer will manage a special project for the long-term benefit of the Corps.

The Brigade and Battalion staffs will guide the Corps through a continuous improvement program.  Select officers will plan, coordinate, and supervise the Upper Midwest JROTC Challenge for approximately 350 JROTC cadets coming from 15 other schools.  All will help to commemorate the ongoing centennial of the CDH JROTC program, one of the oldest in the United States.

Congratulations to the following seniors who have been named Diamond Officers:

Brigade S1: Cadet Major Alexis Feist

Brigade S2: Cadet Major Jack Rymanowski 

Brigade S3: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Johnathan Koop

Brigade S4: Cadet Major William Pope

Brigade S5: Cadet Major Bryce Vevey

1^st Battalion Executive Officer: Cadet Major Andrew Keis

2^nd Battalion Executive Officer: Cadet Major Jacob Walters

3^rd Battalion Executive Officer: Cadet Major Edward (Teddy) Gray

1st Battalion S3: Cadet Major Osagie (Obi) Abulu           

2^nd Battalion S3: Cadet Major Jack Engstrom

3rd Battalion S3: Cadet Major Thomas Knops

Commander, 1st Battalion: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Peyton Yurek

Commander, 2nd Battalion: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Michael Burke

Commander, 3^rd Battalion: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Shane Benick

Brigade Executive Officer: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Seifert

Deputy Brigade Commander: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Giselle Centeno

Cadet Colonel as Brigade Commander: Cadet Colonel Leland Pornschloegl

This year’s process was highly competitive; the class of 2018 has the highest percentage of cadet officers we have seen in many years.