CadetStuff::News & Events::$100 Scholarship, Just Write an Article

So we're laying around the CadetStuff office the other morning, suffering from the aftereffects of a full night spent working on CadetStuff 2.0 and pounding Red Bull, when Captain N bounds into the lobby leeching more energy from his pores than that expended by 500 locomotives hauling, I don't know, a ship up the side of a mountain, like that crazy Klaus Kinski movie "Fitzcarraldo."

For those of you who don't know Captain N, well, lets just say that you don't meet Captain N, you sort of experience Captain N. And this particular morning, The Captain N Experience was kind of like going to a Incubus concert with part of your brain outside of your skull. Mach 1.2, cowl flaps open, trim-ball not centered in the race... well, you get the drift..

In any event, after we got him to ratchet it down to about -5 decibels above the clunking sound the furnace was making (did we mention the all-night Red Bull-fueled development session we were recovering from? Yeah...), we were able to decipher what he was babbling about.

Below is the text of the message he breathlessly dictated to us before he tore off his flight suit, swept this lavender and chartreuse cape trimmed in gold lace over his shoulder (yeah, we weren't loving the color scheme, either, but hey, I guess all the really *cool* superhero colors were already trademarked) and launched himself into the mesosphere with a resounding "I'mmm Late!" It can also be found here: http://forums.cadetstuff.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13493

I am hereby offering one $100 scholarship to one cadet who submits the best article for publishing to CadetStuff.

This is meant to help you pay to attend, get equipment/uniforms for, or arrange transport to a cadet activity of your choice. No strings attached.

To enter:

Email your article to me at JNaugle@aol.com AND Submissions@CadetStuff.org no later than 0600 UTC/Z/GMT on 1 February 2010.

Now, the editors at CadetStuff may or may not use the article you submit, but chances are good that if you win, you will get published. Heck, chances are good you will get published even if you don't win. By submitting, you are giving CadetStuff permission to publish your article.

In your email, please include your contact information (Name, Cadet Rank, Unit, E Mail Address, CadetStuff Username, Phone Number and Favorite Color).

The article can be on any topic, but I personally prefer stuff on survival, flying, careers, leadership, military operations, military history/heritage, special operations, aerospace science, national security, zombie preparedness, and rescue. It should be well written and I encourage you to have someone proofread it before you submit it. A typical article here is about 3 pages long, but if it is longer or shorter, that won't hurt anything as long as it is awesome. Your article should be factually true and supported (or at least supportable) by outside sources. It should be fun to read and the reader should learn something.

The easiest format for me to read is the most current version of Microsoft Word, but if you don't have that, you can send it as a PDF file.

To be clear, I am picking the winner, independently of the CadetStuff.org staff. My decision will be entirely subjective based on my definition of "awesome." I reserve the right to pick more than one winner (if, for example two are amazing) or zero winners (if, for example they are all lame). You must be a CAP, JROTC, USNSCC, US Service Academy, or ACA cadet/mid to win. The article must be YOUR original work, but you are encouraged to get help on it from any reasonable source. The scholarship will be decided by 3 Feb 2010, and I will put the check/money order/package of used unmarked small bills in the mail by 6 Feb 2010. Available for a limited time only, while supplies last. Offer not available where prohibited. Do not taunt happy fun ball.

Direct any questions to me at JNaugle@aol.com.

Respectfully,

Capt N