JCLC Summer Camp

Each summer, cadets, instructors, and military members actively serving head to Lost Lake Boy Scouts camp for 5 days of leadership development, physical stress, joint camaraderie, competition, and most importantly, fun! This is the Joint Cadet Leadership Course, 15 cadets from North Pole, West Valley, and Lathrop volunteer to take this course during the summer. It is offered to incoming freshmen and all returning cadets. The goal of this camp is to build leadership traits, self-confidence, resilience, and teamwork. Cadets get to visit military bases, take classes led by retired military members, engage with mentors who are active military members, learn about military history, and much more!

This might sound scary, but don't worry, this is not "boot camp"; you will probably not be yelled at and told to do pushups repeatedly.

Picture on left: These cadets are learning how to treat a casualty. Picture on right: Cadets pull a truck during one of the strength tests during the raider challenge.

Picture on left: This team is completing the map reading portion of the raider challenge. Picture on right: Cadets are participating in a flag retirement ceremony. They will earn the patriotic ribbon for attending.

Cadets pose in front of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk at Fort Wainwright. Cadets were supposed to ride in a helicopter, but it had mechanical issues and was grounded.

Picture on the Left: Cadets pose for a picture with wildland firefighters at Fort Wainwright. Picture on right: These two battle buddies left their water bottle behind.

Picture on left: North Pole cadets pose in front of the helicopter that took the bus that inspired the movie Into The Wild out of the Alaskan forest. Note the graphic above the cadets painted on the helicopter. Picture on right: A cadet is conquering their fears on the rappel tower.

Picture on left: This team is competing in the fire building portion of the Raider Challenge. Picture on right: This cadet is pulling themselves across the one rope bridge they constructed.