06/22/2026
JCLC 2026 – Graduation Day 🎓🇺🇸
And just like that, JCLC 2026 came to an end.
Graduation day was truly special. Seeing family members and friends show up to celebrate their cadets and all they had accomplished throughout the week was amazing. The pride on everyone’s faces was a reminder of just how much these young men and women had grown in such a short time.
Congratulations to all of the cadets who received awards. Every medal and recognition presented was well deserved and rightly earned. But when it was all said and done, I believe every cadet walked away a winner.
Some may not have gone home with a medal, but they left with something far more valuable, knowledge, respect, confidence, loyalty, discipline, friendships, and memories that will last a lifetime. Those qualities and attributes will shape who they become long after the medals have been packed away and forgotten 10 years from now.
To all the cadets: be proud of what you’ve accomplished. Continue to lead, continue to serve, and continue to be the example.
Until next year…
JCLC 2026—Mission Complete.
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