Air Force ROTC Detachment 505 - NMSU

⭐️COMMISSIONING SPOTLIGHT⭐️

Cadet Jose Esparza

Hometown: Las Cruces, NM

AFSC: Contracting (64P)

Best part of ROTC: The friendships I’ve made and the memories I’ve created with a group of people that I never thought I’d be a part of.

Hobbies: eating, watching movies, playing sports, and being a husband & father.

Advice for GMC: Make good habits early, they’ll take you a long way. Ask questions, because you can’t do your job if you don’t know your job. Most importantly have fun, make memories, and enjoy your time; because they’ll come a time when you’ll wish it could be like the good ol’ days.

⭐️COMMISSIONING SPOTLIGHT⭐️

Cadet Alyssa Vasquez

Hometown: Roswell, NM
AFSC: Nuclear Operations - 13N
Best part of ROTC: The friendships made.
Hobbies/fun facts: I like reading/writing poetry and going to open mics.
Advice for GMC: Make sure your actions reflect your priorities.

Over the weekend our amazing cadets participated in the Bataan Memorial Marathon. The light weight and heavy ruck teams completed the 14.2 and 26.2 mile course in honor of the men who gave their lives during the Bataan Death March in World War II.

For many cadets this was their first attempt at running or rucking Bataan. They toughed through this hilly course and sand with a determined and outstanding mindset. Way to go Det 505!