LLABs 1-5 Courtesy of C/Wyleczuk-Stern, posted with permission
LLABs 1-5
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Mission is as follows: To fly fight and win in Air, Space, and cyberspace."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Core Values are as follows: Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in all we do."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Honor Code is as follows: We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Vision 2020 (twenty twenty) is as follows: Lasting Heritage... Limitless Horizons: A Warfighter's Vision."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the vision of the 520th (pronounced five hundred and twentieth) Air Force Reserve Officer's Training Corps (pronounced core) cadet wing is as follows: Becoming the cadet wing by which all others are measured."
"Cadet Cadet Name, The mission of the 520th Air Force Reserve Officer's Training Corps cadet wing is as follows: To recruit, educate, and develop cadets in a high-quality training environment, and commission the best warrior leaders for the United States Air Force."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps Mission is as follows: To develop quality leaders for the Air Force."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the seven basic responses are as follows: Yes, sir. No, sir. No excuse, sir. Sir, I do not know. Sir, I do not understand. Sir, may I ask a question? Sir, may I make a statement?"
*Note: For the purpose of recitation we will use "Sir" in all cases, unless you are actually asked to recite it by a female cadet. In that case, you must use "Ma'am".
If you're asked the cadets of a particular flight, you should respond as follows (I'll give an example to make it clear):
"Cadet Mercier, the cadets in the Recruiting and Retention Flight are as follows: Cadet Captain Markello. Cadet Third Class Walker. Cadet Third Class Powers."
If you're asked to recite the order of the cadet ranks, you'll reply as follows:
"Cadet, Cadet Name, the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet ranks are as follows: Cadet 4th Class, Cadet 3rd Class, Cadet 2nd Lieutenant, Cadet 1st Lieutenant, Cadet Captain, Cadet Major, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Cadet Colonel."
When reciting a cadet's position, one should say the following: "Cadet Cadet Name, the Wing Commander is Cadet Colonel Jennifer L. Jayne." When reciting multiple positions (e.g. the full chain of command) one should say: "Cadet Cadet Name, The fall 09 (oh nine) 520th (five hundred and twentieth) cadet wing chain of command is as follows: Brigade Commander Cadet Colonel Olivia J. Lawson. Wing Commander Cadet Colonel Jennifer L. Jayne. Vice Wing Commander Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Kyle R. Finnigan, etc."
The order we should say them is as follows:
FALL 09 520th Cadet Wing Chain of Command
BRIGADE COMMANDER
C/Col. Olivia J. Lawson
WING COMMANDER (CW/CC)
C/Col. Jennifer L. Jayne
VICE WING COMMANDER (CW/VC)
C/Lt. Col. Kyle R. Finnegan
INSPECTOR GENERAL (CW/IG)
C/Maj. Benjamin T. Polins
WING GROUP COMMANDER (CW/GC)
C/Maj. Thomas W. Gill Jr.
ALPHA FLIGHT COMMANDER (AFlt/CC)
C/1Lt Ravi Surdhar
BRAVO FLIGHT COMMANDER (BFlt/CC
C/1Lt Nick R. Mercier
FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT COMMANDERS:
OPERATIONS FLIGHT COMMANDER (OPS/CC)
C/Capt. Joshua M. Peterson
RECRUITING/RETENTION FLIGHT COMMANDER (RR/CC)
C/Capt. Alexandra D. Markello
LLAB's 6-13
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Officer ranks are as follows: Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General"
*Note: You may have to say "General of the Air Force" as the last officer rank, but not always.
And a helpful acronym for remembering General ranks: Be My Little General
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Enlisted ranks are as follows: Airman Basic, Airman, Airman First Class, Senior Airman, Staff Sergeant, Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force"
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Lower (or Upper) Chain of Command is as follows: Commander AETC General Stephen R. Lorenz, Commander Air University Lieutenant General Allen G. Peck..."
Lower Chain of Command:
Commander, AETC
General Stephen R. Lorenz
Commander, Air University
Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck
Commander, Holm Center
Brig. Gen. Teresa A.H. Djuric
Commander, AFROTC
Colonel John M. McCain
Northeast Region Commander
Colonel Bruce T. Hellen
Commander, 520th Cadet Wing AFROTC Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS)
Lt. Col. Michael D. Williamson
Commandant of Cadets
Captain C. Philip Ulmer
Upper Chain of Command:
Commander-In-Chief
President Barack H. Obama
Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Secretary of the Air Force
The Honorable Michael B. Donley
Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Core Competencies are as follows: Developing Airmen, Technology to Warfighting, Integrating Operations"
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Three Levels of Warfare are as follows:
Strategic, the level of war at which a nation or group of nations determines national or alliance security objectives and develops and uses national resources to accomplish those objectives,
Operational, the level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted and sustained to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or areas of operation, and
Tactical, the level at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Tenets of Aerospace Power are as follows: Centralized control/decentralized execution, Flexibility/Versatility, Priority, Synergy, Balance, Concentration, Persistence."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Principles of War are as follows: Objective, Offensive, Mass, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Unity of Command, Security, Surprise, Simplicity."
"Cadet Cadet Name, the Air Force Phonetic Alphabet is as follows: A Alpha, B Bravo, C Charlie, D Delta, E Echo, F Foxtrot, G Golf, H Hotel, I India, J Juliet, K Kilo, L Lima, M Mike, N November, O Oscar, P Papa, Q Quebec, R Romeo, S Sierra, T Tango, U Uniform, V Victor, W Whiskey, X Xray, Y Yankee, Z Zulu."