The Bakersfield Voice

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Cadet Brock Genter, son of John and Angela Genter of Bakersfield, and Cadet Kyle Smith, son of James and Rhonda Smith of Bakersfield, have successfully completed Cadet Basic Training (also known as BEAST) and were accepted into the Corp of Cadets in a formal parade ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 23.

The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of duty, honor, country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U.S. Army.