What qualifies a cadet for the Good Conduct award?

• A. No suspensions of any kind and no adverse reports from staff or faculty in an academic term.
• B. Perfect attendance in all classes.
• C. Completion of 20 service hours.
• D. Winning a drill competition.

Answer: (A)

Good conduct is shown by consistently following rules and behaving in a way that reflects well on the unit across academics and daily life. The clearest way to measure this for a term is the cadet’s disciplinary record: no suspensions and no adverse reports from staff or faculty during that term. This directly indicates how well the cadet adhered to standards and maintained respectful conduct under typical situations.

While perfect attendance, service hours, or winning a drill competition are positive achievements, they don’t alone prove how a cadet handles rules, classroom behavior, or interactions with peers and staff. Attendance shows reliability, service hours show giving time to others, and drill wins show skill, but none of these guarantee conduct throughout the term. Therefore, the requirement focusing on absence of suspensions and adverse reports best captures the essence of Good Conduct.