Training of Army cadets helped them traverse tough times in Radiance Technologies I-Bowl

SHREVEPORT, La. — Going through the rigors of preparing for a football game, then playing the game under chilly, wet conditions are a piece of cake for the young men from West Point, who finished their 2024 football schedule in fine fashion Saturday night in the 48th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.

Army topped Louisiana Tech 27-6 in a game that wasn’t all that pretty. But it was gritty in the true fashion of an Army cadet.

“From the moment they show up on campus, the freshmen class reports to the cadet in a red sash and for about a month they get worked over,” Army coach Jeff Monken said. “It’s not easy and every one of our guys has endured that. They’ve gone through that and are better and stronger because of it, but they grow together and there’s a bond that’s forged through that shared experience. And, they continue to do that throughout their careers at West Point.”

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The Army senior class, led by quarterback Bryson Daily, start their work from prep school through the Beast Barracks, the Army’s cadet basic training. If you’re not a man when you come in, you’ll be one if you survive.

“Through summer training sleeping outside at Camp Buckner when it’s 41 degrees, and it’s raining on you, and there’s no tent, and rain is just peppering you in the face and your sleeping bag is soaking wet,” Monken explained. “Then the next day you’re up with 100-pound rucksack on your back and it’s 90. These guys do that. And, it’s not fake. It’s not manufactured, you don’t bring people in to do that.”

It’s what these men do to become an infantry officer.

Army quarterback Bryson Daily carries the ball against Louisiana Tech Saturday in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl.

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Author : Times Herald-Record

Publish date : 2024-12-29 13:46:00

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