FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Enterprise High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets treated Fort Rucker security guards to a steak dinner Nov. 15.
Three cadets delivered the 18 dinners to the Enterprise Gate where they were accepted by security officers Tylor Land and Caleb Demery, and then arrangements were made to distribute the rest of the dinners to other security personnel on post, according to Directorate of Public Safety Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Rogers.
The cadets were hosting a fundraising event at the school and had extra dinners, so they decided to coordinate providing the meals to Fort Rucker gate security personnel, said Johnathan Rowley, JROTC cadet.
"We knew they were out here working in the cold -- for us," he said. "So, we decided to bring the dinners out here to make sure they have full stomachs."
And the gesture was greatly appreciated, Demery said while accepting his own dinner.
"I think it's very nice," he said. "I like steak, and I know Officer Land likes steak, so I think it's very nice what these young men have done for us. I don't think we'll be waiting long to get into these."
As a Marine Corps veteran and security officer, Demery did have some words of wisdom for the cadets.
"Follow all the rules, of course," he said. "And definitely stay in great shape, stay in school and try the best you can -- learn as much as you can, so you can be the best that you can be for what you do in the future."
Providing a quality citizenship, character and leadership development program is the stated goal on the Army JROTC website, and this gesture by the cadets is evidence that the program at Enterprise High School is apparently doing just that, and that warms the heart of Rogers.
He personally thanked the cadets for their efforts, praised them for thinking of others and assured them that the security officers on duty would greatly appreciate the gesture.
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