Testimonial Category: Cadet

I remember stepping on the tarmac for the first time. I was nervous about leaving my family, but I wasn’t too worried. After all, I only planned for two weeks. Read More

Everything started for me after completing the IDYCA program. I was a troubled teen in the same situation a lot of cadets might be now. The program helped me in Read More

All IDYCA Staff have motivated me to continue moving forward.  Not once have any of you guys ever given up on me.  Nor have you ever let me say, “I Read More

In response to the staff question: How would you say that IDYCA has impacted your life? “It’s had the most positive and the most powerful impact in my life. I Read More

Since I been with you guys, and finished as a Staff Sergeant, I knew then I could something big with my life. I gotta wanna push forward like Master Sergeant Read More

…And now I’ll get to the real reason for this letter. It’s simple. I need to thank you guys so much, as you know I wasn’t the best kid before Read More

As we get closer to graduating and my time with IDYCA is over I want to say thank you. Thank you for making me miserable but pointing out how much Read More

If I had only one word to describe what the academy has done for me, I would say “opportunity.” I originally came to the academy to make up missing credits, Read More

Can’t thank all of these people enough! I went to the IDYCA for a few reasons but now after I completed it I can most definitely say I really needed Read More

Because of you guyes at the IDYCA my life is much better. I appreciate what you guyes do for cadets every day. They may not realize it at this point Read More

It took me nearly a year graduated from the class of 18-1 to really get back on my feet on a path that I felt right. It was hard along Read More

…I would just like to say that my favorite memories in Idaho came from the idyca. Not because it was fun, because there was times it wasn’t, not because it Read More

Thanks to Dr. Goddard and having my food safety certificate I am in the kitchen making pizzas all day. Its a good job though and grandma is helping me find Read More

I just want to say thank you to the academy and all the staff and cadre you really did make a huge difference in my life. I would never have Read More

…My time at the academy was some of the best times in my life, it was the first time I had been away from home but I knew I had Read More