Thanks to LCDR Chen for the invite to your forum. Here is my official bio:
LTC Joseph M. Land., Sr., USACC, began his career in uniform when he joined the Naval Sea Cadet Corps at the age of 13 in his hometown of Burbank, Illinois. After four years as a Cadet, having achieved the highest rate available of Cadet Petty Officer First Class, he joined the United States Navy as a Public Affairs Specialist / Journalist.
Upon completion of Basic Journalism School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, he was assigned as Ship’s Journalist aboard USS South Carolina (CGN-37). During that tour, he traveled to 28 countries and was the 11th Journalist in the history of the U.S. Navy to earn a warfare designation. He later transferred to Navy Broadcasting Service, Keflavik, Iceland, where he served in the Radio and Television departments. While in Iceland, he was promoted to Petty Officer First Class, five years ahead of his peers. His active duty career was completed while serving as the Operations Officer for Navy Broadcasting Service, Detachment San Diego, where he led a Rapid Deployment Force specializing in command information. Additionally, he was the West Coast Assignment Editor for Navy and Marine Corps News, a weekly television newsmagazine. He was Honorably Discharged in 1990 with ten years of active service.
Concurrent with his active duty career, he also served as a non-paid professional developing and leading Cadet units. As such, he served as Operations, Training, Administrative, Supply and Recruiting/Retention Officer, as well as Executive Officer, in several Cadet units nationwide. In 1985, he assumed command of a Naval Sea Cadet Corps unit in Keflavik, Iceland, making him the youngest Commanding Officer in the history of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. He later formed and commanded three units in Virginia, California and Florida. Further, he commanded the Training Ship Resilience (YP-660), a wooden training ship formerly used at the U.S. Naval Academy, with an all-Cadet crew.
In July 2000, he was promoted to Commander, U.S. Naval Cadet Corps, and assigned to National Headquarters, American Cadet Alliance, as the Director of Special Projects. As such, he was credited with streamlining acquisition systems, developing strategic marketing and development plans, and nearly tripled the size of our country’s oldest Corps of Cadets. In 2003, he was assigned as the National Chief of Staff, American Cadet Alliance, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the ACA, with Naval Cadets, Marine Cadets and Army Cadets assigned, the billet he currently holds.
In keeping with the direction of the American Cadet Alliance, he transferred from the U.S. Naval Cadet Corps after 30+ years in a Navy uniform to the U.S. Army Cadet Corps on 15 Jul 07, assuming the rank of Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army Cadet Corps.
In his civilian life, Lt. Colonel Land is the President of Liberty Communications, where he provides training and facilitation services to civilian and government clients nationwide. He has facilitated Environmental Remediation Teams involved in the BRAC process throughout the east coast. A primary instructor for Rockhurst University, he has trained over 20,000 professionals nationwide in leadership, communications and business development skills. Most recently, he has been heavily involved with the roll-out of the Department of Defense National Security Personnel System (NSPS), providing a new personnel program for DoD employees, replacing the General Schedule (GS) system. Further, he owns Eagles Landing Retreat, a 9,000 sq. ft. retreat on 50 acres used for corporate and church retreats, hunting excursions and family reunions.
He is eligible to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist device; ACA Basic Parachutist Badge; ACA SCUBA device; Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: National Defense Service Medal; Navy Enlisted Good Conduct Medal (three awards): Humanitarian Service Medal: Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal: ACA Superior Service Medal, ACA Distinguished Service Medal, ACA Meritorious Service Medal, ACA Commendation Medal, ACA Achievement Medal and several other personal and unit awards.
Lt. Colonel Land has a degree in Sociology and Education from the University of New York. He is married to the former Chiquita Beccue of South Bend, Indiana. The Lands live in Chiefland, Florida where they have one son, Joseph M. Land, Jr., who is an 19-year-old former Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer (Parachutist / Diver) in the American Cadet Alliance and is the General Manager of Eagles Landing Retreat.
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I am responsible for the day-to-day management of the ACA, which primarily entails unit operations and growth, supervision of the National HQ staff, and interface with the Department of Defense activities which support us.
For details on the American Cadet Alliance, go to:
In response to your request for more information, I believe the attached materials will provide detailed insight to our program:
www.militarycadets.org General Information
www.ACACadets.org Program Management, including regulations
www.AdventureBeginsHere.org Annual Training
www.ACAClothingSales.com Clothing and Emblematic
Also, the following links will take you to three online articles regarding ACA which will further explain our program:
General Corps Overview: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000398.html
Feature Story #1: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000401.html
Feature Story #2: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000400.html
Finally, please go to
Go here for a video which describes the ACA's Recruit Training program. Our new recruiting commercial can be found here.
In addition to a high-speed training program, you will find that ACA has some of the most advanced Information Technology resources available in Cadetting, as shown by http://www.cadtrak.acacadets.org/screenshots.html which is a view of our Personnel Management Database program, CADTRAK. CADTRAK serves as a single online conduit for all enrollments, promotions, community service tracking and much more. We also have online resources for the tracking of prospective members, Annual Training processing and other areas of program management at the unit and national levels. As ACA continues to grow, so does our ability to provide time-saving resources to the units in the field.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at JMLand@militarycadets.org.
Respectfully,
_________________
JOSEPH M. LAND, SR.
LTC(P), AG, USACC
Chief of Staff www.militarycadets.org
American Cadet Alliance
"ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!"
Joseph M. Land, Sr.
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army Cadet Corps
Chief of Staff
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army Cadet Corps
Chief of Staff
LTC Joseph M. Land., Sr., USACC, began his career in uniform when he joined the Naval Sea Cadet Corps at the age of 13 in his hometown of Burbank, Illinois. After four years as a Cadet, having achieved the highest rate available of Cadet Petty Officer First Class, he joined the United States Navy as a Public Affairs Specialist / Journalist.
Upon completion of Basic Journalism School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, he was assigned as Ship’s Journalist aboard USS South Carolina (CGN-37). During that tour, he traveled to 28 countries and was the 11th Journalist in the history of the U.S. Navy to earn a warfare designation. He later transferred to Navy Broadcasting Service, Keflavik, Iceland, where he served in the Radio and Television departments. While in Iceland, he was promoted to Petty Officer First Class, five years ahead of his peers. His active duty career was completed while serving as the Operations Officer for Navy Broadcasting Service, Detachment San Diego, where he led a Rapid Deployment Force specializing in command information. Additionally, he was the West Coast Assignment Editor for Navy and Marine Corps News, a weekly television newsmagazine. He was Honorably Discharged in 1990 with ten years of active service.
Concurrent with his active duty career, he also served as a non-paid professional developing and leading Cadet units. As such, he served as Operations, Training, Administrative, Supply and Recruiting/Retention Officer, as well as Executive Officer, in several Cadet units nationwide. In 1985, he assumed command of a Naval Sea Cadet Corps unit in Keflavik, Iceland, making him the youngest Commanding Officer in the history of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. He later formed and commanded three units in Virginia, California and Florida. Further, he commanded the Training Ship Resilience (YP-660), a wooden training ship formerly used at the U.S. Naval Academy, with an all-Cadet crew.
In July 2000, he was promoted to Commander, U.S. Naval Cadet Corps, and assigned to National Headquarters, American Cadet Alliance, as the Director of Special Projects. As such, he was credited with streamlining acquisition systems, developing strategic marketing and development plans, and nearly tripled the size of our country’s oldest Corps of Cadets. In 2003, he was assigned as the National Chief of Staff, American Cadet Alliance, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the ACA, with Naval Cadets, Marine Cadets and Army Cadets assigned, the billet he currently holds.
In keeping with the direction of the American Cadet Alliance, he transferred from the U.S. Naval Cadet Corps after 30+ years in a Navy uniform to the U.S. Army Cadet Corps on 15 Jul 07, assuming the rank of Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army Cadet Corps.
In his civilian life, Lt. Colonel Land is the President of Liberty Communications, where he provides training and facilitation services to civilian and government clients nationwide. He has facilitated Environmental Remediation Teams involved in the BRAC process throughout the east coast. A primary instructor for Rockhurst University, he has trained over 20,000 professionals nationwide in leadership, communications and business development skills. Most recently, he has been heavily involved with the roll-out of the Department of Defense National Security Personnel System (NSPS), providing a new personnel program for DoD employees, replacing the General Schedule (GS) system. Further, he owns Eagles Landing Retreat, a 9,000 sq. ft. retreat on 50 acres used for corporate and church retreats, hunting excursions and family reunions.
He is eligible to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist device; ACA Basic Parachutist Badge; ACA SCUBA device; Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: National Defense Service Medal; Navy Enlisted Good Conduct Medal (three awards): Humanitarian Service Medal: Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal: ACA Superior Service Medal, ACA Distinguished Service Medal, ACA Meritorious Service Medal, ACA Commendation Medal, ACA Achievement Medal and several other personal and unit awards.
Lt. Colonel Land has a degree in Sociology and Education from the University of New York. He is married to the former Chiquita Beccue of South Bend, Indiana. The Lands live in Chiefland, Florida where they have one son, Joseph M. Land, Jr., who is an 19-year-old former Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer (Parachutist / Diver) in the American Cadet Alliance and is the General Manager of Eagles Landing Retreat.
*******************************************************
I am responsible for the day-to-day management of the ACA, which primarily entails unit operations and growth, supervision of the National HQ staff, and interface with the Department of Defense activities which support us.
For details on the American Cadet Alliance, go to:
In response to your request for more information, I believe the attached materials will provide detailed insight to our program:
www.militarycadets.org General Information
www.ACACadets.org Program Management, including regulations
www.AdventureBeginsHere.org Annual Training
www.ACAClothingSales.com Clothing and Emblematic
Also, the following links will take you to three online articles regarding ACA which will further explain our program:
General Corps Overview: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000398.html
Feature Story #1: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000401.html
Feature Story #2: http://www.cadetstuff.org/archives/000400.html
Finally, please go to
Go here for a video which describes the ACA's Recruit Training program. Our new recruiting commercial can be found here.
In addition to a high-speed training program, you will find that ACA has some of the most advanced Information Technology resources available in Cadetting, as shown by http://www.cadtrak.acacadets.org/screenshots.html which is a view of our Personnel Management Database program, CADTRAK. CADTRAK serves as a single online conduit for all enrollments, promotions, community service tracking and much more. We also have online resources for the tracking of prospective members, Annual Training processing and other areas of program management at the unit and national levels. As ACA continues to grow, so does our ability to provide time-saving resources to the units in the field.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at JMLand@militarycadets.org.
Respectfully,
_________________
JOSEPH M. LAND, SR.
LTC(P), AG, USACC
Chief of Staff www.militarycadets.org
American Cadet Alliance
"ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!"
