8th West Point Leadership and Ethics Conference

The chapter's Young AFCEANs were proud to support the 8th West Point Ethics and Leadership Conference held in March at George Mason University. This annually event brings together over 150 high school juniors from the capital area to discuss the leadership and ethical challenges they face every day under the guidance of cadets from the West Point Academy. This program is led by all volunteers, including Young AFCEANs, with a mission to provide a renewed focus on leadership, character and ethics within the community; create awareness about one's responsibilities as a leader; provide a long-term and local solution to assist schools in developing leadership and ethics programs; and assist in the development community youths. Keynote speakers included Gen. Robert Cone, USA (Ret.), former U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command commander, and Rear Adm. Leo Mackay, USN (Ret.), Lockheed Martin' vice president of ethics.