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Bridal Lawn Cadet describes City of San Diego cadet program and two-day girls empowerment camp
Summary
A cadet with the City of San Diego Cadet Program described hands-on training, 24-hour shift opportunities and a two-day girls empowerment camp for ages 12'19, and said the program is helping her prepare to join San Diego Fire-Rescue.
A cadet identifying herself as a Bridal Lawn Cadet with the City of San Diego Cadet Program described the program's hands-on training and a recent girls empowerment camp during a brief presentation.
"I'm a Bridal Lawn Cadet with the City of San Diego Cadet Program," the cadet said, adding she has been in the program for about one year. She said the cadet program "entails a lot of what the fire service is" and "teaches a lot of life skills," which she described as preparing participants "for anything in the real world." The cadet said that empowerment is a deliberate part of the curriculum.
The speaker said cadets have opportunities to take 24-hour shifts alongside firefighters and to attend community events, giving participants practical exposure to emergency-service work. She also described a two-day girls empowerment camp held that weekend, saying it taught girls ages 12 through 19 about the fire service and introduced them to "skills and techniques we use on the job."
"For me, career wise, I'm hoping to end up with San Diego Fire Rescue," the cadet said, adding that the program has helped her build a reputation, meet people in the fire service and show how hard she can work before entering the academy.
The remarks summarized the cadet program's role in youth training and outreach and were presented as a firsthand account of a participant's experience.
