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The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, posted a photo on social media of two young women at a Canadian cadet training center that was interpreted as mocking their weight and gender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Hegseth posted the image, taken from the social media account for a local training branch, showing a young cadet receiving an award from her instructor.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

He also invited a cadet onstage to highlight physical fitness achievements, underscoring a recurring emphasis on bodily standards as a marker of military excellence.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Every cadet possessed a burning desire to be recognized, but never noticed, as his piercing blue eyes evaluated his corps.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

The Pentagon will work with five universities to establish a new corps of cadets that is intended to become a pipeline for recruiting young people for the military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

He even managed to get a more current jest in, teasing the group of young cadets with a “six-seven” joke about making good choices.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Parade organizers, citing security threats, have also dramatically downgraded the event, eliminating the display of armored vehicles and the march by military cadets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Russia's military explained that the annual commemorations of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two would not feature military vehicles or cadets due to the "current operational situation".

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

"I hang around the edge of Batalla a lot. I like to watch the cadets practice."

From "Legend" by Marie Lu