Benjamin A. Stout, son of James and Betty Stout of Fayetteville, has completed basic cadet training and received the rank of cadet fourth class at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Stout, a 1998 graduate of Landmark Christian School, is one of 1,163 men and women who completed the rigorous, five-week orientation program and was accepted into the cadet wing. By having completed basic cadet training, trainees are prepared to enter their first academic year as "doolies" at the academy and graduate as the class of 2002.

The cadets completed the training in two phases: phase one consisted of military and physical preparation which focused on the transition from civilian to military life; and phase two, which involved a two-week outdoor stay on the academy grounds to participate in activities to extend their physical limitations and build self and group confidence.

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