“It’s really been great to have the leadership of Cadet Stephens, and now the other Citadel cadets who are engaging to help the Ashley Ridge High School cyber team continue to grow and thrive.”

During a two-day conference at The Citadel, Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, of U.S. Army Cyber Command, said growing cybersecurity resiliency and closing the cybersecurity gap

When Cadet Noah Wells, ’22, and Staff Sergeant Ryan Skibicki, ’21, met in Computer Science 305, they had no idea that they would land dream jobs within two months of each other.

Cadet Conor William Deans said he was encouraged to join the Space Force in 2019 when Gen. John Raymond, then with the Air Force, came to campus to talk about his military career. When Raymond became the first chief of space operations, The Citadel cadet said he wanted to be a part of history.

The Citadel has developed leaders for the America’s Intelligence Community since three-letter agencies like the FBI were formed.

Cadet Connor Deans will be going to Vandenberg Space Force Base for training as a new U.S. Space Force (USSF) officer.

“The opportunity to partner in training our South Carolina National Guard soldiers builds the state’s cyber workforce capacity.”

“I really found a love to be in the Air Force,” she said. “I kind of wanted to branch out; I wanted to do something different.”

“NSA has an incentive to ensure the nation has a competent cyber-smart workforce,” she added.

Dr. Nance works at The Citadel training the next generation of “cyber soldiers” who will fight against hackers, he said.