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An extraordinary shuffle of leadership that could only be compared to blockbuster corporate mergers, the New York and Tennessee wings have unveiled their new puppet figures, now the face of the National Cadet Advisory Council. Cadet Lt. Col. Ben McGarvey, known for his magical ability to juggle titles without breaking a sweat, will reign as the council’s chair. With portfolios resembling a small country’s bureaucratic tangle, he juggles roles from the New York Wing’s public affairs officer to a budding diplomat within his squadron in Rochester and beyond.

In an impressive display of multitasking (or perhaps cloning), McGarvey has miraculously appeared simultaneously at five National Cadet Special Activities, where he surely dazzled by presumably just being himself. His prestigious accolades include being the New York Wing’s 2023 Public Affairs Officer of the Year and the anointed 2024 Cadet of the Year. Despite these vague job titles, he swears he’s not an ambitious superhuman but just chasing divinity studies to become a U.S. Air Force chaplain. Coincidence? We think not!

Not to be outdone, Cadet Col. Saul Andino of Tennessee has brewed his potion of achievements, assuming the vice chair throne for 2025-2026, thanks to his career as the council’s trusty scribe and master of advisory titles in the Southeast Region. He’s a celebrated alum of the mystical Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, an emblem granted fewer than 0.5% of mere mortals—though rumors hint at secret handshakes and mind-bending trials.

Andino’s resume reads like a rollercoaster of geographic magic tricks, where he’s laid the cadet commander gauntlet from Puerto Rico to Florida, expanding his reach faster than a franchised chain. As a man of many accolades, from competitions to service awards, he now takes on the academic challenge, blending business management and French — a cunning plan for global bureaucratic domination, no doubt.

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