ARFROTC cadet headed to CAFB

Southeast Missouri State University business major Destin Garst was walking to the Student Recreation Center one morning and ran into an old high school buddy, but there was something different about his attire. He was wearing an Air Force blues uniform. “That kind of opened up my eyes from there,” Garst told the school’s Arrow newspaper. Now a senior and a cadet wing commander of the AFROTC, Garst's primary responsibility is overseeing all of the training and extracurricular activities. As cadet wing commander, he oversees about 75 cadets at Souteast, but also detachments at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Ill., and John A. Logan College. Garst’s hard work and accomplishments have worked in his favor. In March 2018, Destin learned he was selected to become a pilot. After graduation in May, he will head to Columbus AFB, Miss., for two years to complete flight training. (Source: Arrow 04/16/19)