August 7, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 141 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E738-E739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CADET LAITYN TIPPY SELECTED AS OVERALL AFJROTC AND AFA CADET LEADERSHIP 
                              AWARD WINNER

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                     HON. ERIC A. ``RICK'' CRAWFORD

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 7, 2020

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Cadet Laityn Tippy 
from Westside High School and the Air Force JROTC, Unit No. AR20061, in 
Jonesboro, AR,

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as the Overall AFJROTC and AFA Cadet Leadership Award Winner for 2019-
2020. Cadet Tippy was selected from 890 AFJROTC Units and over 125,000 
AFJROTC cadets in the United States and on military installations 
overseas. The selection process started with each unit nominating their 
top cadet for the award. From there, 48 state winners were selected, 
followed by eight regional winners and then finally, one national 
winner, recognizing the most outstanding AFJROTC cadet in the world.
  Cadet Tippy has a 4.0 GPA, putting her at the top of her graduating 
class going into her senior year, despite a demanding schedule with 
college level courses and an extracurricular schedule that includes 
National Honor Society, Student Council, Track, and Cross Country. She 
holds the unit record in every category of the AFJROTC Physical Fitness 
Test, including the mile run, push-ups, and crunches. She finished 
first, from over 100 female competitors, in two local physical fitness 
competitions with other JROTC units from Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri 
and Mississippi.
  Earlier in the school year, Cadet Tippy was one of only 200 AFJROTC 
cadets, from over 3,000 applicants, to be selected to attend the 
AFJROTC Flight Academy, a summer scholarship program valued at over 
$25,000, which allows cadets to earn their private pilot license during 
a 10-week course at a college or university. Because of COVID-19, this 
course has been postponed until the summer of 2021. She is in the 
process of applying for the Air Force Academy and plans to be an Air 
Force officer and pilot.
  It is obvious to all that read her accolades that Cadet Tippy is more 
than deserving of this achievement. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Cadet Tippy a congratulations.

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