Individual Major Awards (IMA)
Nominate the most outstanding cadets in the Corps
Individual Major Awards recognize the very top cadets in California for excellence in leadership, academic performance, citizenship, and contribution to the Corps. Nominations are submitted by host commands and reviewed by a headquarters board.
Major Award Categories
Cadet of the Year
NCO of the Year
Officer of the Year
Cadet Athlete of the Year
Cadet Scholar of the Year
Citizenship & Service Award
Overview
The Individual Major Awards (IMA) affords cadets the opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency and knowledge of the California Cadet Corps program through an interview board process designed to annually select the Outstanding Cadets in California.
IMA competitions to select cadets for the State Championship will be conducted in accordance with CR 3-4. Schools conduct school level competitions and the winners from each school in each category will advance to the brigade level. Cadets winning at the brigade level represent the brigade at the annual State Championships.