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2009-2010 Standard of Achievement
Each year the Territorial Youth Department announces the Standard of Achievement winners for corps cadets and junior soldiers. The Standard of Achievement involves three levels of awards: blue—the highest—red and yellow.
Recipient corps receive a plaque and engraved star plate to display in their building.
The 2009-2010 achievements are shown below.
Corps cadets
The highest award a corps cadet can earn is the Standard of Achievement. Time, effort, and extra activities are required, such as wearing uniforms, excursions, submitting lessons and participating in a training event.
Blue: El Cajon, Calif. (Sierra del Mar) – 3,620 points; San Pedro, Calif. (So. Calif.) – 3,200; San Diego Citadel, Calif. (Sierra del Mar) – 3,170; Great Falls, Mont. (Northwest) – 3,105; Lihue, Hawaii (Hawaiian & Pacific Islands) – 3,100; Leeward, Hawaii (H&PI)– 2,915; Murrieta, Calif. (Sierra del Mar) – 2,685; Pendleton, Ore. (Cascade) – 2,295; Vancouver, Wash. (Northwest) – 2,045; El Centro, Calif. (Sierra del Mar) – 2,020; Grass Valley, Calif. (Del Oro) – 1,865; Carson City, Nev. (Del Oro) – 1,840; Centennial, Colo. (Intermountain) – 1,685; Fresno Citadel, Calif. (Golden State) – 1,670; Flagstaff, Ariz. (Southwest) – 1,650.
Red: Las Vegas Citadel, Nev. (Southwest) – 1,640; Mid-Columbia, Wash. (Northwest) – 1,235; Phoenix Citadel, Ariz. (Southwest) – 1,195; Riverside, Calif. (Sierra del Mar) – 1,180; Kahului, Hawaii (H&PI) – 1,130; Torrance, Calif. (So. Calif.) – 1,075; Kalispell, Mont. (Northwest) – 1,065; Kauluwela Mission, Hawaii (H&PI) – 1,065; Casa Grande, Ariz. (Southwest) – 1,035.
Yellow: Gresham, Ore. (Cascade) – 1,355; Albuquerque Citadel, N.Mex. (Southwest) – 935; Phoenix South Mountain, Ariz. (Southwest) – 770.
Junior soldiers
Junior soldier requirements include points for membership, attendance, uniforms, singing company and/or participation in the worship service.
Blue: Kalispell, Mont. (Northwest); Lihue, Hawaii (H&PI); Mesa Citadel, Ariz. (Southwest); Pendleton, Ore. (Cascade); Phoenix South Mountain, Ariz. (Southwest); Riverside, Calif. (Sierra del Mar); San Diego Citadel, Calif. (Sierra del Mar); San Pedro, Calif. (So. Calif.); Torrance, Calif. (So. Calif.).
Yellow: Albuquerque Citadel, N.Mex. (Southwest); El Centro, Calif. (Sierra del Mar); Eugene, Ore. (Cascade); Great Falls, Mont. (Northwest); Murrieta, Calif. (Sierra del Mar); North Las Vegas, Nev. (Southwest); Pahrump, Nev. (Southwest); Pasco Temple, Wash. (Northwest); Redlands, Calif. (Sierra del Mar); Rita, Hawaii (H&PI); Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Southwest); Spokane, Wash. (Northwest); Yakima, Wash. (Northwest).