Boise Army Recruiting Company - US Army

US Army - Boise Army Recruiting Company

Speaker: Cade Barnard, First Lieutenant, Infantry

Cade Barnard was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and raised on a ranch in eastern New Mexico, where he developed the work ethic and resilience that would shape his future. He graduated from Seminole High School in Texas before attending the United States Military Academy at West Point from 2018 to 2022. While there, he competed as a four-year member of the Army football team.

Upon graduation, Cade commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry. His early assignments included serving as an athletic intern at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, where he coached running backs and tight ends and assisted in teaching a Military Leadership Course. He then completed the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course and Bradley Leader Course at Fort Benning.

Cade went on to serve at Fort Bliss as an Assistant Battalion S3, Infantry Platoon Leader, and Infantry Company Executive Officer over a two-year span. In January of this year, he relocated to Boise, Idaho, where he currently serves as a Recruiting Operations Officer.

The youngest of five siblings and the only member of his immediate family to join the military, Cade enjoys travel and adventure—interests that ultimately drew him to Idaho.