Buzzword Bingo

In our leadership laboratory, we have the honor of listening to countless speakers who know infinitely more than we do. Once in a while we will hear something worthwhile, but the vast majority of speeches are filled with cliches and meaningless buzzwords. The Academy is so in love with these type of speeches they organize entire events (NCLS) and spent vast amounts of money to bring in speakers from all over the world. Once a week we even get an hour long buzzword overload session called Cadet Professional Military Education.

For the short amount of time cadets aren't sleeping during these briefings, they like to play a game called "Buzzword Bingo". The game is fun and easy to play; so for everyone watching at home grab a pen and let's get started! All you have to do is take a standard five by five bingo board and fill it in with your favorite buzzwords. Some of my favorites include "character", "virtue", "synergy", "dedication", "sacrifice" and don't forget the big three: "integrity", "service" and "excellence". Now listen to the speaker and mark the words off on your board when you hear them. If you get five in a row, jump up and yell "Bingo"! You win!