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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs vice president of the Flight Club, a group of more than 50 cadets, Demcovich has helped others get started in aviation. The club offers discounted flight lessons at the Charleston International Airport, access to flying simulators on campus and biweekly meetings where cadets share information and updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Flight Club has helped me further develop the leadership skills I need as company commander. I\u2019m able to help provide resources and materials, answer questions, help people and see over the course of time how much they have grown. Knowing that you\u2019re able to help someone is extremely satisfying,\u201d said Demcovich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cadet Marcus Evans, president of the Flight Club, agreed and added that being part of the club is also helping him achieve his goal of earning a pilot slot in the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Flight Club helped me learn about aviation basics and connect with the right people to log flight hours\u2014all things that the Air Force looks for,\u201d said Evans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demcovich also spoke about the strong connections between her role in the Flight Club and her leadership role on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn terms of similarities between my role in the club and my rank, the biggest is that you have to remain calm under pressure. You have to be able to be decisive and consistent. You have to be disciplined in your training and in the way you handle people, whether it\u2019s good or bad. That\u2019s something that I\u2019ll take into my role as a company commander: consistency, having the integrity to know and say when you\u2019re wrong, and being open and honest with your people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even with all the logistics and planning that go into Demcovich\u2019s daily life, the best moments often happen midair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSometimes, I\u2019ll fly over The Citadel, do one or two laps and see the entire quad all lit up, and you can see people walking around. Flying is so amazing because it combines aviation and The Citadel community. It\u2019s the people that I love and am taking care of, and then the passion of flying. It gives me a greater purpose,\u201d said Demcovich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That same sense of connection and purpose is what drives Demcovich on the ground as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy number one rule is: be a good person. If you\u2019re a good person, if you\u2019re leading with love and consistency, your true character will be shown. Being a good person shows how much you care about your people, how much work you\u2019ll put in. It\u2019s really the little things that matter, and building trust and unit cohesion is incredibly important. Getting to know your people\u2014it\u2019s important because they will remember every single thing,\u201d said Demcovich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a philosophy that stems from her upbringing. Demcovich comes from a military family. Her brother is an officer in the Marine Corps, and her grandfather and great- grandfather both served in the Air Force. But she is the first woman in her family to pursue a military career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted to pave the way for the rest of our family and let my sisters know that they can do anything. It\u2019s an extraordinary feeling\u2014to know these people have my back, and I\u2019ll have theirs. I have six siblings, and they\u2019re all very supportive. We have a family group chat we use all the time to send our daily updates. They are extremely supportive of absolutely everything I do,\u201d said Demcovich. \u201cMy family is what motivates me to succeed because they\u2019ve pushed me so far and given me that drive to go and be whoever I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As she prepares for her future as an Air Force pilot, Demcovich continues to build a legacy of service, mentorship and excellence\u2014in the skies above The Citadel as well as on the campus below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While many of her classmates were learning to drive, Tatiana Demcovich was learning to fly. Demcovich\u2019s love for aviation and her path to The Citadel began in high school, when she took an aeronautical science class at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world\u2019s largest university specializing in aviation and aerospace. As the only female in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":694,"featured_media":934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other"],"yoast_head":"\n