Staff Sergeant David W. Cade Jr. is the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of Administration for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He entered the Air Force in September 2007, attending Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, followed by technical training as an Information Manager at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Upon graduation, he received orders to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where he served in the Communications Squadron as an Information Management Apprentice. In 2011, he was assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he served as NCOIC of the Post Office. In 2018, he received orders to Beale Air Force Base, California, where he worked as the Wing Executive Administrator. In August 2025, SSgt Cade arrived at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to assume his current role at Detachment 365.
EDUCATION
2008 Information Management Technical School
2013 Airman Leadership School
2016 NCO Academy
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education 1, Correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2008 – September 2011, Information Management Apprentice, 87 Communications Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
2. September 2011 - October 2018, Knowledge Operations Journeyman – Headquarters A4/A7 Directors Action Group- Ramstein AB, DE
3. October 2018 - October 2025, Administration, Wing Executive Admin – 9th Reconnaissance Wing - Beale AFB, CA
4. October 2025 - Present, Administration, NCOIC - Detachment 365, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic 4September 2007
Airman First Class 19 October 2007
Senior Airman 19 February 2010
Staff Sergeant 1 September 2014
(Current as of Sept 2025)