The Civil Air Patrol Overview

1. The Civil Air Patrol Overview Prepared by: C/2Lt. Cathy Pierce Presented By: C/2Lt. Cathy Pierce & C/AB Melissa Lawhon Chesapeake Composite Squadron GLR-OH-002

2. C.A.P • Civil Air Patrol – Where imagination takes flight • Throughout the CAP program you learn Core Values, the CAP missions, the CAP motto and many other valuable things to help you thought your civilian and military life.

3. Cadet Requirements • Must be at least 12 years old • We’ll help you fill out a form 15 at Sq. • $45 to join and $29 to renew per year. • If older than 18 must join as a Senior member. • Can stay a cadet until 21 if desired.

4. History • Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was established 1 December 1941 and is a private, nonprofit organization of a benevolent character, and incorporated by the United States Congress on 1 July 1946 • On May 26, 1948, Congress passed Public Law 557 which permanently established CAP as the Auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force. This law also gave the Secretary of the Air Force the authority to provide financial and material assistance to the organization.  

5. Rank Insignia Airmen Airman Basic Airman Airman 1st class Senior Airman

6. Rank Insignia Cadet enlisted Technical Sergeant Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant

7. Rank insignia Cadet Officers Captian 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant

8. Rank Insignia cadet officers (cont.) Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel

9. Echelons • National - 1 • Region - 8 • Wing – 52 In Ohio… • Group - 8 • Squadron - 53 • Flights

10. Rank Insignia for Seniors 2nd lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captian

11. Rank Insignia for Seniors (cont.) Colonel Lt. Colonel Major

12. USAF Core Values • Integrity First • Service Before Self • Excellence in All We Do

13. CAP Core Values • Integrity • Excellence • Respect • Volunteer Service

14. Semper Vigilans Always Vigilant C.A.P motto

15. CAP Cadet Oath • “I pledge to serve faithfully in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program, and that I will attend meetings regularly, participate actively in unit activities, obey my officers wear my uniform properly and advance my education and training rapidly to prepare myself to be of service to my community , state and nation.”

16. A- Alpha B- Bravo C- Charlie D- Delta E- Echo F- Foxtrot G- Golf H- Hotel I- India J- Juliet K- Kilo L- Lima M- Mike N- November O- Oscar P- Papa Q- Quebec R- Romeo S- Sierra T- Tango U- Uniform V- Victor W- Whiskey Y- Yankee Z- Zulu Phonetic Alphabet

17. Honor Code • I will not lie, cheat, steal nor tolerate among us anyone who do. Furthermore, I resolve my duty and live honorably, so help me God.

18. How many wings are in the C.A.P.? When was CAP founded? What does C.A.P stand for? 52 1 Dec. 1941 Civil Air Patrol Quick Questions

19. 3 Missions of CAP • Cadet Programs • Emergency Services • Aerospace Education

20. What can U do in CAP??? • Encampments • Bivouacs • Orientation flights- Mil or CAP • Model rocketry • Conferences • Base tours • Competitions • CAC – Cadet Advisory Council • National Cadet Special Activities

21. Emergency Services • ELT searches • Missing person searches • K-9 search teams

22. Bivouacs • Weekend training activity aimed at achieving a certain goal in experience towards their Emergency services Qualifications

23. PJOC –Pararescue Jumpers Orientation Course HGA – Honor Guard academy NBB –National Blue Beret ATA – Advance Technology's Academy AEA – Aerospace Education Academy AETC – Air Education & Training Academy AFSPC – Air Force Space Command AFWA – Air Force Weather Agencies CLA – Civic Leadership Academy COS - Cadet Officer School E- Tech - Engineering Technologies Academy Hawk - Hawk Mountain Search & Rescue School National Cadet Special Activities

24. National Cadet Special Activities (Cont.) • IACE - International Air Cadet Exchange • NESA -National Emergency Services Academy • NFA - National Flight Academy (Glider or Powered) • NMMA - National Military Music Academy

25. Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) • The Cadet Civic Leadership Academy, CAP’s newest national cadet special activity, aims to foster cadet officers’ civic growth by increasing their leadership skills, sense of civic responsibility, and overall interest in the democratic process.

26. Cadet Officer School (COS) • Cadet Officer School is patterned after the USAF Squadron Officer School and is an academically challenging course for cadets 16 and older. COS is an in-depth study of the skills of leadership. The course is divided between lecture, seminar, and hands-on training.

27. Engineering Technologies Academy (E-Tech) • Do you want to pursue an aerospace career? Are you interested in cutting-edge aerospace technologies? Are you considering becoming an engineer, but you’re unsure of your aptitude, or even what engineers do? This Academy may be just what you need.

28. Hawk Mountain Search & Rescue School (Hawk) • Hawk Mountain SAR School has a proud history of providing outstanding emergency services training. The school is conducted in the mountains of Pennsylvania under field conditions and is physically demanding. The school is open to both cadets and seniors.

29. Honor Guard Academy (HGA) • The Honor Guard Academy’s objective is to provide leadership training to those cadets and seniors that will enable them to introduce the Honor Guard Program within their unit, wing and region. The Honor Guard Program contributes to the Drug Demand Reduction Program, recruiting and retention through a highly visible public relations program, as those members become Ambassadors for the Civil Air Patrol.

30. International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) • Cadets will be selected to participate exchange. Senior member escorts will be needed to accompany cadets. Individuals will be selected to visit one of the following 12 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey or the United Kingdom. In addition to being the guests of a foreign country, most participants selected will spend two days getting to know their government and discovering their heritage in Washington, D.C.

31. National Blue Beret (NBB) • Have you ever been to an air show? Picture an air show where hundreds of thousands of people come to see the many wonders of aviation. In real life, that picture is the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual fly-in.

32. National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) • Have you been looking for a quick way to meet the requirements for getting qualified in Emergency Services or to refresh your skills, and see the latest search and rescue techniques in the field? Then the National Emergency Services Academy is just what you have been waiting for.

33. National Flight Academy - Glider Track (NFA) • Interested in flying like an eagle? Soar above your peers at this National Flight Academy! Each course gives selected students the opportunity to get in the cockpit of a sailplane. With your Certified Flight Instructor, learn the basics of skillfully maneuvering a non-powered aircraft. Enjoy the quiet wonder of “thermalling” as you develop skills that you can take into powered flight training. This is a unique flight experience for cadets.

34. National Flight Academy - Powered Track (NFA) • Do you want to take the first step in becoming a pilot? Attending one of the National Flight Academies (NFA) will get you started in the right direction. NFAs are based on the U.S. Air Force’s Flight Screening Program and offer you real time instruction in a Cessna 172. Certified Flight Instructors provide instruction and encouragement as you receive 10 hours of “hands on” flight time learning the basics of flying a powered aircraft. When coupled with 25 hours of ground instruction, and the opportunity to fly as an observer as other cadets receive instruction you are preparing for the next step in obtaining a FAA private pilot license.

35. National Military Music Academy (NMMA) • The National Military Music Academy is for musically skilled cadets and seniors who are or have recently been involved in active musical organizations. Its objective is to provide music and leadership training to CAP members to assist them introduce locally a music program into Civil Air Patrol. Once established, then the local CAP music program’s mission will be to provide music for the Civil Air Patrol and community events, e.g. opening/closing flag ceremonies, protocol functions, TAPs, memorial services, parades, etc.

36. Pararescue Orientation Course (PJOC) • The Pararescueman’s creed is, “That others may live.” For generations they have gone where few others dare, to rescue the fallen behind enemy lines. Join some of the elite this summer at PJOC .

37. Advanced Technologies Academy (ATA) • Do you enjoy being on the cutting edge of today’s technology? Do you have the basic computer skills mastered and want to use your knowledge to help CAP perform it’s primary missions? Are you also interested in space and would like to be able to track satellites, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station in orbit from your squadron’s computer? Then join us for Civil Air Patrol’s Advanced Technologies Academy!

38. Aerospace Education Academy (AEA) • This is not your mother’s weekend aerospace activity. This is building and doing! Test your skills by making and launching your own rocket, building a model airplane as a team and getting the chance to fly it by remote control. Learn about aviation and its history, explore space in the classroom and planetarium. Visit one of the world’s great aviation museums. Discover what weather is all about, learn to develop a flight plan, discover how to operate a compass and GPS while you look for hidden treasure (your lunch). Be challenged on the “challenge course”, flying high performance simulators and working with your hands in a sport air workshop, where you will work with composite materials, construct wing ribbing and build with sheet metal. All of these activities, and more, are planned for the Aerospace Education Academy (AEA).

39. Air Education & Training Command (AETC) • Have you ever dreamed about becoming a military aviator? Would you like to have an edge when you go through US Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training? If either answer is yes, then the Air Education and Training Command Familiarization Course (AETCFC) is for you!

40. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) • Would you like to have the opportunity to spend a week immersed in USAF space operations? Would you like to learn about cutting edge, 21st century technology? Than the Air Force Space Command is for you!

41. Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) • Considering a career in meteorology, planning a science major in college, interested in tornadoes and severe storms, or wishing to add to you meteorology skills? If so, then the Air Force Weather Agency Familiarization Course is for you.

42. Color Guard competition Drill Competition Consist of 4 main parts! Drill and Ceremonies Volleyball & Physical Training Quiz bowl Inspection Competitions

43. Sq. at Cadet Competition (2003)

44. Color Guard

45. Conferences • Cadet Conference • National Conference • Aerospace Education Conference (NCASE) • Wing and/or Region Conference

46. Conference Pics

47. Model Rocketry Program • The CAP model rocketry program serves as a window between cadets and seniors, made to spark common interests, while still intertwining aviation and learning about something worthwhile in Aerospace Education.

48. Cadet Advisory Council (CAC) • The CAC whether at group, wing, region or National serves its purpose to provide an opinion for the cadets in the program from squadron up through national to make sure that the cadets in CAP get a say in the way the programs work. That’s why the mission “Cadet Programs” is so important.

49. Orientation Flights • We have a number of orientation flights including military and C.A.P. based.

50. Orientation Flights Pics Melissa