Cedar Mustangs Squadron Civil Air Patrol - Cadet Program: March 2010

The cadet program consists of 16 steps or 16 achievement levels. When a cadet meets all the requirements for an achievement level, the cadet’s accomplishment is recognized by being promoted to a specified rank for the achievement level.

Morse Code

Morse code is a type of character encoding that transmits telegraphic information using rhythm. Morse code uses a standardized sequence of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a given message. The short and long elements can be formed by sounds, marks, or pulses, in on off keying and are commonly known as "dots" and "dashes" or "dits" and "dahs". For emergency signals, Morse code can be sent by way of improvised sources that can be easily "keyed" on and off, making Morse code one of the most versatile methods of telecommunication in existence.

Cadet Rank Progression

The learning Phase
Entry Level ---------------------------------Airman Basic (C/ AB)
1. Maj. Gen John F Curry--------------------Airman (C/Amn)
2. Gen H.”Hap” Arnold----------------------Airman first Class (C/A1C)
3. Mary Feik-----------------------------------Senior Airman (C/SrA)
Wright Brothers milestone ----------------Staff Sergeant (CSSgt)

The Leadership Phase
4. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker-----------------Technical Sergeant (C/TSgt)
5. Charles A. Lindbergh----------------------Master Sergeant (C/MSgt)
6. Gen Jimmy Doolittle----------------------- Senior Master Sergeant (C/SMSgt)
7. Dr. Robert H. Goddard--------------------Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt)
8. Neil Armstrong-----------------------------No rank advancement
Gen Billy Mitchell milestone--------------Second Lieutenant (C/2Lt)

The Command Phase
9. Flight commander---------------------------No rank advancement
10. Administrative Officer---------------------First Lieutenant (C/1LT)
11. Public Affairs Officer----------------------No rank advancement
Amelia Earhart milestone------------------Captain (C/Capt)

The Executive Phase
12. Leadership Officer--------------------------No rank advancement
13. Aerospace Ed Officer----------------------No rank advancement
14. Operations Officer--------------------------Major (C/Maj)
15. Logistics Officer---------------------------- No rank advancement
16. Cadet Commander--------------------------No rank advancement
Gen Ira C. Eaker Milestone----------------Lieutenant Colonel (C/Lt Col)
Gen Carl A Spaatz Award-----------------Colonel (C/Col)

Cadet rank is earned not given. Only 10 % of the total cadet population in the Civil Air Patrol will earn the Mitchell. Only 1 % of the total cadets in the Civil Air Patrol will earn the Spaazt award.

About the Cadet Program

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cadet Program affords our youth with many opportunities to develop leadership skills through an aerospace program. The minimum age to join as a cadet is 12 years old; maximum age to join as a cadet is 18. Cadets can remain in the Cadet Program until they turn 21.

The program offers cadets the opportunity to:

1. Learn leadership skills
2. Attend flight training activities
3. Earn community service hours
4. Become Emergency Services Qualified and participate in actual USAF Search and Rescue Missions.
5. Build Résumés for college and Military Academies.
6. Attend national training academies.
7. Radio communications
8. Model rocketry
9. CPR & First Aid
10. Public Speaking

For more information about the Civil Air Patrol go to:

www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/index.htm

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