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CADET PROGRAMS
While we welcome pilots, you don’t have to be a pilot to join. CAP offers many avenues of
volunteer service, including emergency services, training and mentoring for cadets,
and aerospace education. We also need volunteers for community outreach, media relations
and administrative responsibilities.
CAP has more than 1,700 squadrons throughout the nation. We suggest you locate one or
more squadrons near you and visit during their regular meeting time. All squadrons are
different in personality and focus, so look for the one that most closely matches your
interests.
If you’re interested in joining CAP’s cadet program, you must be between 12 and 21 years
old. You can get a good idea of what cadet membership is all about by visiting the cadet
or composite (cadets and adults) squadrons in your area.
CAP's cadet program is designed to inspire the country's youth to become leaders and good American
citizens through their interest in aerospace. Cadets work their way through a series of achievements
by completing studies and other activities. As they progress, they earn higher rank, awards and ribbons,
or certificates. Some of the achievements include aerospace education, moral leadership, physical fitness,
drill and ceremonies, leadership laboratory, and other special activities. They may become eligible for
national or international special activities and academic or flying scholarships. Although membership
in Civil Air Patrol does not obligate anyone to join the military, when cadets complete their initial
training phase, they earn the General Billy Mitchell Award, which entitles them to enter the Air Force at
a pay grade of E-3, should they choose to enlist.
One of the most popular activities of cadets, is the flying program. Cadets are eligible for orientation
flights in military and CAP aircraft. Other activities include search and rescue, first aid, CPR, radio
communications, summer encampments, cadet officer school, survival training, model rocketry, and the like.
Advanced cadets may participate in the International Air Cadet Exchange where about 120 cadets and their
adult escorts travel to one of some 20 foreign countries. In return, cadets from foreign lands visit the
United States as guests of Civil Air Patrol and the US Air Force. These trips promote goodwill and
understanding among the world's youth who share a common interest in aviation.
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Maj Jane Smalley, CAP
Director of Cadet Programs
e-mail:Cadet Programs
Group I Cadet Program
Don Roberts, Lt Col, CAP
e-mail:Group I
Group II Cadet Program
Robert Martin, Capt, CAP
e-mail:Group II
Group III Cadet Program
Opal McKinney, CAP
e-mail:Group III
Group IV Cadet Program
Ray Hicks, Capt, CAP
e-mail:Group IV
Group V Cadet Program
Juan Arredono, Maj, CAP
e-mail:Group V
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