Cadet Blog

Today begins the process to move back into building 714, the National Headquarters Building.We will lose phone, fax and internet service later in the day, 29 July, and should be reconnected on Monday, 2 Aug. It will take us a while to get settled into our new surroundings and work...

Online testing, Learn to Lead, ORM, character development. There have been a number of changes in Cadet Programs in the past year or two. Therefore, we think its time to update the cadet regulation, CAPR 52-16. The document you see at the right is a DRAFT. As always, we want...

Cadet Programs Officers are busy explaining how the new Learn to Lead curriculum and online achievement test system is being implemented. To help them do that, we've created a slide presentation. Of course, slides are no substitute for the detailed information available on this website, but we offer them as...

Maj Gen Courter is seeking two expert Cadet Programs leaders to join her volunteer staff. For details, click here for the announcement.

With the launch of our Learn To Lead curriculum we decided it was time to update the cadet wesite. The Opportunities link has been removed from the left side navigation. - Flying/Cadet Orientation Rides is now on the Activities page - Scholarships are now in the Library under Leadership -...

Beginning 11 June, a new IMAX 3D film will be released, entitled Legends of Flight. The Legends film will showcase some of historys most amazing aircraft -- highlighting the design challenges, financial risks, and many lessons learned from a century of aviation trial and error, bringing us to the dawn...

CYBERPATRIOT is a cyber defense competition that tests the ability of the students to defend a simulated corporate network from external hostile attacks. But, it is far more than just a competition. It is designed to educate and motivate your cadets to become the cyber defenders the nation needs while...

We have created several shortcuts for some of the most used web pages. Here is a list of the shortcuts to easily access information on cadet programs: capcadets.com News and updates on cadet programs (cadet blog) capmembers.com/newcadet Help for new cadets capmembers.com/parents Information for parents capmembers.com/diamonds Requirements for each cadet...

Cadets must complete a Leadership Academy to qualify for the Eaker Award.This requirement is met by attending Cadet Officer School, a Region Cadet Leadership School, or through the correspondence course AFIADL-13.Professional Development has now introduced the Officer Basic Course as a replacement to AFIADL-13.The new OBC program will not fulfill...

We are asked from time to time for statics on our cadet population such as separating cadets by age, gender or ethnicity.We recently ran these numbers and wanted to share them with the membership. We also included the 10 largest units, by number of cadets.

Ever since the Air Force went to electronic-only publishing for their manuals, we haven't had the Drill Ceremonies Manual available in hard copy format. The good news is most of the time most cadets don't need the full manual, but they do need some kind of training aid. Enter the...

General Courter wishes to better articulate the desired relationship between Cadet Programs and DDR. She's also announcing two new annual activities designed to bring DDR and Cadet Programs closer together. The attached memo explains the details. We ask everyone in the cadet community to spread the word and do what...

Today is the day that we announce the scholarship winners and slot the NCSAs. The announcement of the winners for the 2010 Scholarships is now available. All NCSA applicants should have received an email stating that you were either selected to attend or an alternate.You can check your status by...

Publication of the new Learn to Lead textbook and online achievement testing system is being pushed back to 1 July 2010. Although there is tremendous enthusiasm for those two new initiatives, we have to slightly delay their release to ensure we get them right. A small army of volunteers is...

To help senior members and cadet officers see the whole forest that is cadet leadership education, were publishing a Curriculum Guide for the upcoming Learn to Lead textbooks that launch this spring. The main idea behind the Curriculum Guide is to explain how four different arenas -- academics, activities, Air...

The Spaatz Association is hosting their 8th annual winter dinner event in Washington DC on February 27th. All are welcome to join TSA in honoring today's cadets and cadet program professionals.TSA's dinners have always been great fun, plus the proceeds go to their fantastic scholarship program. For details see www.spaatz.org//current/dinner.php....

One of my predecessors at NHQ is Lt Col Gerry Levesque. Some years ago he left his desk here and established the Sheldon Cadet Squadron in an inner-city Houston school. Today, its the second largest cadet unit in all of CAP, with 238 cadets. When you have such a huge...

I don't believe the Cadet Advisory Council has ever adopted a formal motto for itself, but after reviewing their latest product, maybe To Analyze and Persuade would be a good one. We're sharing this document (at right) with the cadet community because it is a superb example of a formal...

Greetings, Gen Courter and I need your help. She has a vision of a strong and dynamic Cadet Alumni Association to reach out to the roughly one million former CAP cadets floating around this country of ours and allow them to reconnect. Similar to a academic alumni association, a CAP...

There have been some issues with individuals applying for NCSAs and Scholarships. NCSAs 1. T-Shirt Size.If you cannot go to the second page for NCSAs because the application is requiring your T-Shirt size, please click on the Modify Personal Information link.This will take you to the front page of the...

The Cadet Program is on the rise. Our membership and flying statistics are encouraging, as is the feedback we've received about curriculum resources published in 2009. Knowing that the cadet community is always eager to take a detailed look at Cadet Programs issues and statistics, we offer this year end...

To qualify for the Eaker Award, currently cadets must complete Cadet Officer School, a Region Cadet Leadership School, or the correspondence course known as AFIADL-13. The Senior Member Professional Development Program is phasing-out the AFIADL-13 course, thereby affecting the 2 to 3% of cadet officers who have typically followed that...

Thanks to our friends at AFJROTC and the Air Force's Holm Center, you'll find some outstanding drill and ceremonies videos available at capmembers.com/drill. These are the same videos found on the Air Force drill and ceremonies DVD that we sent to every squadron about 18 months ago. For your convenience,...

Are CAP regulations easy to read? Can you quickly scan them and find what you're looking for? I can't. Dozens of members have told us that they like the layout that's been used for cadet publications over the past couple years. Therefore, we're considering taking publication design a step further...

Learn to Lead, which will replace the cadets current leadership text, launches on 1 April 2010, concurrent with achievement tests moving online. Visit the Learn to Lead homepage to download an update on this project. Better still,Module 1 (chapters 1-3) and half of Module 2 (chapters 4 5) are available...