Cadet Blog

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, they've been broken down into chapters. Next time you're doing drill and ceremonies training, take a look at the videos and other resources available at the link above.

 

 

 

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 by recommending a new layout template for CAP regulations. CAPR 52-16 is due for an update in light of the upcoming switch to online testing. Perhaps that next edition  will use a more reader-friendly layout like the one you can download at right.

Download the sample (at right) and tell us if you think we're on the right track. If enough members show their support, we'll present the idea to the leadership.

 

“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 for your comment. If you have general comments about “Learn to Lead,” please leave them below. If you find typos, errors, or confusing passages, please email Neil Probst nprobst@capnhq.gov. 

 We’re excited about “Learn to Lead” because we think it will make leadership more fun and more challenging. 

 

 

The Cadet Life Video has been a huge hit, but we want to take it a step further.  Cadet Programs has created a cadet recruiting video competition to see what our members can create.  To learn more about the competition and the prizes being offered, please go to http://www.capmembers.com/video.

 

The wildly popular "Investing in America's Youth" is now "Today's Cadets, Tomorrow's Aerospace Leaders!"

We have updated the quotes and statistics and reformatted for a smaller presentation that will allow our printing budget to produce more of these high-impact publications.

This is a DRAFT version that will also be available in our Proving Grounds and we welcome your comments. 

 

We are pleased to announce that Spartan College of aeronautics and Technology has come back as a scholarship partner. Spartan College is offering scholarships for both their flight and technology programs. They are just one of the 9 partners we have in our scholarship program.    We are now accepting applications for the CAP scholarships that will be awarded in the spring. CAP offers scholarships for both academics (college) and flight training.   Please see capmembers.com/scholarships for more information

The list of the 2010 National Cadet Special Activities are up on the new website, ncsas.com!  NCSAS provide several unique events every year in leadership and officer development, career orientation and technology.

You can now view each event description by clicking on the activity name; additional information (including activity costs) will be added as we get closer to the Registration, Approval, Slotting, and Payment portions of the process.  Check out the Important Dates link to see the timeline for NCSAS.  Instructions for how to apply (cadets and senior members) are under the Instructions tab.

 

Comments are allowed and you are welcome to leave feedback about our new site but our blog is not a platform for answering individual questions.  If you have a question, please email cadets@capnhq.gov.