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Scholarships

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To Be A PilotGroup I AE

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Extreme Heat

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Fair Is Fair

GA129 is #1

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August

BARTOW-ETOWAH COMPOSITE SQUADRO: GA 129

Strength of the ation by Dr. Ilana Mor

August 2011

Squadron Commander

Captain Paul Janssen

The CAP at’l website ishttp://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

The GAWG website is

http://www.GAWG.cap.gov/

Civil

Air

PatrolCAP Regulations and Why We eed ThemCompanies like to promote their products any

way they can. That’s why you sometimes will see on ashipping box or even on the side of a transfer truck a seal:“COMPANY XYZ ISO 9001 CERTIFIED SUPPLIER.”

What this means is that this particular companymanufacturers their products according to ISO 9001standards. In short: They say what they do, and do whatthey say.

As an example: If you were to buy a pair of shoesfrom company XYZ, those shoes would be madeaccording to a certain set of specifications. Furthermore, if

company XYZ had manufacturing facilities in differentcountries, the shoes made abroad would adhere to the samespecifications. Hence forth, their quality would be thesame.

How do companies say what they do, and

do what they say?This is where Standard Operating Procedures

(SOPs) come into place. Whether a Standard OperatingProcedure for company XYZ is written in English,Russian or Chinese, they all define a certain procedurewhich is standard (meaning the same) throughout thewhole company and by which they are bound to retaintheir ISO certification.

So one might ask,

what has this to do with CAP regulations?CAP regulations are comparable to SOPs. CAP

regulations spell out what we as CAP members aresuppose to do, how to do it and when to do it. Can youimagine if the CAP membership operated under justsquadron rules? One squadron would have a rule wherethe minimum age of the cadets would be 14 years, anotherone where the minimum age would be 12.5 years, etc.

Imagine if one squadron would go on a SAREXmission dressed in BDUs, and another squadron wouldallow its members to wear sneakers and T-shirts.

I guess you’re getting the picture. StandardOperating Procedures throughout the whole organization

are the basis for a smooth operation. Does this mean,nothing goes wrong? No, it does not. However, ifeverybody operates under the same set of rules, andadheres to these rules, it does make everything runsmoother.

So, senior members and cadets...

BARTOW-ETOWAHSQUADRO

Southeast Region Georgia Win

WHATEVER YOUR CAP JOB IS...Find the regulations that pertain to you.

Read those regulations.Understand those regulations.

And most importantly…FOLLOW THOSE REGULATIONS.

Happy Reading!!!


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Sat 16 July

GA129 C/Leadership Gathering

at Major Mor’s House

Sat 30 July

Squadron Picnic at Red Top Mtn

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“HELPIG DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT…”zWe Lead The Legacy”

For over a decade The Spaatz Association and its benefactors have invested in tomorrow’s AerospaceLeaders through its Aerospace Leadership Scholarships. Each $2,500 “ALS” helps the Cadet to “bridgethe gap” from their solo to their private pilots wings.

The Spaatz Association will again award at least three scholarships to deserving CAP Cadets. Deadlineto submit an application for consideration is every 30 September

I ORDER TO QUALIFY, THE CAP CADET MUST HAVE:

• Earned the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award

• Solo wings in a powered aircraft

• At least a 3.0 GPA (normalized)

• ot received or been selected for a similar scholarship or grant

• Apply by 30 September

To apply see their websites: www.spaatz.org or www.tankerbob.com/scholar.htm

The Spaatz Association, Inc is a benevolent non-profit organization described in IRS code 501(c)3.

TSA’s Aerospace Leadership Scholarships are funded solely by members and benefactors of the Association.

“If I hadn’t been awarded the Spaatz Association's scholarship, I definitely would not be whereI am today.” — ALS Recipient Josh Hall (below) now CFI-IA, A&P, AGI, IGI, and ASC

Benefactors are needed in order to continue to fulfill the dreams of our CAP Cadets.

For how you can help email: [email protected]

Spaatz Association “We Lead The Legacy”c/o Stephen Austen, # 161 TSA National President1628 Winthrop Lane, Monroe, NC 28112

Aerospace Leadership Scholarships



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CADET ORIENTATION FLIGHTSSafe, Fun, Educational

As stated in CAPP 52-7 April 2009, the #1 reason Cadets join Civil Air Patrol is to

fly. To motivate them to achieve in the Cadet Program, it is recommended that theyfly often. It is because of the flying program that CAP is able to accomplish its othergoals in leadership, fitness, and character.

The Cadet Orientation Flight Program introduces youth to general aviation throughhands-on Orientation Flights in single engine aircraft and gliders. The program’smotto describes what Cadet flying is all about: “Safe, Fun, Educational.” The program is limited to current CAP Cadets under 18 years of age. At no time willcadets sustain any costs associated with this program.

On 23 July, Cadets Liscomb,Gonzales, Phillips, and Horton

had the thrill of flying withCadet Orientation Pilot,Captain Don Hamrick,

the Group I Operations Officer.Their enthusiasm for flying was

enhanced by the experience.



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The Instrument Rating

So you have your private pilot’s license – Congratulations! Much of the southeastern United States is nowwithin easy weekend travel range of any rental Cessna 172 based in Atlanta. Charlotte, Charleston, Savannah,Memphis, Panama City, Destin, Nashville, and Asheville are all within two or three hours flying time of Atlanta.It’s a neat trick to be able to jump in a plane on Saturday morning, and sit down to lunch a few hours later at theBeach!

Unfortunately, what happens when the weather turns grey and dreary? As a newly licensed private pilot, you areonly allowed to fly under “visual flight rules”, or VFR. This means that you must be able to navigate and avoidother aircraft by sight. Your aircraft must remain outside of clouds, fog, or other conditions of poor visibility.

Very often private pilots are caught by poor weather and forced to change their travel plans.Many pilots pursue an instrument rating for the increased flexibility that it provides. Instrument rated pilots aretrained to fly their aircraft using only the aircraft’s instruments, and use the air-traffic control system to avoidother aircraft in the air. An instrument-rated pilot in a properly equipped aircraft can take off from a smallairport, climb into the clouds, and travel to a distant airport and land by using that airport’s instrument approach

procedures. Many cloudy days that are “off-limits” to the VFR pilot now become safe and legal travel days.

So how does a pilot earn an instrument rating? To pursue an instrument rating, a pilot must hold a private pilot’slicense, have a current medical certificate, and have at least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as a pilot. Thetraining for the instrument ticket is similar to the training for a private pilot’s license. The principal difference isthat the pilot now wears a view limiting device during most of the training that does not allow them to seeoutside of their aircraft! The pilot learns to maintain control of the aircraft, navigate, and fly approaches usingonly the instruments inside the cockpit. The instrument student also learns how to use the air traffic controlsystem to avoid traffic and deal with weather. The instrument rating requires that the student fly for at least 40

hours under actual or simulated instrument conditions, complete a written exam, and then complete aninstrument check ride with an FAA designated examiner.

The instrument rating is considered by many to be the most difficult pilot’s rating to earn. Only about half of all pilots currently hold their instrument ticket. However, the instrument rating provides much greater freedomwhen traveling by aircraft, and improved confidence for the pilot. It is definitely worth the investment for any

pilot that uses an aircraft to travel frequently, or hopes to fly as a career.

This could be YOU!!!

With Captain Sam Sheffield, CAP Orientation Pilot

Happy flying!Congratulations on completion ofthe Redstone portion of the CAP Rocketry Badge,

the first of three phases that must be completed to earn the Rocketry Badge.

C/CMSgt Danny CarpenterC/SrA Ryan DrawverC/A1C Matt GonzalesC/2Lt Brandon JonesC/Amn Jeremy KariukiC/2Lt Cole PittmanC/SrA Michael Stratford



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HAS BEE POSTPOED

UTIL

4—6 OVEMBER.One of the exciting attractions planned for the 2011 Group I

Aerospace Weekend was Cadet Orientation Flights, both powered

and glider.

Unfortunately, the latest information received is that there will be

no funding of Cadet Orientation Flights in Georgia until the

beginning of the next fiscal year which begins in October.

Since Cadet O/Flts are such a special part of the weekend, it has

been decided to postpone the August activity and reschedule it for

11-13 ovember when Cadet Orientation Flights can be offered.

Thank you to all who agreed to participate in this wonderful

program. Hope to see you all in ovember.


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Congratulations C/CMSgt Carpenter on the successful completion of your Armstrong Essay and

C/2Lt Jones on the successful completion of Achievement #10 Administrative Officer SDA.

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS:Happy Birthday to C/CMSgt Carpenter, C/SrA Whisler, and Major Mor.

AUGUST

13—14 August ICS400—Macon, GA.

17—20 August 2011 Annual Conference & ational Board, Louisville, KY

27—28 August GAWG SAREX hosted by Group IV in Americus, GA.

SEPTEMBER

3—4 September Pioneer Days

9—11 September Group I SAREX

10—11 September UCC—Dobbins ARBOCTOBER

1 October Fall Family Cook-out and Games

8—9 October SLS/CLC—Dobbins ARB

22-23 October 2012 GAWG Cadet Competition

OVEMBER

4—6 ovember Group I Aerospace Weekend

DECEMBER

10 December United Way Community Luncheon

Applications to 2011 Professional Development Courses are done on CAP Form 17 sent to Wing HQ.

Deadline for all courses is 10 business days prior to the course.Course Directors and Instructors are needed for all of these courses.

Teaching is one way to get credit for professional development advancement.

If interested, please let Major Jeff Arnold, GAWG Professional Development Officer, know ASAPat [email protected].

America eeds PilotsFrom Curt LaFond, HQ Director of Cadet Programs—21 June 2011

Good news for Cadets. The front page story on 21 June 2011 in USA Today reports that America is

facing a pilot shortage. According to the story, Boeing forecasts a need for 460,000 new pilots over the

next 18 years. The demand for pilots will be so great that the industry could face a shortage.If you are a Cadet and you love to fly, it makes sense to consider pursuing a career as a professional pilot.

Blue skies for today’s teens.


Who belongs to these shiny boots?

C/SrA Ryan Drawver C/SSgt Michael Stratford

MARK YOUR CALEDAR WITH THESE DATES FOR 2012

2012 Georgia Wing Conference

20—22 April 2012Augusta, Georgia

2012 Southeast Region Conference4—6 May 2012

Peachtree City, Georgia


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August 2011


Cadet Staff Meeting Senior Officer Meeting(Thursday evening—Week 2 @ 1800 hrs) (Thursday evening—Week 2 @ 1930 hrs)

For details speak with

Color Guard CommanderC/CMSgt Danny Carpenter

For details speak with

Drill Team Commander

C/2Lt Jesse Hayman

WEEK Begin1800End

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FORMATION1900

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19:30-20:30

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WeekendActivities

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ColorGuard

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@ Arrival FORMATION C/OATH D & C (20 min)

Testing

Leadership

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CadetStaff

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PTHelpful link from Fla.

to do each PT event -

http://flcadet.com/

physicalfitness.aspx

Safety Pledge Safety

(Announcements)

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AE Current

EventsAerospace

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2011 AnnualConference & Nat’l Board

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C/OATH D & C(time permitting)

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GuestSpeakerTLP-CD

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Americus

Practice

Week One 1800-1900 hrs

Practice

Week Four 1800-1900 hrs

Practice

Week Three 1800-1900 hrs

For details speak with Capt Maney & C/ES Instructor C/2Lt Jesse Hayman

FIVE August does not have a fifth Thursday.


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AF Honor Guard, Band Invited to Macy's ParadeJune 07, 2011 Air Force News|by Airman 1st Class Tabitha N. Haynes

ARLINGTON, VA.

The Air Force's Premier Honor Guard and Band received an invitation to participate for a national audience in anAmerican tradition.

Air Force District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Darren W. McDew, along with Col. A. Philip Waite, theUSAF Band Commander, and Lt. Col. Raymond Powell, the USAF Honor Guard Commander, accepted theinvitation June 3 to participate in the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The invitation was

presented to the three Commanders at the memorial preceding the opening concert of the USAF Band's SummerConcert Series.

"On behalf of everyone at Macy's, it gives us great pleasure to officially announce the U.S. Air Force Band andHonor Guard have been selected to represent the U.S. Air Force and perform in New York City in the 2012 Macy'sThanksgiving Day Parade," announced Mr. Wesley Whatley, the Director of the band program for the Macy's DayParade. "We at Macy's believe in the power of music. We believe in the music we are going to hear tonight --

patriotic music. We believe in that music's ability to inspire, and the ability of patriotic music to unite a nation."

The USAF Band and USAF Honor Guard are two of 12 marching units invited to participate in the 2012Thanksgiving Day events.

"It's huge," Colonel Powell said. "The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the granddaddy of them all, and whenwe found out that we were going to be invited, it was massive. It is a very, very big deal for the Air Force HonorGuard."

The USAF Honor Guard plans to march an inaugural size unit of 81 guard members in what's called a nine-by-nineformation. The nine-by-nine unit stands nine Airmen wide and nine Airmen deep.

"We started the tradition of doing community-based parades," Colonel Powell said. "We didn't do those parades before. We have built our capability up. All of the work that went into putting together that parade element, and to putting together that capability is going to culminate in the 2011 Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is very special because we're able to do this with the band."

The USAF Band plans to send an inaugural size unit as well, consisting of approximately 100 performers. This isthe second time the USAF Band has been represented in the parade. The Airmen of Note Ensemble attended the

parade in 1994 and interacted with the crowd while riding on a float.

"We will be in military formation most of the time, but we will also be communicating with the crowd," ColonelWaite said. "I want them to believe that they can come up and speak to us. It is very difficult to do that when youare in a military formation marching; it is very forbidding. We have to break though that."

EWS FROM

OUT OF THE BLUE

The information in this column is general AF-specific news that will undoubtedly be of interest to Civil Air

Patrol. Although now a retired AF person, Major Orlando LaRosa, our former USAF Liaison to

CAP, has graciously agreed to continue contributing to the Flying Eagles. His articles always bring us

information of unique interest, especially for young potential future military leaders.



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Following the invitation, General McDew spoke to the audience. "I am humbled to accept this invitation on behalfof the thousands of men and women in the Air Force, their family members and civilians," General McDew said."Each of you are the reason I love serving in the Air Force today. I believe this opportunity for our Band andHonor Guard will give the Air Force an outstanding venue to showcase outstanding people."

Concluding the presentation of the invitation, the Commanders, along with the audience, enjoyed the first performance of the 2011 Summer Concert Series presented by the USAF Band.

"When they see the Air Force Honor Guard and the Air Force Band marching across that red carpet onThanksgiving Day, they will see the precision and excellence of every Airman in the Air Force," Colonel Powellsaid. "It's going to present a tremendous sight-and-sound picture to the nation."

Female Special Operators Now in CombatJune 29, 2011 Military.com|by Christian Lowe

Army Special Operations Command has deployed its first teams of female soldiers assigned to commando units inAfghanistan, and military officials are assessing their initial performance in theater as "off the charts."

In a controversial move early this year, the Army created a new avenue for women to serve with front-line combatunits in some of the most specialized and covert missions. The so-called "Cultural Support Teams" are attached toSpecial Forces and Ranger Units to interface with the female population to gain vital intelligence and provide

social outreach.

"When I send an [SF team] in to follow up on a Taliban hit … wouldn't it be nice to have access to about 50 percent of that target population -- the women?" said Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, Commander of the Army SpecialWarfare Center and School which runs the CST program.

"And now we're doing that with huge success," Sacolick said. "They are in Afghanistan right now, and the reviewsare off the charts. They're doing great."

So far, nearly 30 of the female CST Soldiers are deployed to the war zone, working in villages and towns that thecommandos have cleared.

"They're supposed to be used on secure target areas," Sacolick said. "I don't want them fighting their way to atarget."

While the Army has assigned women to front-line units in the past during searches of female civilians anddetainees, the move by USASOC formalizes what some advocates have been hoping for in terms of opening upcombat arms units to women.

The Soldiers assigned to the Cultural Support Teams aren't required to endure all the training of a Ranger or SFtrooper, but they do have to learn advanced weapons handling and even fast-roping. Through three separate nineday assessments so far, the Special Warfare Center and School has about a 50 percent attrition rate, officials say.

Those who make it, go through a six week training course that teaches the soldiers regional culture, intelligencegathering and small unit combat tactics, officials say.

"I place less emphasis on the immediate physical standards," Sacolick said. "What I don't compromise on isintellect. I'm looking for smart kids."

Though USASOC will consider female soldiers -- NCOs and Junior Officers -- from any MOS, they are especiallyinterested in those from healthcare career fields, which include nurse midwife (66G8D), as well as military policeand military intelligence. All is in accordance with the perquisites and requirements detailed on the Army SpecialOperations Command Website.

The Special Warfare Center plans to run its next assessment for CST members in early September, officials say.



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What’s so smart about Ritalin?

In the U.S. alone, approximately 2.5 million children are being given Ritalin for a condition nicknamed ADHD.Prescriptions for Ritalin have increased by over 600% in the last 5 years alone. 90% of children labeled withADHD and treated with Ritalin are in the United States.

What is Ritalin? Ritalin is a Class II Stimulant that produces effects similar to cocaine and amphetamines. The

Drug Enforcement Administration lists Ritalin in a class with methadone, methamphetamine and cocaine.Schedule II drugs are only those that are considered at the very highest potential for addiction and abuse.

Teenagers and college students have been abusing Ritalin for years. Now the abuse has spread to elementaryschools. Sometimes called “R Ball, Vitamin R and The Smart Drug”, Ritalin increases attentiveness, keeps youawake and produces euphoria. Teen girls and adult women, alike, take Ritalin because it suppresses the appetiteand helps with weight loss.

Ritalin tablets can be taken orally or crushed into powder and snorted. Some users dissolve the tablets and mixwith liquid so they can inject the mixture. Tablet particles have been found to block blood vessels and causestrokes or affect the lungs or cause blindness.

Common side effects include the inability to sleep through the night, nervousness, loss of appetite, weight loss,stomach pains, headaches, abnormal heart beats, high blood pressure, paranoia, muscle twitching, chest pain,dizziness, seizures, psychosis, stroke and stunted growth!

The stunted growth was documented in a study done by Yale University of Medicine entitled “Daily Ritalin UseSlows Growth of Children” The study showed that 76% of boys and 90% of girls who used Ritalin fell way behindtheir peers in normal growth. Two Australian studies showed the same results.

Dr. Peter Breggin, a world renowned Psychiatrist said Ritalin and other stimulants also disrupt hormone production! Dr. Breggin wrote that Ritalin affects every organ in the body. “In studies of children who take thesedrugs, there is a 5% shrinkage of the brain and the furrows between the gray matter of the brain start todeteriorate. It’s permanent brain damage”.

Ritalin can cause major depression, suicide, hallucinations, heart problems and permanent body tics.Ritalin causes gruesome effects on the body!

With 2Lt Diane Tavegia, DDROAnd

C/2Lt Cole Pittman, C/DDRO


RITALI?

BE AWARE...


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CAP SAFETY PLEDGEAs a Civil Air Patrol member, I pledge to promote an uncompromising safety environment for myself andothers, and to prevent the loss of, or damage to Civil Air Patrol assets entrusted to me. I will perform all my

activities in a professional and safe manner, and will hold myself accountable for my actions in all of our

Missions for America.

With 2Lt John Ovens, Squadron Safety Officer & C/1Lt Monica Hicks, C/Safety Officer

The CAP Safety Policy is to minimize the risks faced by our membership in the performance of their volunteer duties.

ow required of all CAP members: Intro to CAP Safety for ew Members.www.gocivilairpatrol.com/members/e-services/CAP Utilities/Online Safety Education.

A heat wave is an extended period of extreme heat, and is often accompanied by high humidity. These conditionscan be dangerous and even life-threatening for humans who don’t take the proper precautions.

Step 1: Get a Kit

• Get an Emergency Supply Kit which includes items like non-perishable food, water, a battery- powered or hand-crank radio, extra flashlights and batteries.

Step 2: Make a Plan

Prepare Your Family

• Make a Family Emergency Plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it isimportant to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together, and whatyou will do in case of an emergency.

• Plan places where your family will meet, within and outside your immediate neighborhood.

• It may be easier to make a long distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-towncontact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.

• You may also want to inquire about emergency plans at places where your family spends time:work, daycare, and school. If no plans exist, consider volunteering to help create one.

• Be sure to consider the specific needs of your family members—notify caregivers and babysitters

about your plan, and make plans for your pets.

• Take a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class from your local Citizen Corpschapter. Keep your training current.

Step 3: Be Informed

Prepare Your Home

• Install window air conditioners snugly; insulate if necessary.

• Check air-conditioning ducts for proper insulation.

• Install temporary window reflectors (for use between windows and drapes), such as aluminumfoil-covered cardboard, to reflect heat back outside.

• Weather-strip doors and sills to keep cool air in.

• Cover windows that receive morning or afternoon sun with drapes, shades, awnings or louvers.(Outdoor awnings or louvers can reduce the heat that enters a home by up to 80 percent.)

• Keep storm windows up all year.

Listen to Local OfficialsLearn about the emergency plans that have been established in your area by your state and local government. Inany emergency, always listen to the instructions given by local emergency management officials.

For further information on how to plan and prepare for extreme heat, visit:Federal Emergency Management Agency, American Red Cross, or NOAA Watch.



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The Experience of Regional Cadet Leadership School (RCLS)By C/2Lt Brandon Jones, Cadet Commander

One of the most important courses required for Cadet Officers who wish to obtain the

rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel is the Regional Cadet Leadership School (RCLS).From July 27-July 31 2011, Southeast Region offered the course in Nashville, TN.RCLS is specifically designed for CAP Cadet Officers to enhance their leadership skills,knowledge, and training techniques which will be of great value in the military or incivilian life. This school is comprised of excellent instructors within the SoutheastRegion who are willing to make a few days of sacrifice to teach and guide young CadetOfficers in the right direction.

One of the prerequisites for Cadet Officers to obtain the rank of Cadet LieutenantColonel is the requirement to either attend Cadet Officer School (COS) or RegionalCadet Leadership School (RCLS). Attendance at either school is acceptable in the process of achieving the Eaker Award, the second highest achievement in the Cadet

Program. RCLS is the acceptable alternative (“brother” school) for Cadet Officers whodid not attend Cadet Officer School (COS) which takes place every year as a NationalCadet Special Activity at Maxwell, AFB, AL.

RCLS and COS are adaptations of the U.S. Air Force Leadership School known as AirUniversity. The syllabi from Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College,and Air War College have been used to created the COS and RCLS programs. Thesyllabi have contributed knowledge about the fundamentals of leadership and the professional standards that are important for Cadet Officers. RCLS and COS focus onwriting, critical thinking, counseling, mentoring, building/preparing classes, disciplineand motivational persuasion, problem solving, management skills, communication, and

much more!At the RCLS this year were six Cadets and one Senior Member from Georgia Wing.Cadets: C/Capt. Randall Scott, C/1Lt Sean Andino, C/2Lt Connor Palmquist, C/2LtCole Pittman(GA-129), C/2Lt Brandon Jones(GA-129), and Senior Member: 1LtColeman. Also in attendance were Cadets from the Tennessee and Florida Wings.

I highly encourage each Cadet Officer to attend RCLS or COS. The experience,together with its useful materials and tools, will fill your “tool-box.” What you learnwill be useful in any situation in which you need to put leadership skills, knowledge,and training to the test. Each Cadet Officer will face many challenges in CAP, as well asin life. It is essential to always be prepared...now and into the future!

If you are a Cadet Officer, I challenge you to attend RCLS or COS.

Be open to the knowledge and wisdom that you will learn.

It will benefit you for the rest of your life.



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The latest news shared with Georgia Wing by Captain Ross Statham, Project Manager for the new Black MountainRepeater is that after eighteen months of planning and work, the new Black Mountain repeater is optional, testing,and working very well. It is the R-25 repeater which was originally located on Stone Mountain.

A repeater is a radio receiver and re-transmitter that is programmed to listen for a special tone which has been programmed into CAP radios. When the repeater hears the tone, it immediately re-transmits a second radio signal

on a different frequency. The result is that by putting a high-powered repeater and efficient antenna on top ofmountains or extremely tall towers, radio reach can be extended into more areas of the state.

The Georgia mountains has been of particular concern. The crash of the Beech Bonanza from Ellijay severalmonths ago and the crash of the helicopter close to Blood Mountain last year brought home the need to haveoperational repeaters covering the northern portion of the state.

The GAWG Comm Team brought up a new repeater in northwest Georgia last year, the Chatsworth Repeater. Now, with the addition of the new Black Mountain Repeater, most of the portions of the north Georgia mountainsare “covered” by radio. This will allow ground teams and mobile teams to more easily speak with mission bases asfar south as metro Atlanta—perhaps even a bit further south, based on some initial results.

Use of this new repeater will depend upon what kind of radio and antenna being used. It is essential to use a goodquality antenna with low-loss coax. VHF is line of sight, and doesn’t do well down low. The new repeater is ontop of a mountain in an old US Forest Service fire watch tower and can not be reached using a hand-held radioinside a building.

The repeater is extremely powerful and reaches into North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It has already been used and found to be successfully operational north of Chattanooga by The Tennessee Director ofCommunications and in Newnan by the GAWG Director of Communications. That coverage is extremelyimpressive.



16/18

Tales From A Life Traveler

With Major Ilana Mor, Character Development Officer

& C/1Lt Monica Hicks, Cadet Character Development Officer

FAIR IS FAIRConflicting Values and How to Reconcile those Conflicts

When Mike called the Unit’s Testing Officer torequest a Spaatz exam date right after graduation, the TestingOfficer brought the paperwork to the Squadron Commanderfor signature. The Squadron Commander was new to the joband wasn’t sure if he should approve the request. He knewthat Mike had been a hard-working Cadet with a long historyof Squadron leadership roles; however, currently Mike didn’tmeet the Squadron requirements for promotion.

The Testing Officer told the Squadron Commanderthat previously other Cadets had not been held to the strictPromotion Policy. Apparently, a year ago, a Cadet had beenallowed to take the Mitchell exam even though theCommander did not feel that she was mature enough to be aCadet Officer. The girl’s parents had put pressure on the

Commander because they insisted that she should be allowedto test prior to enlisting in the Air Force.

In yet another incident, both the Squadron and WingCommanders approved the IACE application of anotherCadet. It appears that the Cadet often missed meetings andwas usually an hour late for the meetings he did attend.

The Squadron Commander had so many questions.What should he do?

• Should his decision to allow Mike to test for the SpaatzExam be based on Mike’s past service and previousextracurricular activities? How much should that countwhen making promotion decisions?

• Should his decision be based on the fact that Mike wasclose to the end of his Cadet career?

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How would Mike feel if he were denied the opportunityto take the Spaatz Exam?

• What do the CAP Regs state, and should the Squadron beallowed to set requirements which are stricter than CAPregulations?

According to CAPR52-16, in addition to completingthe tasks required for a particular promotion, the Cadet must

be a current member of CAP, must possess a CAP uniformand wear it properly, and be capable of reciting the CadetOath from memory. Most importantly, by approving the

promotion, the Commander is attesting to the Cadet’s abilityto accept the increased responsibilities that accompany the

promotion.Considering the fact that Mike would be unable to

accept increased responsibilities with such sporadic

attendance, most of those who attended the CharacterDevelopment session agreed the Commander should speakwith Mike, thank him for his past service, and tell him that thedecision whether he can test for the Spaatz Exam would be

postponed for three months to verify if Mike would be activeduring that time.

The Character Development session onThursday, 28 July began with an uproar. Most of theCadets were astonished to hear C/1Lt Hicks yelling at C/CMSgt Carpenter for coming into the room late. She saidthat his late appearance caused a disturbance in theongoing lesson. When the Cadets in the room were askedwhat they thought about the conflict, they said that theywere rather surprised at C/1Lt Hicks’ response to C/CMSgtCarpenter. Grinning from ear to ear, C/1Lt Hicksexplained that the conflict between her and C/CMSgtCarpenter was a set-up to get everyone ready to talk aboutconflicts and how to solve them—the CharacterDevelopment lesson for the evening.

C/1Lt Hicks explained that the Case Study was

about a high school senior named Mike who had just beenaccepted to a college that has an Air Force ROTC program.Mike is told by the college recruiter that if he earns theSpaatz Award prior to the Fall, he will be able to fast trackhis ROTC classes and be advanced into the junior yearROTC classes upon entry into the college. The SpaatzAward would allow Mike to be in a leadership role by hisSophomore year, advance his Air Force career, and savehim several hundred dollars in tuition. These possible

benefits caused Mike to study hard in preparation for theSpaatz Exam.

Mike had been in CAP for five years and hadserved in most of the leadership positions in the Squadron,including Cadet Commander. However, during the pastyear, Mike had been working a lot of hours at his after-

school job to earn money for school. His busy workschedule meant that he was only able to attend CAPmeetings about once a month, and he hadn’t been able toattend any other Unit, Group, or Wing activities.

Mike’s Squadron has a strict promotion policy.Cadets must attend 75% of Unit meetings and 50% of Unitactivities in order to promote. In Mike’s case, he had

promoted one time in the past 12 months to CadetLieutenant Colonel.

LEADERSHIP The ability to guide and direct the actions of others so as to gain their willing cooperation in doing a job,

sometimes a job that they neither want to do nor know how to do.


C/1Lt Hicks

The opinion others hold of yourleadership depends much more on youractions than on your words. When aconflict occurs, tempers can flare and

feelings can be hurt. Using the CoreValues to resolve the conflict, andexplaining the reasons for yourdecision, can help others to supportyour decision and respect yourleadership style.


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"Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofitorganization with more than 61,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air

Force auxiliary role, performs 95 percent of continental U.S. inland searchand rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Centerand was credited by the AFRCC with saving 72 lives in fiscal year 2009.Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Themembers play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentorsto more than 26,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet

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