You might be asking "Why do recruiting materials in Microsoft Word?" Well, the answer is: "Most people have Microsoft Office, or at least access to it, and doing these posters in Word allows folks to customize them without a lot of work and knowledge of a specific software package." I could be doing these things in Pagemaker or Illustrator all day long, but when the Joe Podunk Cadet Squadron wants a poster, they have to be able to modify it to suit their needs.

You will notice that some of the graphics look "greyed out." That is because they've been placed on the background layer in Word to prevent accidental shifts and such during editing. All the images should print in full density and color, except where noted.

In some cases, the original poster that was devised for the Concord Composite Squadron (my unit) is here with all the Concord Squadron info present, so that it is obvious where to modify.

(Note: the images are clickable for a larger version. Since they're screenshot images, they're apt to be a little jaggy. The MS Word versions are much cleaner on printout)

Cadet rappelling with 3 inset photos (cadet on radio, airplane in flight, cadet marshalling aircraft) and unit information
11x17 color
MS Word Document 1805kb

Three-panel of images (cadets refueling, airplane in flight, cadet on radio) and unit membership night information.
17 x 11 color
MS Word Document 258kb

 
"TAKE OFF! With Civil Air Patrol" Cadet flyer with unit map.
8 1/2 x 11 black and white
MS Word Document  992kb

Note: the above two posters require these two fonts to display/print as
intended.  Right click and select "Save As..", save the fonts in a directory you can
remember, and then go into the control panel "Fonts" icon to install them.
Eras Bold ITC -- Hattenschweiler

CAP / F-22 Poster.(Courtesy Bernadette van der Vliet, BMTDesign)
8 1/2 x 11 color
MS Word Document 2116kb

CAP Ground Team Poster (Courtesy Bernadette van der Vliet, BMTDesign)
8 1/2 x 11 color
MS Word Document 976kb