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April 2001 Archive

All the old garbage you can handle!

Activities :: Scott Matthews has done it again!
In an exclusive to CadetStuff.org, Scott Matthews, the California Wing filmmaker extraordinaire interviewed in our April features, has made available for download his newest creation: an Encampment 2001 commercial that is sure to knock your socks off! Designed as a non-wing-specific promo, in thirty-seconds (27, actually!) this commercial will set your heart racing and make you clear you schedule for the summer! Continue reading
:: This is CadetStuff!
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:: Our innaugural issue!
CadetStuff has an interview with the creator of the amazing 1999 California Wing Cadet Encampment video, Captain Scott Matthews, as well as his encampment commercial. … Doctor Drill writes a prescription for color guard! ... Check out the Curry Leadership Test Review Quiz, the first of many. ... We also have a leadership lesson from LtCol Ron Padavan of Michigan Wing. ... In "Drill for Dummies": How Do I Align the Flight? … Plus, CadetStuff staff member Major Darin Ninness has uncovered a novel about Civil Air Patrol in 1954 - the Golden Age of young adult adventure novels. Follow the adventures of Cadet Tom Carroll in the Civil Air Patrol! ... Also, check out the action in the CadetStuff Forums!
Features :: Squadron Alert! : 2. Hangar Meeting
The morning passed slowly after church services, and Tom was at the hangar well before the time set for the meeting. Pacing back and forth in front of the building, he impatiently awaited the others. He wondered about Nick's friends, and then he tried to imagine whom Red would bring to the conference. Much, if not all, depended upon the note struck at this first get-together. Continue reading
Drill :: Left from right, oh, what can I do??
Dear Dr. Drill,
I always face left instead of right. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Cadet Joey Bagadonuts
Continue reading
Drill :: How do I Give Drill Commands
You've barely begun pointing out the various shortcomings of your people and their relatives, ancestors and pets going back fourteen generations when this one troublemaker in the back drags out the D&C manual and says, "I think we would have been okay if Sergeant Smith had been following the manual." Continue reading
Features :: Squadron Alert! : About the Author
CadetStuff staff member Major Darin Ninness has uncovered a novel written about Civil Air Patrol in 1954 - the Golden Age of young adult adventure novels. Follow Cadet Tom Carroll and his adventures in the Civil Air Patrol! Continue reading
Features :: Squadron Alert! : 1. Search and Rescue
Right after the motor had been cut, a tall, slender man climbed out of the four-place plane. He was wearing the light blue uniform of the Air Force, though with distinctively different insignia decorating it, and was followed by two other men similarly clothed. Behind them came a khaki-clad boy of about the same age as Tom and Red. "I'm Major Boswell," the first man said, extending his hand to Nick. "And here are Captain Hall, Lieutenant Fuller, and Cadet Sherman." Continue reading
Leadership :: Barking Dogs Never Bite
Well, it seems that many of us believe that as we get promoted our basic job seems to change. That we go from being good role models and leaders into being “Old Salts” and managers. We get the idea that we can sit in the corner and bark orders and things will get done. This cannot be further from the truth. Continue reading
Profiles :: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Capt Scott Matthews
Nobody who’s seen Scott’s short film on the 1999 California Wing Encampment is likely to be surprised that he’s being courted by National Headquarters. From the dramatic opening ‘fly by’ through the California Wing Cadet Programs emblem to the final credits, Scott’s effort is a nothing short of a triumph. But it takes a long time to become an overnight success! Continue reading