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May 2010 Archive

All the old garbage you can handle!
:: It's Maystuff!
 Holy smoking crow! Did we actually sort-of throw together a main page? Oh yeah! And do we pretty much owe it all to a single dude? You know it! Is this the beginning of a new lease on life for good ol'CS? Let's not get carried away! Yeah, we pulled this together but behind the scenes we're still the same old bunch of bozos, so let's not get our hopes up, boys and girls. But, in the meantime, we've got some interesting schtuff here. ... First up: the winner of the $100 "Write Those Poor Slobs an Article Contest"! Evan Salisbury drops in with a tactically tasty piece on CAP's Air Force Combat Controller Orientation Course. (And if you can handle that mouthful, Evan has some nasty yummy MREs for you!) ... Next: A brother and sister act from Florida: Tori Guthrie discusses raccoons, Santa Claus and who knows what else on her first bivouac and brother Taylor Guthrie and his fabulous experience wearing a hot, pink cast. The Aristocrats! ... Kaitlyn English talks about what she's learned about leading and following. ... And, finally, a link to something worthwhile that the government bought with your tax dollars. ... That's about it, folks. With a little luck, we'll see you next month. And before we go, a tip o'the CadetStuff hat to JamesN for doing all that he does for this site. Thanks, Brother!
Activities :: When YOU go to Combat Control Orientation Course...
 USAFCCOC.gif…To get a student slot in CCOC you must run 2 miles in a crazy short time, swim 200 meters in an even shorter time, do a mean flexed arm hang and more perfect pushups and situps in a shorter time yet. They also do a serious attitude check on you in the Board of Review. Those who score a CCOC spot believe in and follow the CAP Core Values. If you’re one of them, you'll love being there. Continue reading
Activities :: My Hot Pink Cast Adventure
 But the one thing I could still do, (to my commanders' displeasure), was do drill. Being the Deputy Commander of our drill team, I felt obligated to still go to the practices. And after a couple of weeks on crutches, I actually joined in and practiced with my team. While marching the crutches were my left foot, and my right was my right. That way I could march and stay on step. Continue reading
Activities :: Perserverence
 What do pickup trucks, Santa, racoons, psycho-maniacs, doughnuts and BDU's all have in common you might ask? They all have to do with my very first Bivouac experience as a new Cadet in the Civil Air Patrol. Continue reading
Leadership :: The Difference between Followership and Leadership
 If you look deeply into both followership and leadership you will see that they are really not that different, but more the same. You cannot lead if you do not know how to properly follow someone. You have to listen to what your leaders say, but you also must listen to what your followers say for feedback. Continue reading
Links :: Space Flight Awesomeness!
 You may not know it (we didn't), but NASA has a department called Space Flight Awareness whose only job is to promote space missions; they produce posters and decals and all sorts of cool swag. At some point in the not-too-distant past, someone over there got a crazy idea and started producing mission posters that were based on movie posters. And holee smokies, some of them are BRILLIANT! Everyone loves it when a government agency has some fun, and these are some fun. Enjoy!