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News & Events Archive
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Note: Entries are sorted from oldest to newest.
Happy 96th Birthday to all the ACA! April 2005
 To the Officers, Cadets, and Recruits of the American Cadet Alliance, I have a few words to say. You should be proud of yourselves. You are a part of the oldest nationwide Cadet Corps in our great country. Each and every one of you are part of an ongoing legacy of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. These are our Core Values and the embodiment of the ACA.
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Back on the job - and in the news! April 2005
 CadetStuff's own Shawn Stanford was featured in a recent article by the Northeast PA Business Journal. The article outlines the concerns of several Soldiers returning to civilian life after a year in Iraq. Shawn's habit of running off at the mouth snared him the lion's share of the article - no surprise there. And, again, welcome back, Soldier!
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Spaatz Association Salutes Cadet Program April 2005
 Members of CAP's Board of Governors and National Board, led by Lt. Gen. Nicholas Kehoe, USAF (ret.), Maj. Gen. Dwight Wheless, CAP/CC, Brig. Gen. Tony Pineda, CAP/CV and CAPs Executive Director Col. Al Allenback, USAF (ret.) joined members of The Spaatz Association at their celebration of our "Aerospace Leaders of Tomorrow".
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Know any Stuffers in the Box? May 2005
 Because if you do, we want to know about it. We've already had several of our own do their part in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait, and we'd like to set up a little something to honor them and those that are there now or are going soon. So, if that's you or someone you know, drop us a line, send us a picture and tell us what unit you're with and we'll put your mug on the site. And, hey, thanks a lot!
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Exchange of Challenge Coins Comes Full Circle July 2005
For 15-year-old Colin Harper, the Army Cadet Corps of the American Cadet Alliance has taken him places he'd never imagined. The Cadet Sergeant, and acting First Sergeant of the Military Cadets of New England which drills monthly at Camp Fogarty, RI, has traveled to Puerto Rico, presented anti-drug presentations in the Pentagon, completed the ACA's NCO Leadership Development Academy, and stood side-by-side with Generals and Sergeants Major, all while wearing his uniform as an Army Cadet.
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2008 CadetStuff Readership Survey February 2008
 It's common knowledge that we have no idea what the heck we're doing. Most of the time we're using a 'magic article generator' that strings together paragraphs from women's magazines and celebrity gossip rags (with a little Weekly World News thrown in for good measure. So, why not help a brother out and tell us just what it is we should be doing, by taking the 2008 CadetStuff Readership Survey. It's only thirty questions and it should only take a couple minutes to complete. And thanks in advance for helping us make CadetStuff.org better!
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Gear Up For Ghana February 2008
 What I found there was thousands of incredibly enthusiastic cadets and some highly dedicated adults working hard to make a successful cadet program. I visited with cadets from as far south as Accra on the Gulf of Guinea to Tamale and the areas near the Burkino-Faso border. And I discovered cadets that enjoy intensive leadership training, drill and ceremonies, and who work on public service projects. Kinda like CAP. Who knew?
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$100 Scholarship, Just Write an Article December 2009
So we're laying around the CadetStuff office the other morning, suffering from the aftereffects of a full night spent working on CadetStuff 2.0 and pounding Red Bull, when Captain Naugle bounds into the lobby leeching more energy from his pores than that expended by 500 locomotives hauling, I don't know, a ship up the side of a mountain, like that crazy Klaus Kinski movie "Fitzcarraldo."
 For those of you who don't know Captain Naugle, well, lets just say that you don't meet Captain Naugle, you sort of experience Captain Naugle. And this particular morning, The Captain Naugle Experience was kind of like going to a Incubus concert with part of your brain outside of your skull. Mach 1.2, cowl flaps open, trim-ball not centered in the race... well, you get the drift..
In any event, after we got him to ratchet it down to about -5 decibels above the clunking sound the furnace was making (did we mention the all-night Red Bull-fueled development session we were recovering from? Yeah...), we were able to decipher what he was babbling about.
Below is the text of the message he breathlessly dictated to us before he tore off his flight suit, swept this lavender and chartreuse cape trimmed in gold lace over his shoulder (yeah, we weren't loving the color scheme, either, but hey, I guess all the really *cool* superhero colors were already trademarked) and launched himself into the mesosphere with a resounding "I'mmm Late!" It can also be found here: http://forums.cadetstuff.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13493
I am hereby offering one $100 scholarship to one cadet who submits the best article for publishing to CadetStuff.
This is meant to help you pay to attend, get equipment/uniforms for, or arrange transport to a cadet activity of your choice. No strings attached.
To enter:
Email your article to me at JNaugle@aol.com AND Submissions@CadetStuff.org no later than 0600 UTC/Z/GMT on 1 February 2010.
Now, the editors at CadetStuff may or may not use the article you submit, but chances are good that if you win, you will get published. Heck, chances are good you will get published even if you don't win. By submitting, you are giving CadetStuff permission to publish your article.
In your email, please include your contact information (Name, Cadet Rank, Unit, E Mail Address, CadetStuff Username, Phone Number and Favorite Color).
The article can be on any topic, but I personally prefer stuff on survival, flying, careers, leadership, military operations, military history/heritage, special operations, aerospace science, national security, zombie preparedness, and rescue. It should be well written and I encourage you to have someone proofread it before you submit it. A typical article here is about 3 pages long, but if it is longer or shorter, that won't hurt anything as long as it is awesome. Your article should be factually true and supported (or at least supportable) by outside sources. It should be fun to read and the reader should learn something.
The easiest format for me to read is the most current version of Microsoft Word, but if you don't have that, you can send it as a PDF file.
To be clear, I am picking the winner, independently of the CadetStuff.org staff. My decision will be entirely subjective based on my definition of "awesome." I reserve the right to pick more than one winner (if, for example two are amazing) or zero winners (if, for example they are all lame). You must be a CAP, JROTC, USNSCC, US Service Academy, or ACA cadet/mid to win. The article must be YOUR original work, but you are encouraged to get help on it from any reasonable source. The scholarship will be decided by 3 Feb 2010, and I will put the check/money order/package of used unmarked small bills in the mail by 6 Feb 2010. Available for a limited time only, while supplies last. Offer not available where prohibited. Do not taunt happy fun ball.
Direct any questions to me at JNaugle@aol.com.
Respectfully,
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