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Recruiting is one of the most important things we can do in CAP. Without it, all our other missions fall by the wayside for lack of support. Try and run an actual search mission with only 5 people. Try and run a good cadet program with only 3 cadets and 2 seniors. Yes, we need to recruit new members to our organization, however, once we have them, do we do all we can to keep them?
Promotions are a complex process. At various dates in cadet's careers, there is a lot to verify: PT scores - Attendance - Participation - Moral Leadership Participation - Leadership Tests - Aerospace Tests - Essays - Speeches (Armstrong/Eaker) - Encampment - AE Mentoring - AE Instruction - Staff Duty Analysis. It's enough to bring headaches to any one individual.
It happens every week! The Testing Officer or Deputy Commander for Cadets or Cadet Commander says, "Who's ready to test?" and every single Cadet raises their paw whether they've cracked the book in the last six minutes or in the last six months. Well, CadetStuff says, "No more!" Work your little brains and little fingers over these review tests - with questions based directly on the chapters in the manuals - and when you've passed these, you are ready to test. And, if you're reviewing for Mitchell or Spaatz, take'em all! How else are you going to know, eh?
So you wanna have a unit recruiting night (open house, membership night, whatever you choose to call it is up to you), but you really don't want to go broke/kill yourself in the process? Well, join the club! This article will document the preparations for the Concord Composite Squadron's 18 October 2001 Open House and Membership Night as we make those preparations.
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.
In his book, Axelrod focuses on the leadership style of General George Patton and how it relates to leadership and business management. The introduction covers some facts about Gen Patton and his history as a military leader. The book is well organized, with each chapter focusing on a specific aspect of Gen Patton's leadership philosophy.
Starship Troopers opens with the 'cap troopers' of G Company, 3d Regiment, 1st Division, Mobile Infantry - Rasczack's Roughnecks - preparing for a combat drop from the assault transport Roger Young. The chapter that follows is a detailed account of the actions of one Lance Corporal Juan Rico as he performs his duties during a raid on an enemy-occupied planet.
We need to grab the attention (and the commitment) of people who might not immediately see the benefits of weekend bivouacs or learning how to drill. I have recruited in large cities and tiny little towns. CAP has something for almost everyone. If you arent pulling in 15 or 20 recruits at a school drive, you are probably not hitting them with the message they need to hear. They are all saying So what. We need to get past the So what.
Those who write doctrine at the United States Army Physical Fitness School describe functional fitness as the physical fitness required to perform day to day tasks. For our Armed Forces, it means that they must prepare themselves for completing their mission under a wide variety of physical demands.
Personally, I do not use water, I use spit, hence "spit and polish". If you use water, you run the risk of having too much, which is bad, as it dulls the polish. The perfect amount of liquid required for this process can be found on your tongue. Now before we go on: I hereby absolve myself from blame of anyone who is daft enough to swallow polish, the duster or the boot itself and consequently damage themselves in any way. Just so I don't get sued.
Sometimes National Headquarters creates new programs and ideas but the word doesn't get down to the grass roots of the cadet program. So without further ado, because just like the pigs that we are rooting around in the grass, (pigs, rooting, you get it) here is a brief intro to the program
Its not very often you get to see the embodiment of "Wall-to-Wall Counseling," but this time around, its front-and-center, reporting as ordered. We're not quite sure where it came from, but someone has been watching too much Terry Tate. We want this guy to come to one of our meetings. Inspection will never, ever be the same! Submitted for your approval, 
So, in a stroke of genius, you figure out that you need people to maintain a squadron. You run to your squadron commander with this unearthly insight of wisdom, and luckily for you, they see the wisdom that has been forming itself deep inside your thoughts and dreams. Even more luckily, you will be having a local air show in a couple of weeks that you just could get a booth for. Air show, air planes, Civil Air Patrol, what could work better?
As many of you know, many a cadet who stays in long enough will reach the Mitchell award and therefore be promoted to the rank of cadet second lieutenant. While some of these cadets go on and prosper in the upper ranks of cadet officership, many are infected with Mitchell Syndrome. It is a horrible disease that stunts the growth of a cadet in the cadet program, and unless treated, the cadet will remain a C/2d Lt for the rest of his or her cadet career. This is obviously not a very desirable condition.