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This site lists Civil Air Patrol's upcoming Cadet Special Activities (CSAs). It includes national activities and those wing and region activities approved to receive the CSA ribbon. These activities are designed to explore civilian and military aerospace careers, provide flight training, develop leadership, and enhance emergency services skills. Typically, advertisements for activities we plan to offer in Winter are posted here by mid-October, and spring/summer activities are posted by mid-December. A list of past activities is under the "Helpful Links" section of this web page under the title "eServices Event/Activity Preference Numbers."

NCSA Registration Status Updates

*****SUMMER CADET ACTIVITIES--updated 17 Jun 2022

Cancelled
Civic Leadership Academy Cancelled
NHWG NCO Leadership Academy (Spring 2022)
PJOC NM Cancelled 
NER Powered Flight Academy Cancelled

Please note activities that appear as "not scheduled" on NCSAS.com, don’t have confirmed dates, but we are working to host the activity unless noted that the activity has cancelled. Encampment requirement is removed for some activities.  Look at the activity ad page to see if it is required.  EServices Registration & Payment System is OPEN for applications. Applications submitted in eServices through 20 Nov for winter and 15 Jan for summer are considered "On-Time" and are given priority placement into "primary" status. Use this "Apply Online" link to access the application site on eServices. Notifications of winter placements go out by mid to late December. Spring placements are as outlined on their advertisements on this site. Notifications for summer applicants will go out on or about 1 March and as activities fill vacancies after 1 March. Those cadets who remain on alternate lists may be contacted at any time to fill a slot.

Special Filters

Category Select... Air Force Aviation CSA (Accredited) Encampment Flight Internship Opportunities Leadership NCSA Operations Training Professional Development Space Force Technology

Location Select... Big Rapids Camden Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station, Falmouth Clear AFS Clovis Columbus AFB Davis Monthan AFB Ephrata Fredericksburg Fremont Hagerstown Hampton Roads Independence Joint Base Cape Cod Joint Base Lewis McChord Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Kempton Kirtland AFB Laughlin AFB Mattoon Maxwell AFB Middle Tennessee State University Nacogdoches National Guard Training Center, Pembroke Norwich University, Northfield, VT Oshkosh Patrick SFB Peterson SFB Price San Antonio Shawnee Springfield State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach TBD Tullahoma Tyndall AFB USAFA, Colorado Springs Virtual Virtual- Hosted by US Air Force Academy Waller Washington Wendover Airfield World Wide Wright State University, Dayton Yoder

Start Date

State Select... AK AL AZ CO DC FL IL KS MA MD ME MI MS NE NH NJ NM OH OK PA SC TN TX UT VA VT WA WI

Name Select... AF Civil Engineering Academy AF Pararescue & Survival Orientation Course AF Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Aircraft Manufacturing Academy Cadet Aviation Ground School Cadet Officer School Civic Leadership Academy Civil Air Patrol National Cyber Academy Desert Scorpion-Utah Wing Search and Rescue Academy Engineering Technologies Academy Engineering Technologies Academy (Robotics) Great Lakes Region Cybersecurity Academy Hawk Mountain Search And Rescue School International Air Cadet Exchange Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) Honor Guard Academy National Blue Beret National Cadet Competition National Character & Leadership Symposium National Virtual Private Pilot Ground School New Hampshire Wing Non-Commissioned Officer School NFA-AK Wing Glider Flight Academy NFA-AK Wing Powered Flight Academy NFA-Great Lakes Region Powered Flight Academy NFA-IL Wing Lt Col Raymond Johnson Flight Academy NFA-MAR Col Roland Butler Powered Flight Academy NFA-MD Wing Robert Ayres Solo & Ground Academy NFA-NJ Wing Falcon Flight Powered Academy NFA-Northcentral Region Joint Flight Academy (Glider) NFA-Northcentral Region Powered Flight Academy NFA-Northeast Region Glider Flight Academy NFA-Northeast Region Glider Flight Academy NFA-Northeast Region Powered Flight Academy NFA-Pacific/Rocky Mountain Regions Glider Academy NFA-Southeast Region Glider Flight Academy NFA-Southwest Region Glider Flight Academy NFA-Southwest Region Powered Flight Academy NFA-TX Wing Glider Flight Academy NFA-TX Wing Shirley Martin Powered Flight Academy NFA-UT Wing Powered Flight Academy NFA-WA Wing Joint Flight Academy-Desert Eagle Northeast Region Honor Guard Academy Pacific and Rocky Mountain Region (PCR/RMR) Honor Guard Academy Space Force Operations Academy TX Wing Medical Orientation Training School WA Wing Ground Search and Rescue Academy

End Date

Minimum Age Select... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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Helpful Links

Apply Online

eServices Activity/Event Preference Numbers

Activity Refund Form

Cadet (Not Staff) End of Activity Survey Link

Staff End of Activity Survey Link

Current and Past NCSA Ribbon Lists

Questions? Contact Cadet Programs Activities Team

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Date	Category	Name	Location	State	Min. Age	Cost
24 - 25 Feb 2022	Leadership	National Character & Leadership Symposium	Virtual- Hosted by US Air Force Academy	CO	18	No Cost
04 - 11 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-TX Wing Shirley Martin Powered Flight Academy	Nacogdoches	TX	16	$850.00
07 - 19 Jun 2022	Leadership	Cadet Officer School	Maxwell AFB	AL	16	$400.00
10 - 25 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-IL Wing Lt Col Raymond Johnson Flight Academy	Mattoon	IL	N/A	Varies
11 - 18 Jun 2022	Air Force	AF Civil Engineering Academy	Tyndall AFB	FL	15	$375.00
11 - 18 Jun 2022	Air Force	AF Pararescue & Survival Orientation Course	Kirtland AFB	NM	15	$450.00
11 - 20 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-Great Lakes Region Powered Flight Academy	Oshkosh	WI	16	$850.00
11 - 18 Jun 2022	Space Force	Space Force Operations Academy	Peterson SFB	CO	15	$500.00
13 - 23 Jun 2022	Technology	Engineering Technologies Academy (Robotics)	USAFA, Colorado Springs	CO	N/A	Varies
13 - 23 Jun 2022	Air Force	Pacific and Rocky Mountain Region (PCR/RMR) Honor Guard Academy	USAFA, Colorado Springs	CO	14	Varies
16 - 30 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-Northcentral Region Powered Flight Academy	Fremont	NE	16	$850.00
16 - 26 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-Southwest Region Powered Flight Academy	Shawnee	OK	16	$850.00
18 - 25 Jun 2022	Air Force	AF Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training	Laughlin AFB	TX	15	$500.00
18 - 26 Jun 2022	Flight	NFA-Northeast Region Glider Flight Academy	Fredericksburg	PA	14	$850.00
19 - 24 Jun 2022	Operations Training	Desert Scorpion-Utah Wing Search and Rescue Academy	Wendover Airfield	UT	N/A	$200.00
21 Jun - 01 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-Northcentral Region Joint Flight Academy (Glider)	Yoder	KS	N/A	$850.00
26 Jun - 02 Jul 2022	Air Force	Civil Air Patrol National Cyber Academy	Hampton Roads	VA	14	$350.00
26 Jun - 02 Jul 2022	Technology	Engineering Technologies Academy	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	15	$395.00
30 Jun - 09 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-Pacific/Rocky Mountain Regions Glider Academy	Wendover Airfield	UT	14	$850.00
01 - 10 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-MD Wing Robert Ayres Solo & Ground Academy	Hagerstown	MD	16	$850.00
05 - 16 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-UT Wing Powered Flight Academy	Price	UT	16	$850.00
06 - 17 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-Southwest Region Glider Flight Academy	Clovis	NM	14	$850.00
07 - 14 Jul 2022	Air Force	AF Pararescue & Survival Orientation Course	Davis Monthan AFB	AZ	15	$475.00
08 - 16 Jul 2022	Air Force	AF Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training	Columbus AFB	MS	15	$500.00
08 - 16 Jul 2022	Flight	NFA-NJ Wing Falcon Flight Powered Academy	Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst	NJ	16	$850.00

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