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News Story of JROTC Cadet Abuse is Reminder for CAP

Posted on July 13, 2022 at 10:24 AM by Curt LaFond

If you ever wondered why CAP is so adamant about two-deep rules, this story from the NY Times is your...

Categories: Character, Leadership

A Poem for Veterans' Day

Posted on November 9, 2020 at 9:03 AM by Curt LaFond

Veterans’ Day honors service members, but spouses and families deserve gratitude, too, for they bear their own wicked burdens that...

Categories: Character

Cadet Integrity & Social Media

Posted on June 11, 2020 at 12:42 PM by Curt LaFond

We’re seeing a troubling spike in cadets’ social media behaviors so we’re asking everyone in the cadet community to lend...

Categories: Character

Volunteerism & Democracty

Posted on July 29, 2019 at 9:26 AM by Curt LaFond

CAP adult volunteers are unpaid professionals who still manage to have fun

Volunteerism is an expression of political freedom that exists only in a democratic society. That fact came home to me...

Categories: Character, Leadership, New Ideas, Professional Development

Cadet Character Development Program Changes Announced

Posted on December 19, 2018 at 9:51 AM by Joanna Lee

CAP chaplains, character development instructors, and the director of Cadet Programs gathered at the United States Air Force Academy in February 2017 to learn about how virtue ethics education produces the best behaviors in future leaders.

Cadet Character Development Program Changes Announced by Ch, Lt Col Tim Miner On Monday, 10 December, the Chief of Chaplains...

Categories: Changes, Character

Apply NOW!--Open Spaces in NCSAs

Posted on March 19, 2018 at 12:00 AM by Wendy Hamilton

There are openings in several National Cadet Special Activities. Check out this list and go to the NCSAs homepage to...

Categories: Activities, Aerospace, Character, E-News, Leadership, News, Newsletters

To the Cadets (ABC)

Posted on February 27, 2018 at 3:15 PM by Curt LaFond

To the Cadets (ABC, after Pinsky) America's beaming cadets: Don't equivocate, forsaking grace, honor, integrity. Just know leaders move nations...

Categories: Character

No Peeking....eServices Registration Closed for Slotting

Posted on February 16, 2018 at 4:30 PM by Wendy Hamilton

Only 107 days until the 1st summer National Cadet Special Activity begins! You may have noticed that eServices Event Registration...

Categories: Activities, Aerospace, Changes, Character, E-News, Leadership, News, Newsletters

Summer 2017 CEAP Update

Posted on May 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM by Joanna Lee

Cadet Encampment Assistance Program applications opened 1 March for the spring/summer encampment season. Over 1,200 cadets have been processed for...

Categories: Activities, Aerospace, Character, E-News, Fitness, Leadership, News, Newsletters

2015/2016 DDR Speech Contest Winners

Posted on July 13, 2016 at 12:00 AM by Joanna Lee

1st Place- C/CMSgt Seung Won Lee, PCR-CA-096 2nd Place- C/TSgt Paige Jones, MER-MD-013 3rd Place- C/MSgt James Upmeyer, MER-MD-071 Congratulations...

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