STEM All American Program

Civil Air Patrol STEM All American Recognition Program

Purpose: Recognize long-term excellence, dedication and high achieving skills in Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets who are engaged in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) as individuals and team members.

CAP cadets will be recognized as a STEM All American when they meet these requirements:

Complete the STEM Advanced Badge
Complete at least 4 years of participation in a STEM competition program (1 year as a National Finalist*)
- High Altitude Balloon Challenge
- StellarXplorers Space STEM Challenge
- UAS4STEM Drone Engineering Challenge

*For the purposes of the STEM All American recognition program, a National Finalist is defined as follows:

High Altitude Balloon Challenge: Member of a team that finishes in the top 3 overall
StellarXplorers Space STEM Challenge: Member of a team invited to the National Finals
UAS4STEM Drone Engineering Challenge: Member of a team invited to the Championship competition in any division

How to submit for STEM All American recognition

The cadet submits a written request to be considered as a STEM All American. The request should include documentation of STEM competition program participation and National Finalist status from the team coach and an appropriate photo of the nominated cadet. The STEM Advanced Badge credit should be reflected in the Member Training Record in eServices. Email your documents as PDF to cadets@capnhq.gov with the subject line: STEM All American Submission

Submission Timeline

STEM All American submissions are open annually November 1-December 31. Submissions are reviewed and any new STEM All American recipients will be notified by January 31.

What cadets receive as a STEM All American

Cadets receive the STEM All American certificate. Recipients will be listed on the STEM All American page on gocivilairpatrol.com.