OREGON WING Civil Air Patrol

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OREGON WINGCivil Air Patrol

• Wing Staff Meeting Agenda
• 2 February 2008

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Agenda

• Opening
• CALL TO ORDER ............................. Col
  Ted Kyle
• INVOCATION................................ Ch,
  Maj Sattgast
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE................Maj Brian
  Bishop
• Commanders Remarks Col Ted Kyle
• Cadet Programs . Lt Col Mark Herrett
• Aerospace Education . Capt Nick Ham
• Fund Raising Task Force . Capt Nick
  Ham
• Professional Development . Maj Dave
  Richards
• Operations Emergency Services ..... 1 Lt Bill
  Kostich
• Operations Communications..Maj David
  Rudawitz
• Finance . Maj Ira Rosenberg
• State Directors Remarks .. Jim
  Nakauchi

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Cadet Programs LtCol Mark Herrett, Director
O-rides given in 2007/08 by Squadron Jul Aug Sep
Oct Nov Dec Jan 005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 007
3 4 1 0 0 0 0 016 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 034
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 037 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 042
1 0 0 0 2 0 0 050 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 055
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 065 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 073
0 7 0 0 0 0 0 089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 099
0 3 8 0 0 0 0 105 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 112
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13 20
9 0 7 6 0 Information from Cadet Orientation
Flight Report (e-services)
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Cadet Membership 2007
Squadron
Aug Sep Nov Dec Jan

• OR-000 Inactive 8 0 0 0 0
• OR-005, Linn-Benton Composite 9 11 8 7 9
• OR-007, Medford Composite 39 35 33 32 33
• OR-016, Klamath Falls Composite 14 15 16 11 12
• OR-034, Washington County Comp. 21 22 26 27 27
• OR-037, Grants Pass Composite 11 9 7 7 8
• OR-042, Salem Composite 11 9 10 10 12
• OR-050, High Desert Composite 9 7 18 17 20
• OR-055, Mahlon Sweet Composite 17 17 17 16 16
• OR-065, Aurora Composite 13 15 13 20 20
• OR-073, Columbia Composite 40 36 35 32 33
• OR-089, Central Coast Composite 12 10 10 11 11
• OR-099, McMinnville Composite 13 16 17 16 17
• OR-105, South Coast Cadet 11 12 13 13 14
• OR-112, Angel Falls Cadet 4 4 5 4 4
• OR-114, Northwest Coastal Comp. 8 8 8 7
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• Total 241 222 236
  230 243
• Net Loss/Gain 10 -19 14
  -6 13
• Above figures are taken from e-services data.
• No meeting in July and October

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Cadet Improvement ProjectBriefing

• Problem Retention of Cadets
• Based on my conversations with both cadets and
  senior members (CAP Officers) who work with
  cadets, I have some conclusions.
• 1) No active duty military base in Oregon (not
  something we can control, but an issue
  nonetheless).
• 2) Cadets being promised things they are not
  getting such as participating in ES activities
  and national activities and not telling them that
  they need to do other things first like getting
  GES qualified prior to participating in ES
  missions.
• 3) Lack of senior members willing to allow cadets
  to participate in ES.

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Retention of Cadetscont.

• 4) Lack of encouragement to attend activities,
  both at Wing and National level. Color Guard
  Competitions, Cadet Ball and Encampments come to
  mind.
• 5) No motivation to stay in the program, and if
  there is, it doesnt go beyond earning the
  Mitchell Award.

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Proposed Solutions

• Cadet Retention Program
• This is based on a program we used in the Air
  National Guard
• while I served as the Unit Career Advisor for my
  unit, the 104thWF.
• The Cadet Retention Interview form (see
  handout) is based
• on the form we used in the Guard, NGB Form
  173-1(see handout).
• I think it would be a good idea to assign a
  C.A.P. Officer with a
• cadet counterpart to administer the program at
  the Squadron level.
• I would also advise that the Wing appoint a Cadet
  Retention Officer
• who would be a part of the cadet program staff to
  oversee the
• program.
• I have seen this program work very well in the
  Air National Guard
• and I believe it will help here in Oregon Wing.

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Proposed Solutions

• Cadet Great Start
• This is program from National HQ that is
  currently in draft form but is available to be
  used by the squadrons now. Details are available
  at the National website. Go to Cadet Programs
  then to Tools for Cadet Leaders then to Cadet
  Proving Grounds. The Draft is in PDF format and
  can be downloaded and used. The program includes
  the following.
• Begins with an open house showcasing the exciting
  opportunities available through the CAP Cadet
  Program
• Sets learning objectives that are designed
  specifically for new cadets
• Provides a standardized, easy to use curriculum
• Challenges cadet NCOs and officers by using them
  as mentors and instructors
• Informs parents of CAP policies and builds trust
  between parents and CAP leaders
• Includes a plan for managing administrative tasks
  that support the Great Start program
• Involves cadets in exciting, hands-on training
  activities, as opposed to passive, boring
  lectures
• Concludes with an orientation flight to motivate
  and reward new cadets

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Aerospace Education Update

• Year End Report Highlights
• Yeagers
• Units Responding
• External Programs
• Internal Programs

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Aerospace Education Update

• Rocketry Weekend
• JUNE 21-22, 2008
• Progressing with negotiation between CAP and
  Evergreen, apparently the person Im working with
  didnt get the memo.
• Location as yet not confirmed.

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Aerospace Education Update

• O-Rides The DAE requests Cadet Programs and our
  Wing O-Ride Coordinator to keep the DAE informed
  of all activities.
• Other Cadet AE activities
• The Newsletter will include invitations to
• Meet and hear Mary Feik at the Evergreen Museum
  Women in Aviation weekend Feb 29 Mar 1.
• Attend a special movie screening of Ron Howards
  Shadow of the Moon.

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Fund Raising Task Force

• Start Here
• Notification to Wing purpose and progress
• Call for members
• 2 Wing Staff Representatives
• 4 Squadron Representative
• Call for ZZB and Wing Wish List
• First task force meeting to be held in March 2008

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Professional DevelopmentCourse Completion

• CPPT Jan - 8
• OPSEC Jan - 24
• Foundations Jan - 6

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Professional DevelopmentNovember and December
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Squadron Leadership School

• 24-25 May 2008 in Bend
• Instructors needed
• Contact Maj Gerald Thye (thee) at
• w0glt_at_hotmail.com
• Yes this is Memorial Day Weekend!

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Operations Emergency ServicesES Program
Indicator
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Operations Emergency ServicesActual Incident
Metrics for Dec
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Operations Emergency ServicesSummary for CY
2007
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Operations Emergency ServicesTraining Metrics
for Month
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Operations Emergency ServicesES Update

• Training schedule for FY08 updated
• MS and MO flight training February - March
• MO and MS Flight Training - qualifications
• Intercept Missions to go back on-line in February
• APAS Approval
• New Aircraft
• Curry County MOU

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ES Issues

• MOU with State impacting expansion of services to
  other State and local government agencies
• ES Council working on improvements in Cadet
  participation guidance
• Adding a one time permission form for parents
• Guidance for commanders for tracking of cadets on
  incidents
• ICS 300 and 400
• Need to complete distribution of ISR radios to
  UDF and GT personnel
• Need VHF radios for several ICs
• Need radio coverage for North Coast

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Communications Metrics ROA
EXAMPLE
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Communications Goals

• Complete S-8 (CEAR) process on time
• Redistribute and assign equipment
• Per Table of Allowances (TA)
• Meet ES requirements
• Make most effective use of equipment
• Reduction of inventory to spares only
• No outstanding requests for equipment
• 100 ROA for eligible Cadets and Officer members

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Communications Major Activities

• Transition of new DC
• Collection of data on unit communications
  officers
• S-8 Reports (CEAR) process initiated
• Reports emailed to units
• Units need to acknowledge and validate
• Review of equipment assignments and reassign as
  appropriate
• Distribution of equipment in inventory
• ES users are high priority
• Some new base stations are coming
• Search for staff

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Communications Major Activities cont.

• Steve Brandom to be CEMS administrator
• Retirement of wide band equipment
• Initiating process to recall and scrap Neutecs
• Old 12 amp power supplies to be used for
  reassigned Tait mobiles as base stations
• Narrow band transition status still on hold
• Investigating moving Grizzly repeater to OPB site
  at no monthly charge
• Call sign realignment
• Canceling station licenses for inactive personnel
  (in 36000)
• Developed actual plan for call signs and working
  to realign by March

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Communications Issues

• Poor response to S-8 communications officer
  assignments
• Poor response to requests to return equipment by
  members no longer authorized for the equipment
• Tools to obtain conformance to requests
• Freezes and equipment confiscation penalizes
  members and not those failing to comply

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FINANCE GOALSMaj. Ira Rosenberg

• Short Term
• Get all squadrons on Wing Banker by 9/30
• 18 on Wing Banker
• Get final bank statements from all (due 11/1/07)
• 3 incomplete
• Get final year-end reports from all (due 11/1/07)
• 2 incomplete
• Get Financial Disclosure (due 12/1/07)
• 2 incomplete
• Identify 317.37 in unidentified deposits

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FINANCE GOALS

• I have received ALL required documents from these
  squadrons
• Ashland
• Aurora
• Central Coast
• Columbia
• John Day
• Klamath Falls
• Linn Benton
• McMinnville
• Medford
• Metro
• Northwest Coastal
• Salem
• South Coast
• Washington County

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FINANCE GOALS

• I am missing one or more items from these
  Squadrons
• Angel Falls missing Final Statement, Financial
  Disclosure
• Grants Pass missing Final Statement
• High Desert missing Final Statement, Year-End
  report
• Mahlon Sweet missing unit approvers, Financial
  Disclosure, Year-End report

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Bank BalancesAs of 1 Feb 08

• Bank Balance
• General Fund 9,074.23
• CD2 15,328.85
• CD3 20,392.69
• CD4 15,052.40
• Total 59,848.17
• Cadet Fund 2,145.17
• CD 7,050.03
• Total 9,195.20
• Accounts Receivable 1,732.84
• 571.77 is more then two months old.
• Accounts Payable
  0.00
• Aircraft Fund Balance 11,784.76

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Staff Information

• Openings
• Director of Cadet Programs
• Supply Officer
• Maintenance Officer

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Next Wing Meeting

• Saturday, 1 March 2008

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• Meeting Adjourned