Civil Air Patrol Mission

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Civil Air PatrolMission

• Second Lieutenant Brandon Hoge

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Educational Goal

• To introduce and explain the missions of Civil
  Air Patrol, and what effect they have on the
  individual cadet, YOU!

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Objectives

• Each student should be able to
• State the threefold mission of Civil Air Patrol
• List the programs that support each part of the
  mission, and give one specific example

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The Three Missions of CAP

• Emergency Services
• Aerospace Education
• Cadet Program

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Emergency Services

• Purpose
• To provide search and rescue, disaster relief
  services, and civil defense preparedness
• Aspects
• Search and Rescue
• Disaster Relief
• Civil Defense
• Humanitarian Missions

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Aerospace Education

• Purpose
• To provide knowledge, skills, and attitudes
  leading to understanding the total impact of air
  and space vehicles upon our society
• Aspects
• Internal (members)
• Cadet and Senior Aerospace Programs
• External (public)
• Aerospace Workshops, Community Programs, etc.

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Cadet Program

• Purpose
• To motivate and provide the means for cadets to
  become dynamic Americans and aerospace leaders
• Aspects
• Leadership Laboratories
• Aerospace Education
• Moral Leadership
• Physical Fitness
• Activities
• Squadron, Group, Wing, ILP, National

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Discussion

• What does all of this have to do with you?
• How can we strive to fulfill the three missions
  as individual cadets?
• What about as a squadron?

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Questions