Cadet Responsibilities

1
Cadet Responsibilities

• C/CMSgt Chenny Zhang

2
Educational Goal

• To increase understanding of the cadets position
  within, obligations to, and privileges of the CAP
  Cadet Program.

3
I. Cadet

• A. Definition Officer in training.
• B. Historical perspective
• 1. Service Academies
• Air Force Academy
• Naval Academy
• West Point
• 2. Similar cadet programs, U.S. and other
  countries
• 3. Military grade of cadet
• a. Why do we use NCO and Officer grades?
• b. No command or general military authority

4
II. Obligation to CAP

• What is your Cadet Oath?
• A. Attend meetings regularly and participate
  actively in unit activities
• B. Obey officers (regulations)
• C. Wear uniforms properly
• D. Advance education and training rapidly to
  prepare oneself to be of service of to my
  community, state, and nation.

5
III. Obligation of CAP

• A. Administer program
• Set regulations and standards
• B. Provide training
• Weekly squadron meetings
• Drill, Moral Leadership, Aerospace Education
• C. Provide activities
• Encampment
• BCS
• ATS

6
IV. Responsibility to USAF

• A. Wear uniform properly
• Respect it
• Privilege not right
• You represent the Air Force
• B. Professionalism
• Military bearing
• USAF pays for CAP

7
V. Responsibility to Senior Members

• Respecting authority
• Following orders promptly and
• precisely
• Customs and courtesies
• Cadet program is cadet run

8
VI. Responsibility to CAP

• Volunteering to join means making a commitment
• Why did you join CAP???
• Give back what you have gotten
• You can give a man a fish to last a day but you
  can teach him how to fish to last the rest of his
  life

9
THE END