Time Commitments: Senior members meet during the 3rd Saturday of each month from 1-8:30pm, except when another event or activity is on the calendar. Additionally, senior members are encouraged to come to the Tuesday night cadet meetings. All activities held throughout the year are open to all CAP members and everyone is encouraged to participate. Some members who have a specialty track or duty position are also required to show up to the Tuesday meeting(s) where their talents are required.

Responsibilities: In a composite squadron setting, senior members are, first and foremost, responsible for the guidance and safety of the cadets. In addition, the senior members have the chance to train and participate in Emergency Services and Aerospace Education just as the cadets do. This ranges from completing FEMA and CAP standardized ES training in a variety of capacities to, if you're a pilot, flying with cadets on orientation flights in a CAP Cessna aircraft.

Benefits: CAP members can receive discounts on a variety of products and services ranging from hotel rooms and car rentals to health insurance. In addition, senior members, if they choose to, can receive training in a variety of areas within Emergency Services as well as flight training (if applicable).

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Training: There is training in many fields including flight, Emergency services, and many others. We always encourage the members to continue to learn throughout their entire CAP career.

Uniform: There are several to choose from including the Blue CAP polo, gray slacks and black shoes and belt. As a senior member you are also permitted to wear the Air Force style uniform and the other corporate uniforms as well. Seniors members are responsible for purchasing their own uniforms.

Cadet Sponsors
Cost: $30/year

Time Commitments:  Cadet sponsors are not obligated to attend meetings but certainly are welcomed to, especially for those who drive their cadets to the meetings or if they don't live in Red Oak.  Sponsors are also invited to attend some events and activities as long as they are not training missions or of a sensitive nature.  In short, you can be as active or non-active as you wish to be depending on your schedule and desire.

Responsibilities:  We like to think of our cadet sponsors as the "Squadron Mom" or "Squadron Dad".  They play a vital role in transportation to and from meetings as well as transportation to and from events (if time permits of course).  This is primarily a support role not only for your children who are cadets but for the cadet contingency as a whole to help us make sure that we are meeting the needs of everyone involved.

Benefits:  You get a free nametag! :) As a cadet sponsor you have the unique opportunity to interact with your cadet at meetings and events while still letting them feel a sense of independence as they learn and participate in a group setting of their peers and senior member leaders.

Uniform: The provided nametag is all that there is to the “uniform”. We prefer slacks and a polo or dress shirt. At a minimum we request appropriate clothing with no holes.

Aerospace Educators
Cost:  $35/year

Time Commitments:  Each week during the month we focus on a different topic or set of topics.  Aerospace Education is the focus on the 1st Tuesday of each month and is when the educators would be most encouraged to come to the meetings.  On the 3rd Saturday of the month we also meet to complete additional training and education on a variety of subjects.  These day long meetings/training days are a good time to conduct experiments and projects that normally wouldn't be able to be completed in only 2 hours.

Responsibilities:  CAP promotes the use of the aerospace education theme to help educators excite and motivate their students to excel in science, math, technology, language arts, social studies, and other traditional subjects.  The Aerospace Education Member (AEM) is a special CAP membership category that entitles educators to access free products and programs designed especially for teaching aerospace and integrating this fascinating subject into the curriculum. One program that excites AEMs is the Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX) Award Program. Other programs, such as the Fly-ATeacher Program, and products, such as thematic units like the Wright Brothers and the International Space Station, help educator members inspire their students to explore aerospace-related careers. For additional information on the CAP Aerospace Education program, go to www.cap.gov/ae.

Benefits:  Aerospace educators are guaranteed access to amazing teaching tools, including innovative lesson plans and invigorating textbooks.  You will also be provided national standards-based activity book that emphasize the connection of aviation and space to history, math, science and other subject areas.  Aerospace education members can also apply for an Aerospace Education Foundation grant of $250. And, through CAP's Fly A Teacher Program, you can take advantage of a special orientation flight. Plus, you can participate in the biannual National Conference on Aviation and Space Education, where you can expand your classroom's horizons by interacting with astronauts, pilots and leaders in aviation education.  Plus...

Cadets
Cost: $37/year

Time Commitments: Cadets meet every Tuesday night from 6:30-8:30pm and one Saturday a month from 1-8:30pm, except when another event or activity is on the calendar.  Aside from these meeting times there are many additional activities held all throughout the year ranging from SAREXs and fly-ins to encampments and special conferences.  While we do recommend that all cadets participate in these meetings and activities, we understand that kids these days are active in many other activities like sports and church.  Schoolwork and family should always come first and we are very willing to make certain accommodations to help our cadets succeed to the best of their abilities while still maintaining their other commitments.

Responsibilities:  All cadets are expected to maintain proper respect and common courtesy to everyone they come into contact with, be it a CAP member or not.  In addition, cadets who rise in rank are also expected to play a role in the mentoring and leadership of all other cadets regardless of rank.

Benefits: All cadets are entitled to their first set of dress blues (pants, shirt, belt and hat) courtesy of the Air Force at no additional charge. This uniform is the basic uniform that all cadets wear to meetings and events when representing CAP.  Additionally, cadets are able to and have the option of purchasing (at their own expense) a set of BDUs (battle dress uniform) to be worn during SAREXs and any event/activity which is Emergency Services related.  When a cadet is promoted or earns a ribbon, these awards and honors are denoted on their uniforms and gives the cadet a sense of pride and accomplishment. All cadets also have the distinct privilege of being able to experience both powered and glider o-rides (orientation flights) at no cost to them in CAP planes.  These o-rides are a wonderful opportunity for our youth to discover the wonder of flight and to learn the mechanics of physics and engineering.