Cadet Life
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TX-391 2016 Cadet Commander Change of command
Dallas
Composite Squadron held the change of command ceremony for Cadet Commander on
June 6, 2016. Cadet Captain Zachary Holub transferred command of the squadron
to Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Madison Applewhite. The squadron celebrated
with a reception after the ceremony.
C/Capt
Holub commanded the cadets for a little over than a year. He had just graduated
from high school, and was leaving for college, so it was perfect timing for C/2nd
Lt Applewhite to take over.
C/2nd
Lt Applewhite has been in CAP for three years. She started her leadership
experience as First Sergeant under the previous cadet commander, Cadet Chief
Master Sergeant Luke Schlenker. She was eager to get leadership experience, and
served ...
Posted Apr 23, 2017, 8:57 PM by Scott Carter
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Texas Wing Glider Academy - North
Texas
Wing Glider Flight Academy North, a Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Special
Activity, was held at Bishop Field in Decatur TX from 8-18 July 2015. Twelve cadets participated in Basic and
Advanced Glider Academy, achieving approximately 30 flights each. Four cadets soloed.The
Texas Wing Cadet Glider Academy trains cadets beginning at age 14 on the basics
of flying gliders. Ground subjects
include aerodynamics, regulations, glider systems, and flight traffic patterns.
Cadets also learn hand signals, launch
procedures, and positioning behind the tow plane.
Tow
planes take the gliders to 2000 feet above the ground. The glider instructors teach the cadets
verbal call outs, straight and level flight, shallow to steep turns, wind
correction, and traffic pattern entry ...
Posted Feb 5, 2016, 8:10 PM by lana mark
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Texas CTEP Spring 2015
March, 2015 Nacogdoches, TX, Texas Wing Headquarters Cadets from the Dallas Composite Squadron TX-391 attended the Texas Cadet Training & Education Program. CTEP is designed to give cadets both the knowledge and skills to lead as they progress through the Civil Air Patrol program. The focus is Leadership, both in CAP and in the community. C/SrA S. McGreer had this to say about his experience: "NCOA was a fun, challenging, and exhausting experience. It helped me improve my writing, speaking, teaching, and drilling skills and I look forward to apply what I have been taught to our squadron. I would say the most valuable thing I learned informally was the importance of note taking. If I didn't take ...
Posted Mar 15, 2015, 2:58 PM by lana mark
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Emergency Services Training Fairfield Lake State Park
October, Fairfield Lake State Park, Texas Biannually,
in the spring and fall, Cadets and Senior Members head to Fairfield Lake State
Park, two hours south of Dallas, for a weekend to receive Emergency Services
training. Fall, 2014, eleven Cadets and nine
Senior Members from Black Sheep Composite Squadron, Dallas Composite Squadron,
and Red Oak, participated in the event led by Black Sheep Composite Squadron of
Mesquite, TX-214. Capt Jerry Barron, Commander, began the weekend with a Safety
Briefing followed by a hike to the camp site.
Saturday
morning after breakfast, Cadets and Senior Members contributed time towards
community service by removing debris from around the lake. The group was rewarded for their efforts with
an archery class taught by ...
Posted Jan 17, 2015, 7:20 AM by lana mark
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CTEP Fall, 2014
October 2014 Nacogdoches, TXCadets from the Dallas Composite Squadron TX-391 attended the Cadet Training & Education Program. CTEP is designed to give cadets both the knowledge and skills to lead as they progress through the Civil Air Patrol program. The focus is Leadership, both in CAP and in the community. Pictured from right to left, C/CMSgt Z. Holub attended SNCOA and C/TSgt M. Dykes and C/TSgt M. Applewhite attended NCOA. C/CMSgt Z. Holub states, "It was great meeting new people and it definitely helped build my leadership skills."C/TSgt M. Dykes had this to say, "CTEP was a great learning and leadership opportunity. I learned a lot and met a lot of people I ...
Posted Jan 10, 2015, 1:10 PM by lana mark
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