Prince William earns Quality Cadet Unit Award
MANASSAS, VA Prince William Composite Squadron earns the Quality Cadet Unit Award for the sixth year in a row beginning in 2013. Topping out the fiscal year with 105 cadets, the unit met eight out of 11 points of criteria. Any cadet unit that displays strong program fundamentals can earn the Quality Cadet Unit Award. This award motivates squadrons to pursue goals that will inevitably lead to their having a vibrant Cadet Program. The Quality Cadet Unit Award is purely objective. Cadet and composite squadrons who meet the challenging criteria below automatically earn the award. The Quality Cadet Unit Award can serve as a helpful management tool. Local leaders can use their award criteria to gauge the relative health of their Cadet Program.
ELIGIBILITY
All cadet and composite squadrons and flights with a minimum of 10 cadets are eligible.
2017-2018 CRITERIA (Data from 1 September 2017 through 31 August 2018)
The award criteria are entirely objective. Any unit that meets at least 6 of the 11 criteria listed below, as of 31 August, qualifies:
- Adult Leadership: The unit has at least 3 Training Leaders of Cadets graduates on its roster
- Aerospace: Unit earned the Aerospace Excellence Award (AEX) or sent in an after-action report on a STEM Kit during the school year
- Cadet Achievement: 40% of cadets on the roster have attained the Wright Brothers Award
- RRLA: Unit hosted an RRLA
- Encampment: 50% of cadets on the roster have completed encampment
- Enrollment: The unit has at least 35 cadets listed on its roster
- Growth: The unit’s cadet roster increased by 10%, or 10 cadets (from 1 September 2017)
- Orientation Flights: 70% of cadets on the roster have participated in at least 1 flight
- Retention: The unit retained 50% of first-year cadets (cadets that joined from 1 September 2017 through 31 August 2018)
- CyberPatriot: Members that actively participate in CyberPatriot during the 2017-2018 competition will earn their squadron credit.
- Emergency Services: 60% of cadets on the roster have GES certification
Civil Air Patrol is the longtime auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a valued member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single-engine aircraft and 1,944 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). It performs about 90% of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 82 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Operating as a nonprofit organization, CAP also plays a leading role in STEM/aerospace education, and its members serve as mentors to about 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.CAP.News or www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com for more information.
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Lt. Col. Kimberly Frady, Assistant Public Affairs Officer
