CAP Events
As a C/AB, you can attend squadron meetings and Basic Cadet School, and that's about it.
When you promote, you open the door for yourself to many new activities within Civil Air Patrol.
Promote to attend events like Encampment (C/Amn), NCOS (C/SrA), COS (C/2dLt), and IACE (C/Capt).
Rank Respect
You may think of rank respect as nothing more than saluting an officer and saying good evening sir/mam.
Rank respect works both up and down the chain of command.
A Cadet Captain will see the Airman insignia on your collar and immediately recognize you as a more experienced cadet.
Rank Respect
Leadership Opportunities
The more stripes you have on your collar, the more people want you to be the one in charge.
Cadets are much more likely to earn staff positions when they have achieved Cadet Staff Sergeant or higher.
Why?CAP rank is not just a way to decide who gives the orders and who follows them.
It is a way to show experience, motivation, and knowledge of leadership qualities.
How do I promote?
There are five steps to promoting in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program
1. Leadership Test
2. Aerospace Test
3. Drill Test
4. Physical Fitness Test
5. Review Board
Leadership Test
Open your book titled Leadership for the 21st Century: Volume 1
Read Chapter 1
Take a 25 question test on Chapter 1
Aerospace Test
You will be tested on one of the six aerospace modules for every promotion from C/A1C to C/CMSgt
You can test on the modules in any order you like.
You will NOT be required to take an aerospace test for your first promotion.
Drill Test
The drill test includes basic stationary and marching drill movements that you have been taught.
You will also have to perform a report in and report out.
Cadet Physical Fitness Test (CPFT)
You must pass the CPFT every time you want to promote.
To promote, you need to finish either the mile run or the shuttle run in time, and you must pass two of push ups, sit ups, and sit & reach.
Your requirements to pass are based on your gender, age, and grade. They can be found in the Cadet Super Chart.
Review Board
The final step towards earning your promotion to Cadet Airman is to report for a review board.
You will be asked the following:
Information in Chapter 1 of your leadership book
Aerospace moment
Your reasons for wanting to promote
Your goals for yourself in CAP / What you plan to get out of CAP
Review Board
No one is going to set up your review board for you.
You have to get a review board request, fill it out with your information, and get it signed by your flight commander, first sergeant, and cadet commander.