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CAP Cadet Program - At a Glance*. Mission: Transform youth into dynamic Americans and aerospace leaders. Established: 1942. Age to Join: 12 through 18. Content Areas: Leadership, Aerospace, Fitness, Character. Total Cadets: 25,000.
Thousands of young people from 12 years through age 21 are introduced to aviation through CAP's cadet program. The program allows young people to progress at their own pace through a 16-step program including aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness, and moral leadership.
The CAP Cadet Program is a year-round program where Cadets fly, learn to lead, hike, camp, get in shape, and push themselves to new limits. If you’re dreaming about a career in aviation, space, or the military, CAP’s Cadet Program is for you.
Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program focuses on leadership training, aerospace, fitness, and character development. Through weekly meetings, training, activities, and hands-on experiences, cadets become dynamic citizens and leaders.
Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program transforms youth into dynamic Americans and aerospace leaders through a curriculum that focuses on leadership, aerospace, fitness and character.
As a CAP cadet, you will participate in a year-round program where you fly, learn to lead, hike, camp, get in shape and push yourself to new limits. The program transforms youth into dynamic citizens and aerospace leaders through a curriculum that focuses on four elements: leadership, aerospace, fitness and character.
CAP inspires a love of aviation, space, and technology, including new frontiers in cyber defense. Cadets study the fundamentals of aerospace science in the classroom, and experience flight first-hand in CAP and military aircraft. At some summer activities, cadets explore STEM careers.
Cadet membership in CAP is available to all young men and women who meet the eligibility requirements. Cadets who become members before their 19th birthday may retain their cadet status until they reach 21 years of age; however, active senior membership is optional for all cadets at age 18.
Membership in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program requires the following prerequisites: At least twelve (12) years of age, but not yet nineteen (19) years of age. Currently enrolled in, or graduated from, a private, public, home school, or college program with a satisfactory record of academic achievement. Not a member of the active duty Armed ...
Using a training program structure designed around the U.S. Air Force, the Cadet Program employs a military-style leadership environment to allow cadets to employ leader traits and behaviors through a chain of command and the performance of various staff work opportunities.
