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uality Cadetnit Award—
pdate
m extremely proud to an-
unce that after all of our
d work, we earned the
ality Cadet Unit Award for
1-2012! This was a grouport so I want you all to take
minute to pat yourselves on
back for a job well done.
ngratulations everyone!
w the work begins again…
have a great start towards
2012-2013 year but again,
will need EVERYONE’s
p to succeed. Be sure to
eck out the Training Matrix
well as back here for up-
es on our continuing pro-
ss.
in this issu
Squadron News P.
Award s & Promotions P.
Calendar P.
Cadets P.
Senior Members P.
Other News P.
S S U E
ep tembe r012
09
From the Commander . . .Capt Jason Erickson
I am continually amazed at the
leadership that we have in our
squadron. From the cadet com-
mander to the newest recruit,
everyone is a leader. What your
role is as a leader changes as
you continue through the pro-
gram.
"Leadership is practiced not so
much in words as in attitude and
in actions.”
Harold S. Geneen
In order to be an effective leader
you must learn how to lead
through example. In the first
phase you learn how to govern
yourself. In the cadets world this
development of leadership is
shown through several ways.
The ones that immediately come
to mind are being prepared,
keeping a positive attitude, and
maintaining outward appearance.
Demonstrations of efficiency and
self-control demonstrate a readi-
ness to promote. We have all
heard about doing what is right
even though others are not look-
ing. Once you can control your
own life you can begin to under-
stand how to offer guidance to
others.
"The function of leadership is to
produce more leaders, not more
followers."
Ralph Nader
Once you get to the point you can
lead yourself it is now time to
start applying what you know.
Now you start to learn how to
truly lead. By working one on
one with another person you will
begin to understand what it takes
to motivate and nurture another
person. Much of what you will
learn is required to go to the next
step.
“Never tell people how to do
things. Tell them what to do and
they will surprise you with their
ingenuity."
General George Patton
As much as I would like to sa
the last phase you apply wha
you know”, but, there is so m
more to it than that. As you p
gress you do not leave the firs
two stages behind; you build
on them and continue to men
and follow. However, you wil
looked to for vision and direct
You are expected to lead. Th
largest part of leadership is to
trust your people to do what is
right and correct. Mentoring
one on one and telling what
needs to be done. Leadershi
giving direction and letting oth
show you what they know. If
cannot or do not feel ready th
all you need to do is step bac
and continue to prepare for yo
time to lead.
Our squadron is an example
how to lead. I want to thank a
the leaders I work with every
week.
Ortus Supremus
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Ranking Up— Achievementsand Levels
From cadets to senior membe
we are all given the chance to
earn promotions and succeed
ugustwards &romotions
u’ve worked hard and
ve succeeded, now it’s
r turn to recognize your
complishments!
hievement #6 &
omotion to C/MSgt
det Baker
det Bean
hievement #11
det Salvato
omotion to 1st Lt
e Johnson
ager Award
e Powers
st Uniform for
ptember
det Hohenberger
ement of the Quarter
2012
vo Element
We’re only a few weeks out now from the Squadron
Leadership School that will be held in Red Oak and
we’re gearing up for a very educational and fun
weekend.
The schedule is currently being finalized with the
director and instructors, as soon as that is complete
we will be posting that information to the calendar
and blogs. Saturday will include a working lunch .
There will be a minimal fee (TBD) to cover course
materials as well as lunch on Saturday, details to
come very soon on that.
Supper on Saturday will be our usual $5 for food
drinks during the cadet/senior meeting at the a
so please plan on that as well because we w
having an awards and promotions ceremony
which will recognize accomplishments since ou
gust Saturday meeting.
If you are interested in attending please click he
register , then fill out a CAPF 17 and send
Senior Members—Squadron Leadership Course
Cadet PT Bests—September Update
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Meetings
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
O c t o b e r 2 0 1 2
2 October — Cadet Meeting
Emergency Services
Red Oak, IA Airport
1800-2030
9 October — Cadet Meeting
CPFT & Testing
Red Oak, IA Airport
16 October — Cadet Meeting
Aerospace Education
Red Oak, IA Airport
1800-2030
20 October — Cadet /Senior Meeting
Red Oak, IA Airport
1800-2030
23 October — Cadet Meeting
Leadership & Character Development
Red Oak, IA Airport
1800-2030
30 October — Cadet Meeting
Parent’s Night
Red Oak, IA Airport
1800-2030
12-14 October —Iowa Wing Conference @
Des Moines
20-21 October —Squadron Leadership
School (SLS) @ Red Oak
Jessa Erickson
Special Events Birthdays
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ly Iowa 2012
Cadet PromotiBoards
One of the requireme
cadet promotions is a bo
review (BOR). Most
have already been throu
is and hopefully will agre
me that is a great cha
identify both strength
weaknesses to better he
prepare for the increas
sponsibilities that will
with a promotion.
It is the cadet’s responsi
request a BOR and w
that a request be made n
than one week in adRequests can be made
in person or via email o
other promotion require
have been met.
Cadet Resourc A Quick Reference
Everything Cadet
•
News & Updates • Help for New Cadets
• Information for Parent
• Promotions
• Drill & Ceremonies
• Upcoming Encampme
• CAP Scholarships
• Orientation Flights
• Leadership Curriculum
• Training Leaders of Ca
• Cadet Special Activitie
Thoughts from your First Sergeant . . .
/SMSgt Luke Hohenberger
his year Southwest Iowa Com-
osite Squadron attended the
nnual Fly Iowa Air show. Every
ear, Fly Iowa is hosted by a dif-
erent town, and this year it wasosted by Atlantic. We were lucky
hat this year’s Fly Iowa was so
ose to our home Squadron. The
eather was perfect for an Air
how, no clouds and a sunny sky.
he theme of Fly Iowa this year
as Heritage and Homecoming.
t the air show they had many
ilitary vehicles on display and
des were available. They also
ad three P-51 D Mustangs, and
a T-6 Texan painted as a Zero!
The United States Air Force had
their Stealth Super car on display
was an instant draw to the crowd,
because of its sleek design! Hot
Air Balloon rides were given, but
were sadly shut down due to thehigh winds!
At eleven o’clock the planes took
to the sky. The first performance
was the Dogfight between the P-
51 and the Zero. The second
performer was Greg Koontz and
his red Super Decathlon. After
Greg Koontz was done with his
performance, the three P-51s
took to the sky. The pilots of the
P-51s showed the high capabili-
ties of their vintage war aircraft.
One of the pilots of the P-51 was
Atlantic’s own, Mike Henningsen!
Giving to the theme of Heritage
and Homecoming. For the Grand
Finale, the Alabama Boys pre-
sented a comedy performancewith a Piper Cub. The Alabama
Boys were hilarious; they acted
as if a person had stolen the
plane and took off with it. The
man flying the Piper Cub acted
as if he had no clue how to fly the
plane. Finally, they successfully
managed to land the Piper Cub
on top of a truck.
This year’s Fly Iowa was great,
and I can’t wait for next year.
A Wing CPO Makes its Debut
he inaugural edition of the IA
Wing CPO hit the wing blog on
eptember 24th thanks to our
ard working IA Cadet Programs
Officer, Capt Brian Mishmash.
he publication’s October 2012
dition focuses on a number of
things including:
QCUA
AEX
CyberPatriot
DDR
Cadet Awards
Cade Competition
Scholarships
and
SUI Tips
Be sure to check it out and keep
checking back to the wing blog
for future releases!
Read More
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Senior Members
What keeps a good squadron
its feet and prepared at all tim
is a well trained and knowledg
ble staff.
enior Memberaining
e following is a list of
rses provided to all senior
mbers to further advance
r education and training
hin CAP. Completion of
me of these classes is
ndatory to promote and
mplete a level.
dates become available for
following courses we will
them on our calendar as
l as below.
uadron Leadership
hool (SLS)equired for the Benjamin O.
vis Jr. Award (Level II).
ilable online, sign up here.
ficer Basic Course
equired for the Benjamin O.
vis Jr. Award (Level II)
ilable online, sign up here.
orporate Learning
ourse (CLC)
equired for the Grover Loening
ospace Award (Level I II).
ilable online, sign up here.
it Commander’sourse (UCC)
dvised for those wishing to
ve on the Command Staff.
aining Leaders of
dets (TLC)
ecommended for ALL senior
mbers in a cadet or composite
adron.
The 2012 Professional Development training dates
have been announced!
Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC)
when: TBA
where: TBA
Squadron Leadership School (SLS)
when: October 20 & 21, 2012
where: Red Oak, IA
Corporate Leadership Course (CLC)
when: TBA
where: TBA,
Unit Commander’s Course (UCC)
when: TBA
where: TBA
If you’d like to attend any of the training course
will need to fill out a CAPF 17 and send it to the
Wing Professional Development Officer (Capt
Wachholz) as well as the course director.
All courses being conducted by the Iowa Wing
billeting arranged for at Camp Dodge for a V
reasonable rate.
If more than one squadron member would like
and carpool, please see Capt Jason Erickson a
the use of the CAP vehicle
For more information on what the courses enta
what to expect, please chat with your squadron
fessional Development Officer (Capt Jessa
son).
Misc
NCSA Main Menu Link (CAP Utilities)
CAPWATCH Text File Download Column
Additions
Help Wanted!
The following duty positions are
open and needing to be filled . . .
Cadet Programs Officer
Recruiting & Retention Officer
Aerospace Education Officer
Public Affairs Officer
Leadership Officer
If you’re interested in any of the positions
above, please let Capt Jessa Erickson know.
Important Updates . . .
Professional Development
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Links You NEEto Know About
Squadron Links
Southwest Iowa Compo
Squadron Website
Squadron Calendar
IA-003 Squadron Memb
Handbook
Facebook We pos
tos, notes about up
events (including meetin
cellations), important ne
etc. so be sure to “Like”
you can keep up.
Wordpress In add
our new social med
ue, we’ve also instituted
online blog via a Wordpr
account.
Wing Links
Iowa Wing Website
Wordpress Check
this site for informa
scheduled events, what
other squadrons are doi
and other cool stuff. If y
haven’t already, but sure
sign up to receive new bposts directly via your em
inbox!
Misc. Links
American Red Cro
First Aid app for iP
and Android users
uad Cities & SE Iowa Airshows 2012
y the Numbers . . .t Jessa Erickson
enior Members
vel I—12/13
LS—3/13
t Technician Rating—4/13
fice Basic Course—6/13
vel II—3/13LC—3/13
Cadets
Achievement 1—11/12
Achievement 2—6/12
Achievement 3—5/12
Wright Brothers—5/12
Billy Mitchell –1/12
Squadron
OPSEC—25/25
EO—24/25
Intro to CAP Safety—24/25
Aircraft Ground Handling—14/25
Basic ORM—11/25GES—18/25
Wreaths Across America 2012—Call For Sponsors
e time is upon us again and we
e busy collecting sponsorships
r Wreaths Across America!
st year was our first time par-
pating in this activity and we
und it to be extremely worth-
hile so we have decided to par-
pate once again.
hat does this mean? From
w until Thanksgiving we will be
t in our communities collecting
sponsorships for wreaths to be
placed on the gravesites at the
Iowa Veterans Cemetery (near
Van Meter).
How can you help? If you’d like
to sponsor a wreath and/or know
of someone else who’d like to,
please fill out a sponsorship form
and attach your check or cash.
Our members will be collecting
sponsorships personally, or you
can email Capt Jessa Erickson
and make arrangements to send
in your gracious donation.
How to obtain a sponsorship
form:
Squadron members can
download it HERE.
Non-members please feel
free to email me and I will be
happy to send you the PDF.
Please consider helping us give
back to our fallen soldiers!
ongratulations to those who have completed requirements to help us reach our goals of 100% for the cate-
ories above, we can’t thank you enough! If you are missing anything we’ve listed above, or anything else
und in the Training Matrix excel spreadsheet, please help us out by getting them completed ASAP! If
u’re not sure what to do, don’t hesitate to let me (Capt Jessa Erickson) know and I will be happy to be of
sistance.