Publications

  Cadets, pin this tracker to your wall and record your progress in the Cadet Program. This new document, CAPVA 52-101, "Personal Cadet Tracker" is sort of like a mini "Cadet Super Chart" that's tailor-made for the individual cadet. We should've had something like this available a long time ago....

CAPR 52-22, Drug Demand Reduction, is now available and governs the DDR program. This edition of the regulation rescinds CAPR 51-1 and represents a total overhaul of DDR guidance. A helpful summary of the new regulation is available in the presentation found at right. What’s most notable about the new...

CAPR 52-16 "Cadet Program Management" December 2012 edition is now published. This is an administrative update that changes minor wording now that CAP-USAF has ended its State Director program and the CAP governance structure has been redesigned. Perhaps the only change of note are: para. 5-13 Spaatz Exam administration by...

The Testing Officer Quick Reference has been updated so unit testing officers will have the most recent guidance. You can view the document in the Cadet Library at capmembers.com/library.

Each year, Civil Air Patrol is required to provide a compiled report of Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Program activities and spending to the Air Force Surgeon General. The report outlines the DDR initiatives for the past year, gives an overview of funds spent, and highlights program successes. The 2011 annual report...

CAPP 52-12, Required Staff Training, has been updated and is available in draft form on the Cadet Proving Grounds. This training is required for all staff, cadets and senior members alike, at cadet activities lasting 4 days or longer. The new materials include an instructor guide, student guide, and PowerPoint...

CAP Pamphlet 52-23, Cadet Protection Policy Implementation Guide, has been approved and published for use in the field. Download your copy of this valuable resource from the CAP Publications page or the Cadet Programs Resource Library. CAPP 52-23 describes the advantages of the Cadet Program’s military training, defines military intensity levels,...

Pre-press versions of Learn to Lead Volumes 3 and 4 have been posted. These temporary files, containing all text but without photos and sidebars, can be used by cadets to study for online leadership exams (available after 10 January). Full-color drafts with photos and formatting will be posted as soon as they are...

The Training Leaders of Cadets course has been updated, and the November 2011 version is now available online! Directors who request TLC kits after November 10 will be shipped the new curriculum, along with an expanded selection of student handouts and resources. Changes of note in the 2011 TLC course...

Announcing a new Drug Demand Reduction program for use by all squadrons: the DDR Excellence (DDRx) Activity Guide has been released online for download and viewing. The DDRx program rewards a CAP cadet for successfully completing activities related to making good choices, choosing good role models, avoiding substances that have...

The current CAPR 51-1 Drug Demand Reduction Program, now 7 years old, has been updated and is available for field review in a working draft form. Its new number, 52-22, is a tangible statement that DDR is fully a part of the Cadet Program. The Cadet Program includes a character...

Announcing the (draft) “Cadets Take-Off” booklet. This 18-page handbook is designed to meet two needs that local leaders in the field have identified and been asking for help with.   First, “Cadets Take-Off” is a “tier 2” recruiting resource that can bridge the gap between the 1-page “Learn, Lead, &...

  A second edition of the Aerospace Dimensions textbook series of six modules is now available. The “Dimensions” are the texts cadets use to study aerospace during Phases I and II of the Cadet Program. We have added new content to each of the six modules. The second edition offers...

Online testing, Learn to Lead, ORM, “character development.”  There have been a number of changes in Cadet Programs in the past year or two. Therefore, we think it’s time to update the cadet regulation, CAPR 52-16. The document you see at the right is a DRAFT. As always, we want...

Cadet Programs Officers are busy explaining how the new Learn to Lead curriculum and online achievement test system is being implemented. To help them do that, we've created a slide presentation. Of course, slides are no substitute for the detailed information available on this website, but we offer them as...

Ever since the Air Force went to electronic-only publishing for their manuals, we haven't had the Drill & Ceremonies Manual available in hard copy format. The good news is most of the time most cadets don't need the full manual, but they do need some kind of training aid. Enter...

To help senior members and cadet officers see the whole forest that is cadet leadership education, we’re publishing a Curriculum Guide for the upcoming Learn to Lead textbooks that launch this spring. The main idea behind the Curriculum Guide is to explain how four different arenas -- academics, activities, Air...

The wildly popular "Investing in America's Youth" is now "Today's Cadets, Tomorrow's Aerospace Leaders!" We have updated the quotes and statistics and reformatted for a smaller presentation that will allow our printing budget to produce more of these high-impact publications. This is a DRAFT version that will also be available...