Anderson Composite Squadron

January/February 2011 Newsletter

Commanders Corner
Happy New Year to Everyone! Thanks for being part of the Anderson Squadron. Your volunteer service and active participation is certainly appreciated. With just a few weeks into the New Year our Squadron activities/plans/goals are off to a great start. Our Web Site is in the final stages of becoming reality, and our project to upgrade the Cadet facilities is moving toward completion in February. We have already had several promotions on both the Senior and Cadet side. And the fall recruiting efforts is still paying dividends with new potential cadets showing up each week. Its looking like a very bright 2011 is ahead of us. So what do we do to make this happen? First, Id ask everyone, Cadets and Seniors, to set some individual goals for 2011 to advance their CAP experience. Go for a promotion, add to your Professional Development resume, advance your Specialty Track skill rating, or take on some new training in the Safety, Emergency Service, Communications or Flight Operations arena. Lets all try to grow individually in the 2011. Lets continue to grow the Squadron. I think a 25/25 cadet and senior member squadron with 80% weekly participation is achievable. Lets support our fund raising efforts with 80-90% participation. Lets shoot for 60 - 70% Squadron activity level at Wing SAR events. Lets set a Safety goal of Zero recordable incidents or accidents. Lets manage all our departments in line with the CAP regulations and at the SUI level of readiness. Lastly, lets work together as a team, have fun and enjoy the fellowship Captain Randy Renz, Squadron Commander

South Carolina Wing Conference

The South Carolina Wing Conference will take place on February 4 6 at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Conference Center Hotel in Myrtle Beach. The details are available on the South Carolina Wing website. Of interest to our squadron is the participation of our Cadet Color Guard in the Color Guard competition. They will be vying against four other teams from around the state. The team will have to meet high standards to participate and win this event. A brief statement of the rules is found below. Members of the competing team are Wayland, Godfrin, Vieau and Bell. Cadet Swathwood is the alternate. Senior Members participating are Deputy Commander of Cadets, First Lieutenant Deborah Wayland, Captain Josh Cunningham, and Major Georges Godfrin.

First practice, the temperature is 40 degrees And the wind is 20 knots. The guys on the team are Very Dedicated

Rules for Color Guard Competition

From CAPM 52-4 Chapter 2 National Cadet Color Guard Competition The competition consists of seven events: In-Ranks Inspection, Standard Drill, Indoor Practical Drill, Outdoor Practical Drill, Written Examination, Panel Quiz and the Mile Run. All four members will compete in each event. Unless a formal substitution is made, designated alternates will also participate in the Written Exam and the Mile Run, but their individual scores will not be counted in determining the winner. Each team will consist of four cadets including two cadet airmen and two cadet NCOs. Teams are allowed to have one alternate member. The alternate must meet all of the criteria of the regular members. The Wing Competition will begin at 7:15 AM on Saturday. Be thinking about our team.

Promotions
Seniors
Congratulations to Barry Stewart who has been promoted to Captain, Debbie Wayland, promoted to First Lieutenant, and to Arthur Phillips, promoted to Senior Member.

Cadets

Congratulations also, to the following Cadets: Jeremy Godfrin, promoted to Cadet Master Sergeant, Anthony Wayland, promoted to Cadet Master Sergeant, Levi Bell promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant, and was awarded the Wright Brothers Award, Scott Vieau, promoted to Cadet Airman 1st Class, and Cadet Taze DShawn Cunningham promoted to Cadet Airman.

Web Site
The web site is up. It is of limited use at moment as it is being refined. Captain Randy Renz appointed a Web Site Committee oversee and shape the site. The committee includes Captain Renz, as Squadron Commander, 1st. Lieutenant Deborah Wayland, Deputy Commander of Cadets, 2nd Lieutenant Carl Stone, Public Affairs Officer, and Captain Allen Burgess as Member at Large. Cadet Master Sergeant Anthony Wayland, Cadet Information Technology Officer, is the Cadet Representative. The task of the committee is to see that the site is properly maintained. A policy statement and procedures are being written to provide guidance for any additions or other changes to the site. Major Freeman and CMS Wayland make up the Information Technology team. The IT team will perform all technical functions, including the actual uploading of documents to the site. Note: This is part one of the January/February Newsletter. Part two will be published in the two weeks after the Wing Conference.