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THANK YOU * THANK YOU A big THANK YOU goes out to the Illinois Valley Composite Squadron in Oglesby, IL for allowing 2Lt Amy Motchnik to attend a meeting while on vacation in IL. Lt. Motchnik was grateful for the opportunity to see how another squadron runs. It was helpful to see observe another squadron. They put up with me and my 100 questions it was a great experience. I will certainly visit them again!
Contact Information: Squadron Commander: 1Lt. Debbie Burke Cell# 859-619-5855
Meeting Information: We meet at the National Guar d Armory located at 4201 Par ker s Mill Rd near Bluegrass Airport in Lexingt on. Meeting begins at 6:00.
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After a several hours trip, Cadet/SrA Devon Vono walked into Camp Lincoln in Springfield, IL not quite sure what to expect. Not only had he never been to a CAP Summer Encampment, no one in our squadron had ever been to an IL Summer Encampment. There were cadets from seven different wings and senior members from four wings in attendance. Once all 169 cadets and 41 senior staff members had checked in, the cadets were broken up into squadrons and learned the curriculum for the week. Their schedule included instruction in Air Force and Civil Air Patrol fundamentals, moral leadership, physical fitness, drill and ceremonies, creative thinking, and aerospace career opportunities. Cadets had to successfull y complete at least 80% of the required curriculum in order to
NEWSLETTER
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Communication School
receive encampment credit. In addition to classroom instruction, the cadets participated in orientation flights in powered or glider aircraft. They also had the opportunity to visit the Illinois State Military Museum during the week as well. Major James Bartell, Communications Director of the Encampment, gave a briefing regarding the Communication School that would be occurring during encampment. The Communications School started with basic ROA, and covered basic electricity, antennas, soldering, the MRO and CUL curriculum, even new systems like SDIS, Archer, and IMU were introduced. The Communications School cadets were split into two groups one group handled the basic communications while the other group was in class. Throughout the week the two groups switched. As an added bonus, Major Jerry Scherer taught the FCC courses for FCC licensing. Our hopes are to grow the school, said Major Bartell. It works so well to have it during the Encampment because of the class time and time on the radios. Once a cadet has attended encampment as a basic cadet, they are able to apply to attend Communication School. The union between Texas and Illinois began in Philadelphia in 2002 at the National Board meeting. Major Sublett was offered the position of Encampment Commander by Col. Burrell. Major Sublett offered the position of Commandant of Cadets to LtCol. Levesque and agreed on a Five Year Plan . The plan was to build a structure for cadet progression through the staff ranks to eventually become cadet commander. This plan allowed for consistency and efficiency and produced some effective cadet leaders. From the 2003 Summer Encampment to today, LtCol. Levesque and Major Sublett have staffed the top positions. LtCol. Levesque has used all his frequent flyer miles to come to the Summer Encampments, even brought a van this year. In the summer of 2004, LtCol. Levesque started bringing experienced cadets from Texas to fill in vital positions of the cadet staff. This is now the 6th year of the Five Year Plan and the Texas cadets are accepted with open arms. There are no more you are not welcome messages being sent, no grudges held, and no misunderstandings. This is your house and we are just warm (or sometimes chilly) visitors!
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C/SrA Devon Vono returning from his first glider O-Flight. He is the first cadet in our squadron to ever fly in a glider.
Cadets were given the opportunity to shoot real M-16s retrofitted with pneumatic air pressure to simulate real ammunition. The equipment was also fitted with lasers that shot at a response screen that scored the cadets hit & miss scores.
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Coming Next Month... What does NESA have to do with QUARENTEEN? Check next month s newsletter to find out.
CALLING ALL PARENTS Parent Meeting & Upcoming Training Opportunities at Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr. Cadet Squadron:
Donations
Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Each squadron is responsible for raising its own funds. Donations are used for special events, assistance for lowincome cadets as well as various education and leadership programs. To make a taxdeductible donation, please contact Lt. Debbie Burke at 859 - 6 1 9 - 58 5 5 or e ma i l a t glrky222@gmail .com.