1/16/20 Lake Hood Update
To Lake Hood Cadets, Parents and Senior Members,
(This email information also available under the "News" tab on lakehood.cap.gov)
Please read this entire email, looking for your name. I have included lots of lists of names for different activities and I want to make sure I'm not leaving anyone's name off.
Encampment Registration: Opens at noon on Monday, 1/20/20. I am glad to upload forms for any cadet who returns them to me completely filled out. I'll take care of squadron commander signatures and can witness parents' signatures. If you need a new set of forms, see near the bottom of this webpage: http://www.akwg.cap.gov/2020-encampment . While You're on that webpage, read the whole thing and let me know that you have done that. That's the first step in applying--confirming you read the webpage & understand what you're signing up for. Space is very limited, so I encourage all of you to get your forms to me this weekend if you haven't already. You can scan and email them to me or bring them to the CAP Maintenance Hangar 1-3pm on Sat 1/18/20 (see below). Completed applications I have so far are BrewerD, BrewerT, Dowl, Justus, Meyer.
Encampment Cadre (Staff) Applications: Great Job to the 8 Lake Hood cadets who applied for staff positions. Good Luck! I hope all of you get a position. I believe The Cadet Executive Cadre ("top three") will be interviewing all candidates by late February, so you have some time to build an even stronger skillset. I think there may also be some tests (PT, knowledge, etc) to help them choose.
1-3pm Sat 1/18/20 in ABUs--Some other Senior Members & I will be at the CAP Maintenance Hangar 1-3pm Saturday to oversee the cadet competition team. While we are there, we are glad to review and gather encampment applications, proctor Wright Brothers tests (Beiler, Cook, Irwin, Kai, LeBlanc, Meyer), help straighten out any uniform/insignia issues you have (see below), and possibly help with other tests if you want to take them there. We will have a couple computers there. Please bring a laptop if you have one. Make SURE you know your eservices password!
Cadet Competition Staffing: The following cadets are signed up to help staff/marshall the 2/22/20 CAP Cadet Competition in Anchorage: BrewerD, Crocker, HalliburtonK, Mellerstig, Meyer & Patterson. I'll put details on the lakehood.cap.gov website as they become available (times, location, what you'll be doing, etc). This is a GREAT way to learn about the competition so we can have an even stronger team next year!
Uniform/Insignia help: Mrs Senior Member Justus (the mom) is available to help you figure out what you need for your uniforms and insignia. Please coordinate with her if you are trying to figure out what you need and how to get it. The squadron has limited uniform parts you may be able to borrow.
Tue 1/21/20 PT Meeting: For our regular Tuesday meeting, we will meet at Polaris Squadron Hangar and ferry cadets to JBER Hangar 5 for PT. Uniform
We plan to leave with the first (and possibly only loads) of cadets at 6:30 pm, so please be prompt. If you are a Senior Member and have JBER access, please meet us at Polaris Squadron to help get cadets to Hangar 5 & back. If you are a non-SM parent & have JBER access, please consider taking your cadet directly to Hangar 5. People from Lake Hood & Polaris Squadron should start arriving at Hangar about 6:45 pm. Remember that traffic can be very heavy on 5th Avenue at that time of the evening.
CADETS--make sure you have a way to keep track of your own scores! If we don't ask you for your scores during the meeting, email or have your parent text them to us that evening.
Tue 1/28/20 Character Development/Promotion Ceremony: This will be Lake Hood's Biggest-So-Far Promotion Ceremony. Cadets promoting include Adler, Brewer T, Compton, Cook, Crocker, Dupras, Halliburtons K&O, Irwin, LeBlanc, Linares, Mellerstig, Meyer, Patterson, Shuler, Thompson. Plus there may be a few awards. If you think I'm missing anyone, please let me know.
Membership Renewal: CAP National starts sending out Membership Renewal notices 3 months before your membership expires. PLEASE renew as soon as you get a notice. It tacks on a whole year to your expiration date. So it is OKAY to renew early! It is possible but a big hassle to get reinstated if you let your membership lapse. I believe the following are eligible to renew now: BrewerT, Clemons, Dowl, Gillam, Mellerstig, Shuler.
1st Lt Karen Padgett, CAP
Lake Hood Squadron Deputy Commander
(C) 907.350.8533
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
