PARENTS / ADULTS we need your help!

Hey! We need parents to work the St Pats day parade. Think about it, how many cars would you have to wash, candy you would have to sell or sponsors you would have to get to clear $55 cash for the squadron? A LOT. Get both parents, aunts, uncles....etc to marshal (watch) the parade and earn $55 for each person for the squadron.... Must be 21 years-old or older. EASY MONEY!
email Lt Col Phil Collins pcollins811@bellsouth.net

Meeting Minutes 21 Feb 2011

Week #3 Aerospace Education

Facilitator: Major Phil Smith, Aerospace Education Officer
Attendance:
SM:(11) Collins, Brummett, Ravey, Pike, Eiswirth, Moeller, Owen, Attuso, Berteau, Gerald, Smith,
Cadets: (12) Delbasty, Kelley, Blank, Dennis, Rome, Gaudin , Ravey, Kallenberger, H.Pike, Snyder, Tuggle, Verdin,
Guests: (1 guest recruited by Tuggle)
Pledge
Prayer
REPORTS:
Counter Drug / Comms.: Major Brummett brought to attention, a letter from Major General Courter to all C.A.P. members addressing rank status as it relates to the Air Force. (Click here to see letter)
Upon further discussion it was noted that C/Commander Delbasty has planned a presentation to all members next week on "Customs and Courtesies" and this will be included. This presentation will be of assistance to both Cadets and Senior members. All further discussion on the matter has been tabled until then.
C/CC: Congratulated the Color Guard on a job well done at CG Competition this weekend
C/DC: Introduced the CG team members and advised that the team won the mile run competition and most importantly they won the Team Spirit award for their sportsmanlike conduct throughout the weekend.
Lt Pike briefly mentioned a tentative trip to Washington, DC for Memorial Day. This is still in the works, Mr Z is working with the local squadrons and Major Santana is going to talk to the Base Youth Center director to see if we can stay there.
Also, there is a possibility that the Color Guard Competition could be held here at Lamar-Dixon. This is still in the proposal stage.
Commander: Lt Col Collins reports reiterated congratulations to all the cadets who participated and attended the competition. He was very proud of all.
**St Paticks Day Parade Fundraiser: Sign up sheet for St Patricks day parade marshalls went around again. This year the squadron will earn $55 per Marshall. This is easy money and you get to watch the parade with your family. Cadets are encouraged to ask parents, aunts, uncles...etc. Marshals must be 21. Please contact Lt Col Collins about participating! We need all the help we can get.
**O-Flights: Four (4) Sorties have been entered for O-Flights this weekend. Major Smith will be PIC.
Aerospace Education: Hover Crafts
Major Smith showed a video on the Military use of Hover craft and Captain Attuso gave commentary.
Cadet Airman Basic Tuggle and Cadet Airman Pike gave short reports on interesting information about Hover crafts.
Due to technical difficulties, the hover craft did not fly tonight. It will be operational next month for Aerospace night. Perhaps we can get more reports.
GENERAL MEETING ADJOURNED @ 19:40
CADET ANNOUNCEMENTS:
**See Email regarding Washington DC trip. There will be rank requirements and some of you will have to work hard to meet them, others will not meet them and will not be able to attend this trip. There will be others in the future. On a trip like this, we must ensure that those attending are very capable of managing themselves and therefore minimum grade for this trip will be Senior Airman. Other requirements were discussed and will be in an email to come out this week.
** eServices has a report that renders the recent promotion tracking form obsolete. If you have not seen it, there is a link on the left column of eServices called Cadet Promotion Tracking report. Monitor this report to ensure that your information has been entered.
**Leadership expectations reiterated. Last week we discussed these as it relates to Phase I and Phase II cadets. Note that all cadets are to help junior cadets with uniform issues as well as knowing what to do and how to do it. When a Jr Cadet is identified as being out of compliance, it is not a reflection on that cadet (he/she does not know better) it is the cadets around that are noted as having a deficiency.
**Academy / CTEP - Let C/Dpty Commander Sgt Kelley know if you are going. He will be coordinating this trip. NOTE: If you have not had ALS or been to encampment, this is a must for the Washington Trip.
**O-Flights: The following cadets will have O-Flights this weekend, Cadet Pike, Tuggle, Gaudin, Snyder. See Sgt Blank for what you need to know. NOTE: You MUST have complete uniform to fly.
Drill Instruction: C/First Sgt Blank transferred the responsibility of Drill to Cadet Sr Arm Gaudin who will be stepping into the position of Flight Sgt. Blank will be Flight Commander as well as First Sgt.
Lt Ravey conducted PT Tests
Major Moeller conducted written exams.
Dismissal: 20:30

Meeting Minutes 14 Feb 2011

Week #2 Professional Development / Promotions

Facilitator: Cadet MSgt G.Tressitt C/Executive Officer (and PD)
** C/Executive Officer handles much of the record keeping for the cadets. Sgt Tressitt has also been charged with the responsibility of coordinating recruiting efforts and monitoring cadets progress and encouraging them to test and promote.

Attendance:
SM:(5) Collins, Brummett, Ravey, Pike, Eiswirth, Moeller,
Cadets: (11) Delbasty, Kelley, Blank, Tressitt, Rome, Gaudin , Ravey, Kallenberger, H.Pike, Snyder, Tuggle,
Guests: (1 guest recruited by Tuggle; 1 guest recruited by Rome)

Posting of the Colors by Color Guard Team
Pledge
Prayer
Guest Intro

REPORTS:
Counter Drug / Comms.: Major Brummett reports still no money from Congress for CD missions but there is a little for O-flights.
News from Wing Staff Meeting: Capital City will have a small Sarex next weekend for those interested. Wing staff was pleasantly surprised by the recent announcement from National regarding the new Quality Unit award (more on that later)
Cadet Programs: CG Competition this weekend - we have dropped some attendees but still need 2 vans

Lt Pike explained the Quality Cadet Unit award (see article on blog) Basically, Ascension Composite Squadron was one of 118 units nationwide (top 10%) who earned the new award. We were the only unit in the state to earn this distinction which is based on 8 criteria determined to be indicators of a quality unit. Ascension was listed as having met 5 of the 8 (the minimum to earn the award) but the fact that we did earn the AEX award was not reflected in the report so we in fact achieve 6 of 8 which is super!
Of the 8 criteria, the majority are specifically related to cadets participation, progression and hard work. This is truly a reflection on the awesome cadets in our unit. We are all extremely proud of their hard work.
Its one thing to know the award criteria and do what it takes to earn an award, but to not even know that an award exist and to demonstrate outstanding performance without expectation of award is true excellence.

Commander: Lt Col Collins reports that they are still in negotiations with the airport authority.
St Paticks Day Parade Fundraiser: Sign up sheet for St Patricks day parade marshalls went around. This year the squadron will earn $55 per Marshall. This is easy money and you get to watch the parade with your family. Cadets are encouraged to ask parents, aunts, uncles...etc. Marhsalls must be 21. Please contact Lt Col Collins about participating! We need all the help we can get.
Quality Cadet Unit Award: Lt Col Collins stressed the importance of this award and noted that the cadets have earned Ascension Composite some excellent recognition. He went on to stress how proud he is of the cadets.
O-Flights: After we return from this weekend at Barksdale, we WILL start scheduling O-Flights, regardless of weather the funds come from the wing or from our squadron, it will happen.

Promotions: C/MSgt Tressitt apologized to the cadets for not preparing the reports needed to do promotion ceremony tonight. Cadets who have not been pinned with new rank will be pinned next week.
GENERAL MEETING ADJOURNED @ 19:30
CADET MEETING:
Focus Topic: Leadership Expectations / Phase I and Phase II
Lt Pike, with the assistance of C/CC Sgt Delbasty, reviewed the importance of understanding the leadership expectations, using the Form 50 as a self assessment and knowing how they can effect promotions.
**Color Guard Team did not attend this class. They practiced Flag Folding with C/Sgt Blank

Drill Instruction: C/First Sgt Blank conducted drill instruction and tests while C/CC worked with Color Guard practicing Standard Drill.
Dismissal: 20:30

AGENDA

Week #2 - Professional Development / Promotions

UNIFORM: BDU

18:00 Cadet Staff Meeting / Written tests available (schedule w/ Maj.Moeller)

18:30 Opening Formation / PT Training

19:00 General Meeting call to order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C/XO MSgt Tressitt
- Presentation of the Colors / Pledge
- Prayer
- Reports from members
- Upcoming Activities reviewed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C/XO MSgt Tressitt
- Cadet Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1st Lt Pike / Lt Col Collins

19:30 Close General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Lt Pike
- Seniors continue discussions in Office
- Cadets Leadership training / Leadership Expectations by Phase

& Promotion expectations

20:00 PT Testing available (Bring PT clothes)
- Color Guard will practice

20:30 Dismissal