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Civil Air Patrol Partners with Homeschoolers

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I wrote a post a couple of years ago about the Civil Air Patrol and homeschooling.

CAP is a fantastic junior military program for students ages 13+ interested in possibly going into the service after high school. I received an email this week from the Director of Aerospace Education, Washington State Wing of CAP explaining how they are partnering with homeschoolers.
Civil Air Patrol Partners with Homeschoolers
Dawn:

I recently discovered your great blog about the Homeschooler (and their parents) and the Civil Air Patrol Cadet program. I grew up in the 1950s-60s as the son of a Air Force pilot. We moved around a lot and wished that I would have been homeschooled. Long story short, not only was a CAP cadet in high school, I also re-joined CAP after retiring from the Boeing Company here in Washington State. 

I now serve as the Director of Aerospace Education and assist the 28 Washington Squadrons with their education program. I just wanted to let you know that the National CAP headquarters has responded to the Homeschoolers by appointing a high level staff person to coordinate with homeschooling organizations. And please let me know if I can be of assistance to other homeschooling parents understand CAP, visit a local squadron, etc. And again, thanks for your article!

Carl Lindberg,

Director of Aerospace Education, Washington State Wing, CA

He had sent the message to me via email and Facebook, just in case, and I responded to him on Facebook.

Thank you so much! If you don’t mind, I would like to post your note on my blog. That CAP post gets a lot of traffic and I know other parents will appreciate knowing that CAP is actively working with homeschool parents. 


He replied with more information. 🙂

Dawn,
Yes you may post it and you could add my CAP email address too. It is; carl.lindberg@wawg.cap.gov
My initial CAP squadron after I retired in the Seattle area must of had at least 30% of its 42 cadets come from homeschooling parents! And several parents also joined! It was truly a “Win-Win” effort!
Do you still live in Eastern Washington State, if so we just had a new squadron form in Deer Park, added to the “older’ squadrons in Spokane (they have a geat female officer now serving as the commander there), and one at Fairchild AFB . There are now 28 squadrons scattered around the state (on the CAP Wing’s webpage, there is a easy to use squadron locator see it at: http://www.wawg.cap.gov/resources/find-your-local-unit
Oh, one more thing, any home schooling parent can also sign up as an Aerospace Education Member, just like a classroom teacher or community librarian, etc. These AEMs have FREE access to all the CAP aerospace curriculum (K-12) and the great hands-on curriculum in the Aerospace Education Excellence series and the new STEM Kits, see this webpage for additional information on these topics at: http://ae.capmembers.com/become_a_member/educators/ or just send an email to me. 🙂
Oh that’s great information! Thank you!
If you’re a homeschooling family (or even if you’re NOT homeschooling) with kids interested in the Air Force, aerospace, or even just science in general, Civil Air Patrol is a GREAT way for them to explore the field without making a life-altering decision first! The experience and knowledge they gain through CAP  will carry over into other career areas as well.

Are you a CAP family?

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About Dawn

Dawn is a full-time homeschooling Momma of 18+ years, hospital CNA and writer with a totally self-taught geeky side. She lives in Eastern Washington with her husband, her Dad, the youngest 2 of their 6 kids, 2 yappy pomeranians and an assortment of backyard chickens. She writes here as well as at DawnMariePerkins.com (her personal/geek blog). You can also find her on social media.

Comments

  1. Carolyn Williams says

    Great article!

    Our family can personally attest to the greatness of CAP for homeschoolers. CAP taught our student leadership skills, teamwork, public speaking, task management, outside of the box thinking, empathy towards others, patriotism, and a host of other “soft skills”.

    Aerospace education, the opportunity to fly an airplane and glider, attend summer specialty camps and leadership conferences, obtain training and certification in emergency services and flight line management are activities that have contributed greatly to our student’s development into a well-rounded young adult.

    Thank you CAP for the outstanding cadet program.

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  2. Bruce Kipp says

    I am the Public Affairs Officer for CAP’s South Dakota Wing. My commander has asked me to look into writing an article about homeschoolers who are members of CAP’s South Dakota Wing. Before I start, would you please send me your article about homeschooling and CAP? You can send it to me at bruce.kipp@sdcap.us

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