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Trial Period

Cadet Airman Basic is a rank automatically given upon membership in the cadet program and it is abbreviated C/AB. There is no insignia for C/AB, and members of this grade should wear no grade on their collar. Cadet Airman Basic typically are element members whose main goal is to advance to Cadet Airman (C/Amn) within a set period of time.

Prerequisites: 12 years of age or above (age limit waived if a participant in a Middle School Squadron and in 6th grade)^[1], U.S. Citizenship (or waiver), active membership. Automatically given upon joining.

Phase 1 - The Learning Phase

Phase 1 is the entry phase to Civil Air Patrol which encompasses the grades of C/AB-C/SrA. Cadets in phase 1 make up the majority of inflight cadets and are working to improve their followership skills and cadet program knowledge. Cadets in Phase 1 are expected to display a positive, team-oriented attitude, listen actively and attentively to guidance given, and hold a sense of responsibility while working to develop crucial time management skills.

	Achievement 1	Achievement 2	Achievement 3	Wright Brothers Award
Achievement Name	Major General John F. Curry	General of the Air Force Hap Arnold	Colonel Mark Feik	Orville & Wilbur Wright
Namesake History	First National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol and a strong advocate for female aviators	Commanding general of U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II	Pioneer in the fields of aviation mechanics and engineering, and proud CAP volunteer	First men to achieve powered, controlled, sustained, heavier-than- air flight
Grade	Cadet Airman (C/Amn)	Cadet Airman First Class (C/A1C)	Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA)	Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt)
Insignia
Award
Promotion Eligibility Requirements
Leadership	Learn to Lead Chapter 1 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 2 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 3 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapters 1-3 Comprehensive Closed-Book Exam Comprehensive Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]
Aerospace	No Requirement	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	No Requirement
Fitness	Attempt CPFT as baseline	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attempted CPFT in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attempted CPFT in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days
Character	Cadet Wingman Course	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	No Requirement
Special	Cadet Welcome Course Cadet Interactive or class
General Advancement Pre-Requisites	(1) Be a current member of CAP (2) Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly (after Achievement 1) (3) Have receited the Cadet Oath from memory (4) Participate actively in unit meetings
Minimum Time in Grade	Upon Joining	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)

Phase 2 - The Leadership Phase

	Achievement 4	Achievement 5	Achievement 6	Achievement 7	Achievement 8	Billy Mitchell Award
Achievement Name	Captain Eddie Rickenbacker		General Jimmy Doolittle	Dr. Robert H. Goddard	Neil Armstrong	Brigadier General Billy Mitchell
Namesake History	America’s “Ace of Aces” during World War I; he wanted CAP cadets to know him as “Eddie”	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	Pioneer in aeronautical engineering and leader of the World War II air raid on Tokyo	The “Father of Modern Rocketry” and developer of the first liquid-fueled rocket	First man to set foot on the Moon, aboard Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969 – “One giant leap for mankind”	America’s first vocal advocate for military airpower, he proved the airplane could sink ships
Grade	Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/TSgt)	Cadet Master Sergeant (C/MSgt)	Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (C/SMSgt)	Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt)	Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt)	Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2d Lt)
Insignia
Award
Promotion Eligibility Requirements
Leadership	Learn to Lead Chapter 4 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 5 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 6 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 7 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3]	Learn to Lead Chapter 8 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] Drill & Ceremonies Performance Test^[3] Speech & Essay	Learn to Lead Chapters 4-8 Comprehensive Closed-Book Exam
Aerospace	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions - Any Module, Any Order Cadet Interactive or Written Test^[2]	Aerospace Dimensions Module 1-7 Comprehensive Closed-Book Written Exam
Fitness	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days
Character	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	No Requirement
Special						Graduate Encampment (anytime prior)
General Advancement Pre-Requisites	(1) Be a current member of CAP (2) Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly (after Achievement 1) (3) Have receited the Cadet Oath from memory (4) Participate actively in unit meetings
Minimum Time in Grade	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)

Phase 3 - The Command Phase

	Achievement 9	Achievement 10	Achievement 11	Amelia Earhart Award
Achievement Name		1st Lt Willa Brown		Amelia Earhart
Namesake History	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	“Maker of Pilots” and CAP volunteer, her flight school trained the first African-American military pilots	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	Record-setting female pilot and writer whom was lost while attempting to fly around the world
Grade	Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2d Lt)	Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1st Lt)	Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1st Lt)	Cadet Captain (C/Capt)
Insignia
Award	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded
Promotion Eligibility Requirements
Leadership	Learn to Lead Chapter 9 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 10 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 11 Cadet Interactive or Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapters 9-11 Comprehensive Closed-Book Exam
Aerospace	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	No Requirement
Fitness	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days
Character	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	No Requirement
Special
General Advancement Pre-Requisites	(1) Be a current member of CAP (2) Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly (after Achievement 1) (3) Have receited the Cadet Oath from memory (4) Participate actively in unit meetings
Minimum Time in Grade	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)

Phase 4 - The Executive Phase

	Achievement 12	Achievement 13	Achievement 14	Achievement 15	Achievement 16	Ira Eaker Award
Achievement Name			Colonel George Boyd	Dr. Sally Ride		General Ira C. Eaker
Namesake History	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	Tuskegee Airman, one of the first African-American USAF officers, veteran of three wars, CAP volunteer	Astrophysicist and first US woman in space who later became a champion of science literacy	Currently not named; reserved for a future aerospace pioneer	Army Air Forces general and advocate of strategic bombardment during World War II
Grade	Cadet Captain (C/Capt)	Cadet Captain (C/Capt)	Cadet Major (C/Maj)	Cadet Major (C/Maj)	Cadet Major (C/Maj)	Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/Lt Col)
Insignia
Award	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded	No Ribbon Awarded
Promotion Eligibility Requirements
Leadership	Learn to Lead Chapter 12 Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 13 Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 14 Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 15 Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Learn to Lead Chapter 16 Open-Book Test^[2] SDA Service, Writing & Presentation	Speech & Essay
Aerospace	No Requirement	No Requirement	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	Aerospace: The Journey of Flight 3-Chapter Block Open-Book Test^[2]	No Requirement
Fitness	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days	Participate in 1 Activity & Have Attained HFZ in Previous 180 days
Character	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	Participate in 1 Activity	No Requirement
Special						Graduate from a Leadership Academy (anytime prior)
General Advancement Pre-Requisites	(1) Be a current member of CAP (2) Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly (after Achievement 1) (3) Have receited the Cadet Oath from memory (4) Participate actively in unit meetings
Minimum Time in Grade	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)	8 weeks (56 days)

Pinnacle

	Spaatz Award
Achievement Name	General Carl A. Spaatz
Namesake History	First Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and first Chairman of the CAP National Board
Grade	Cadet Colonel (C/Col)
Insignia
Award
Promotion Eligibility Requirements
Leadership	Learn to Lead Chapters 1-16 Comprehensive Closed-Book Exam
Aerospace	Journey of Flight All 18 Chapters Comprehensive Closed-Book Exam
Fitness	USAF Academy Candidate Fitness Assessment
Character	Essay Exam
Special
General Advancement Pre-Requisites	(1) Be a current member of CAP (2) Possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly (after Achievement 1) (3) Have receited the Cadet Oath from memory (4) Participate actively in unit meetings
Minimum Time in Grade	Upon Earning Eaker

Footnotes

↑ https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/join/youth-in-cadet-program/cadet-faqs/how-old-do-i-have-to-be-to-join
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 Passing score of 80% or higher
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 Passing score of 80% or higher as outlined in CAPP 60-33

[1] ttps://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/join/youth-in-cadet-program/cadet-faqs/how-old-do-i-have-to-be-to-join

[openbook-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 ^2.23 ^2.24 ^2.25 ^2.26 ^2.27 ^2.28 Passing score of 80% or higher

[drill-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 Passing score of 80% or higher as outlined in CAPP 60-33

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