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'''National Cadet Special Activities (NCSA)''' are exciting training opportunities for cadets to experience unique opportunities to further their leadership skills, develop knowledge in various aviation and career related fields, and grow personally. NCSAs encompass a wide range of activities, each focusing on different aspects such as aerospace education, leadership development, physical fitness, and more. NCSAs typically last 7-9 days. Many take place during the summer, but there are opportunities through the year.
'''National Cadet Special Activities (NCSA)''' are exciting training opportunities for cadets to experience unique opportunities to further their leadership skills, develop knowledge in various aviation and career related fields, and grow personally. NCSAs encompass a wide range of activities, each focusing on different aspects such as aerospace education, leadership development, physical fitness, and more. NCSAs typically last 7-9 days. Many take place during the summer, but there are opportunities through the year.
== Going to NCSAs ==
===Scoring system===
The Objective Scoring System was designed to evaluate cadets in a fair, impartial, and standardized manner. Cadets earn points based on their age, rank, years of service, and prior activities. A squadron commander's recommendation, also known as a "green light", will add 100 points to a cadet's score. Ties between cadets with the same score are broken by age. These scores are calculated on February 18, so changes made after February 18 (such as promotions or birthdays) are not accounted for.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Objective Scoring System
!Age
!Achievement
!Longevity
!Prior Activities
!Green Light
|-
| 18+ = 10 points
| Spaatz = 20 points
| 5+ years = 15 points
| ''None'' = 15 points
| Yes = 100 points
|-
| 17 = 8 pts
| Eaker = 16 pts
| 4 years = 12 pts
| 1 Activity = 10 points
|
|-
| 16 = 6 pts
| Earhart = 14 pts
| 3 years = 9 pts
| 2 activities = 5 pts
|
|-
| 15 = 4 pts
| Mitchell = 12 pts
| 2 years = 5 pts
| 3+ activities = 0 pts
|
|-
| 14 = 3 pts
| Wright Bros = 8 pts
| 1 year = 2 pts
|
|
|-
| <14 = 0 pts
| ''None'' = 0 pts
| <1 years = 0 pts
|
|
|}
== List of NCSAs ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Activity
!Location
!Category
|-
| [[National Character and Leadership Symposium]]
| Virtual - Hosted by the [[United States Air Force Academy]]
| Leadership
|-
| [[Northeast Region Cadet Leadership School]]
| Virtual
| Leadership
|-
| [[Alaska Wing Glider Flight Academy]]
| [[Clear Space Force Station]], AK
| Flight
|-
| [[Alaska Wing Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Clear Space Force Station]], AK
| Flight
|-
| [[Shirley Martin Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Nacogdoches, TX]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Northcentral Region Glider Flight Academy]]
| [[Yoder, KS]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Northcentral Region Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Fremont, NE]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Great Lakes Region Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Oshkosh, WI]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Space Command Familiarization Course]]
| [[Peterson Air Force Base]], CO
| Air Force
|-
| [[Desert Scorpion Search and Rescue Academy]]
| [[Wendover Army Airfield]], UT
| Operations Training
|-
| Engineering Technologies Academy (Robotics Focus)]]
| [[United States Air Force Academy]], CO
| Technology
|-
| [[Pacific Region and Rocky Mountain Region Joint Honor Academy]]
| [[United States Air Force Academy]], CO
| Air Force
|-
| [[LtCol Raymond Johnson Flight Academy]]
| [[Columbus, IN]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Northeast Region Glider Flight Academy]]
| [[Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Fredericksburg, PA]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Southwest Region Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Shawnee, OK]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Air Force Civil Engineering Academy]]
| [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], FL
| Air Force
|-
| [[National Cyber Academy (VA)]]
| [[Hampton Roads, VA]]
| Air Force
|-
| [[Engineering Technologies Academy]]
| Virtual
| Technology
|-
| [[Robert Ayres Solo and Ground Academy]]
| [[Hagerstown, MD]]
| Flight
|-
| [[National Virtual Private Pilot Ground School]]
| Virtual
| Flight
|-
| [[Southwest Region Glider Flight Academy]]
| [[Clovis, NM]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Utah Wing Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[West Jordan, UT]]
| Flight
|-
| [[National Cadet Competition]]
| [[Wright State University]], OH
| Leadership
|-
| [[Southeast Region Glider Flight Academy]]
| [[Tullahoma, TN]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course|Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training]]
| [[Columbus Air Force Base]], MS
| Air Force
|-
| [[Falcon Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst]], NJ
| Flight
|-
| [[Hawk_Mountain_Ranger_School|Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School]]
| [[Kempton, PA]]
| Operations Training
|-
| [[Texas Wing Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Waller, TX]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing Academy]]
| [[Wichita, KS]]
| Aviation
|-
| [[Col Roland Butler Powered Flight Academy]]
| [[Camden, SC]]
| Flight
|-
| [[National Blue Beret]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeze |first1=Christopher |title=National Blue Beret: Behind the 8-Ball - In a Good Way |url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66791&i=743089&p=30&pre=1&ver=html5 |website=Volunteer magazine |publisher=Civil Air Patrol |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
| [[Oshkosh, WI]]
| Leadership
|-
| [[Desert Eagle Flight Academy]]
| [[Ephrata, WA]]
| Flight
|-
| [[Space Command Familiarization Course]]
| [[Patrick Air Force Base]], FL
| Air Force
|-
| [[National Cyber Academy (TX)]]
| [[San Antonio, TX]]
| Air Force
|-
| [[Great Lakes Region Cybersecurity Academy]]
| Virtual
| Technology
|-
| [[Mid-Atlantic Region Honor Guard Academy]]
| [[Camp Pendleton (Virginia)]]
| Air Force
|-
| [[Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (TX)]]
| [[Laughlin Air Force Base]], TX
| Air Force
|-
| [[Civic Leadership Academy]]
| Virtual
| Leadership
|-
| [[Air Force Pararescue and Survival Orientation Course]]
| [[Kirtland Air Force Base]], NM
| Air Force
|-
| [[Air Force Advanced Pararescue and Survival Orientation Course]]
| [[Davis Monthan Air Force Base]], AZ
| Air Force
|-
| [[Cadet Aviation Ground School]]
| Virtual
| Flight
|-
| [[Cadet Officer School]]
| [[Maxwell Air Force Base]]
| Leadership
|-
| [[International Air Cadet Exchange]]
| World-Wide
| Leadership
|-
| [[National Emergency Services Academy]]
| [[Camp Atterbury]], IN
| Operations Training
|}


== Citations ==
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NCSA Ribbion

National Cadet Special Activities (NCSA) are exciting training opportunities for cadets to experience unique opportunities to further their leadership skills, develop knowledge in various aviation and career related fields, and grow personally. NCSAs encompass a wide range of activities, each focusing on different aspects such as aerospace education, leadership development, physical fitness, and more. NCSAs typically last 7-9 days. Many take place during the summer, but there are opportunities through the year.

Going to NCSAs

Scoring system

The Objective Scoring System was designed to evaluate cadets in a fair, impartial, and standardized manner. Cadets earn points based on their age, rank, years of service, and prior activities. A squadron commander's recommendation, also known as a "green light", will add 100 points to a cadet's score. Ties between cadets with the same score are broken by age. These scores are calculated on February 18, so changes made after February 18 (such as promotions or birthdays) are not accounted for.

Objective Scoring System
Age Achievement Longevity Prior Activities Green Light
18+ = 10 points Spaatz = 20 points 5+ years = 15 points None = 15 points Yes = 100 points
17 = 8 pts Eaker = 16 pts 4 years = 12 pts 1 Activity = 10 points
16 = 6 pts Earhart = 14 pts 3 years = 9 pts 2 activities = 5 pts
15 = 4 pts Mitchell = 12 pts 2 years = 5 pts 3+ activities = 0 pts
14 = 3 pts Wright Bros = 8 pts 1 year = 2 pts
<14 = 0 pts None = 0 pts <1 years = 0 pts

List of NCSAs

Activity Location Category
National Character and Leadership Symposium Virtual - Hosted by the United States Air Force Academy Leadership
Northeast Region Cadet Leadership School Virtual Leadership
Alaska Wing Glider Flight Academy Clear Space Force Station, AK Flight
Alaska Wing Powered Flight Academy Clear Space Force Station, AK Flight
Shirley Martin Powered Flight Academy Nacogdoches, TX Flight
Northcentral Region Glider Flight Academy Yoder, KS Flight
Northcentral Region Powered Flight Academy Fremont, NE Flight
Great Lakes Region Powered Flight Academy Oshkosh, WI Flight
Space Command Familiarization Course Peterson Air Force Base, CO Air Force
Desert Scorpion Search and Rescue Academy Wendover Army Airfield, UT Operations Training
Engineering Technologies Academy (Robotics Focus)]] United States Air Force Academy, CO Technology
Pacific Region and Rocky Mountain Region Joint Honor Academy United States Air Force Academy, CO Air Force
LtCol Raymond Johnson Flight Academy Columbus, IN Flight
Northeast Region Glider Flight Academy Fredericksburg, PA Flight
Southwest Region Powered Flight Academy Shawnee, OK Flight
Air Force Civil Engineering Academy Tyndall Air Force Base, FL Air Force
National Cyber Academy (VA) Hampton Roads, VA Air Force
Engineering Technologies Academy Virtual Technology
Robert Ayres Solo and Ground Academy Hagerstown, MD Flight
National Virtual Private Pilot Ground School Virtual Flight
Southwest Region Glider Flight Academy Clovis, NM Flight
Utah Wing Powered Flight Academy West Jordan, UT Flight
National Cadet Competition Wright State University, OH Leadership
Southeast Region Glider Flight Academy Tullahoma, TN Flight
Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Columbus Air Force Base, MS Air Force
Falcon Powered Flight Academy Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ Flight
Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School Kempton, PA Operations Training
Texas Wing Powered Flight Academy Waller, TX Flight
Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing Academy Wichita, KS Aviation
Col Roland Butler Powered Flight Academy Camden, SC Flight
National Blue Beret[1] Oshkosh, WI Leadership
Desert Eagle Flight Academy Ephrata, WA Flight
Space Command Familiarization Course Patrick Air Force Base, FL Air Force
National Cyber Academy (TX) San Antonio, TX Air Force
Great Lakes Region Cybersecurity Academy Virtual Technology
Mid-Atlantic Region Honor Guard Academy Camp Pendleton (Virginia) Air Force
Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (TX) Laughlin Air Force Base, TX Air Force
Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Leadership
Air Force Pararescue and Survival Orientation Course Kirtland Air Force Base, NM Air Force
Air Force Advanced Pararescue and Survival Orientation Course Davis Monthan Air Force Base, AZ Air Force
Cadet Aviation Ground School Virtual Flight
Cadet Officer School Maxwell Air Force Base Leadership
International Air Cadet Exchange World-Wide Leadership
National Emergency Services Academy Camp Atterbury, IN Operations Training

Citations

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Freeze, Christopher. "National Blue Beret: Behind the 8-Ball - In a Good Way". Volunteer magazine. Civil Air Patrol. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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