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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

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