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60 hours of flight training. He hopes to obtain his license within six to seven years and begin his career as a private pilot. “Cadets will get out of CAP as much as Like many 17-year-olds, they want to put into it,” added Yoder. “It’s Sam Yoder occasionally has his up to cadets to determine how much time head in the clouds. For this New and effort they want to put in. Cadets will Paris teenager, however, having his get a lot more out of it if they are consistent head in the clouds means he’s one in their attendance. Those who don’t attend step closer to fulfilling his aspiraregularly miss out on different aspects of cations. det life.” Yoder is a member of Civil Air He added there are a lot of opportuniPatrol’s St. Joe Valley Cadet Squadron ties within CAP. “You need to be ambitious,” 049. Formerly housed at the Elkhart he said. “If you have the drive, you will be Municipal Airport, the squadron rewarded.” moved its operations to the Nappanee The local squadron meets four times Municipal Airport a few years ago, monthly, from 6:30-9 p.m. Fridays. Each according to Captain Carol O’Brien, meeting has a different theme, including squadron commander and one of four character development, leadership, handsadult leaders of the local group. on aerospace skills and physical training. The squadron currently inThe requirement before joining a squadron cludes 10 active cadets, including Yois to attend three meetings to ensure it is a der and O’Brien’s daughter, Caitlin. good fit. Cadets come to the squadron from “You don’t have to be interested in as far away as South Bend and Cothe military to get things out of CAP,” said lumbia City. O’Brien. “If someone wants to join the miliSimilar to JROTC, Civil Air tary and needs the leadership experience, Patrol is affiliated with the Unit2)) :( *2 ³ &DGHW &KLHI 0DVWHU 6HUJHDQW 6DP we’re a great place. Our cadets learn leadered States military. CAP is an aux<RGHU 1HZ 3DULV KDV EHHQ D PHPEHU RI WKH &LYLO $LU ship, self-confidence, character development iliary unit of the United States 3DWURO IRU WKUHH \HDUV +H LV LQ WKH SURFHVV RI REWDLQ and aerospace education. They get access to Air Force, founded Dec. 1, 1941, LQJ KLV SULYDWH SLORW·V OLFHQVH YLD D VFKRODUVKLS RIIHUHG skills they wouldn’t otherwise get. “to mobilize the nation’s civilWKURXJK &$3 3KRWR SURYLGHG E\ 6W -RH 9DOOH\ &DGHW “They have the opportunity to go a manian aviation resources for na6TXDGURQ ufacturing academy in Kansas where they tional defense service.” have the chance to build Cessna airplanes. Officially a government We’ve sent cadets to the space academies benefits of CAP, and there’s absolutely no obligaorganization partially fundwhere they’ve gotten to go work with rockets. We ed by the Air Force, CAP serves tion to join the military. “I liked the military aspect of it, having that practice skills like interviewing, how to fill out a approximately 1,500 communities nationwide, boasting around discipline and structure. There is a unique sense resume, how to apply for scholarships. Those are of responsibility laid upon each individual cadet hands-on things they can use in real life later. 56,000 members. We are giving them skills to help them be our “CAP revolves around three in the chain of command.” Yoder, who holds the rank of cadet chief mas- leaders of tomorrow.” basic things: leadership trainAnyone between the ages of 12-21 who is ing, aerospace training and ter sergeant, further explained that cadets have search and rescue,” said Yoder. a lot of different flying opportunities that do not interested in CAP is invited to attend one of “Most squadrons are focused on require a private pilot’s license. However, he is in the Friday meetings. The airport is located at leadership training and flight the process of obtaining his license through CAP 25741 US 6, Nappanee. No registration is nectraining. There are a lot of cool via the Wings Scholarship, which pays for up to essary to attend.