The Washington Evergreen - 2017 Fall
The Washington Evergreen, 2017 Fall Issue, Washington Wing, Civil Air Patrol. evergreen@wawg.cap.gov * http://www.wawg.cap.gov/the-evergreen
The Washington Evergreen, 2017 Fall Issue, Washington Wing, Civil Air Patrol. evergreen@wawg.cap.gov * http://www.wawg.cap.gov/the-evergreen
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Badges and Ribbons you can earn as a<br />
Civil Air Patrol Cadet<br />
By Lt. Col. Tim Kelley, CAP<br />
Commander, Bellingham Composite Squadron<br />
Napoleon Bonaparte once said “A soldier will<br />
fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon” and<br />
someone else said “cadets like bling”. Here are<br />
some badges and ribbons you can earn as a cadet<br />
and how to get them. As a bonus is you are getting<br />
new skills and abilities, helping your community<br />
and being a better cadet and that is the real reason,<br />
right?<br />
Below are just some of the ribbons and badges<br />
currently available to cadets and how to get them.<br />
For more information you can refer to the CAP<br />
regulation (CAPR) listed, or talk to your unit<br />
personnel officer or commander. You may want<br />
to use the chain of command to talk to your commander,<br />
Good Luck.<br />
Cadet Recruiter Ribbon<br />
How to earn it: Recruit 2 new members to CAP<br />
(can be cadet or senior members).<br />
How to get it: Prepare a CAP Form (CAPF) 2a<br />
and in the remarks section list the name of the<br />
Badges and Ribbons that can be earned as a Civil Air<br />
Patrol Cadet.<br />
members that you recruited and the date they joined. Sign the form as the requester and submit to your<br />
unit personnel officer or commander. <strong>The</strong> commander will verify the members have joined CAP and that<br />
you were the main reason (only 1 person can get credit per new member) and signs the form. Once it is<br />
signed, keep a copy for your records and you can start wearing the ribbon. For every 2 additional members<br />
you recruit you can add a bronze clasp to the ribbon, just submit another form. For more information<br />
see CAPR 39-3 Award of CAP Medals, Ribbons and Certificates.<br />
Community Service Ribbon<br />
How to earn it: Complete 60 hours of community service outside of Civil Air Patrol.<br />
How to get it: Get a letter from the volunteer coordinator where you did the service listing what you did<br />
and the number of hours (at least 60) also a point of contact if the commander wants to verify the information.<br />
Prepare a CAPF 2a, list the name of the organization you volunteered with and the number of hours<br />
in the remarks section, and attach the letter. Sign the form as the requester and submit to your unit personnel<br />
officer or commander. Once the commander verifies the service and signs the form you can wear the<br />
ribbon. For every 60 hours over the first you can add a bronze clasp to the ribbon, keep track and submit a<br />
new form. For more information see CAPR 39-3 Award of CAP Medals, Ribbons, and Certificates.<br />
Cadet Special Activity Ribbon<br />
How to earn it: Attend a national cadet special activity. Not all activities qualify, check the national cadet<br />
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