CAP History
The first Civil Air Patrol national commander
Who is Maj Gen John F. Curry?
The pivot foot when executing a "Right Face"
What is the left foot?
The willingness to do what's right, even when no one is watching
What is integrity?
First artificial satellite (and country of origin) to orbit Earth
What is Sputnik, from the Soviet Union?
The CAP uniform regulations
What is CAPR 39-1?
The date that Civil Air Patrol was founded (month, day, year)
What is December 1st, 1941?
The term used for rhythm in marching, the number of steps per minute
What is cadence?
The three leadership styles
What is authoritarian, democratic, and laissez faire?
Theory that explains how air flows over wings to generate lift
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
Maximum hair bulk (in inches) allowed for male grooming standards
What is 2 inches?
President who established CAP as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force
Who is President Truman?
The distance the arms should extend, both forward and backward, when marching
What is six inches forward and three inches backward?
The idea that the leader's main job is to serve the team and lead in a positive, encouraging, and inclusive way
What is servant leadership?
The term for the space between the Earth and the Moon
What is cislunar space?
The correct direction in which the tip of the belt buckle should extend for females and males in the CAP blues uniform
What is, for females, the tip of the buckle extending to the right, and for males, the tip extending to the left?
The first mission of CAP during World War II was to patrol the U.S. coast for this enemy threat
What are German U-boats?
The most important muscle in your body used when giving loud drill commands
What is the diaphragm?
The belief (or theory) that suggests that leaders are born with innate qualities rather than being made through experience or education
What is the Great Man Theory?
Air Force pilot who made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
The correct placement of the nametag on a female Blues uniform
What is centered on the right breast, up to 1.5 inches higher or lower than the first exposed button?
The "Public Law" that made CAP into the official volunteer auxiliary of the United States Air Force
What is Public Law 557?
Line formation where the element leaders are at the left side of the formation
What is inverted line formation?
The top of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
What is self-actualization?
CAP operates one of the largest fleets of this type of aircraft in the world
What are single-engine piston aircraft?
The required distance that the rolled-up sleeves of the ABU must come within or touch when the forearm is bent at a 90-degree angle.
What is 1 inch?