Ranks
This is the first rank a new CAP cadet earns after completing their first achievement.
What is a Cadet Airman?
The Civil Air Patrol was founded just six days before this historic event in 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This first human-made satellite was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
What core value emphasizes honesty and always doing what is right, even when no one is watching?
What is Integrity?
What upcoming NASA mission aims to return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years?
What is Artemis II?
This rank, marked by four stripes, is the first step into the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) ranks.
What is a Cadet Staff Sergeant?
CAP officially became the civilian auxiliary of this military branch in 1948.
What is the U.S. Air Force?
This space shuttle disaster in 1986 led to major safety reforms in NASA’s programs.
What is the Challenger Disaster?
What motto represents the willingness to prioritize service over personal gain?
What is "Service Before Self"?
What company’s Dragon spacecraft will transport the Starliner crew due to ongoing capsule testing by Boeing?
What is SpaceX?
A cadet with this rank wears two silver pips (Circles) and is expected to take on greater leadership responsibilities.
What is Cadet First Lieutenant?
CAP is credited with saving an average of this many lives per year through search and rescue operations.
What is 70-100 lives?
This NASA rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient life.
What is perseverance?
Name one example of how Civil Air Patrol cadets contribute to their communities through volunteer service.
What is Disaster Relief, and Search And Rescue?
What supersonic jet, designed to fly at high speeds with reduced noise, recently passed a key ground test?
What is NASA's X-59?
Cadets must complete this leadership phase to enter the officer ranks.
What is Phase III: Command?
CAP operates one of the largest fleets of this type of aircraft for search and rescue missions.
What are single-engine planes?
This company launched its New Shepard rocket, allowing civilians to experience space tourism.
What is Blue Origin?
In Civil Air Patrol, respect is shown by following this military tradition of acknowledging rank and authority.
What are customs and courtesies?
What NASA space telescope recently captured its first cosmic images using infrared light.
SPHEREx
This rank is named after the first National Commander of CAP.
What is Cadet Curry Achievement?
How many miles did Civil Air Patrol pilots fly during World War II patrolling the U.S. Coastline?
What is over 24 million miles?
The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, have now traveled beyond this boundary of our solar system.
What is the heliosphere?
What does it mean to uphold integrity and take corrective action instead of blaming those around you?
What is Accountability?
What billionaire-funded company’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle is designed for suborbital flights?
What Is Virgin Galactic?