Drill
What is the position a cadet assumes when standing straight with heels together, toes pointed out, and arms at their sides?
Attention
This force opposes an aircraft's motion through the air.
Drag
What does ES stand for?
Emergency Services
What side of the uniform is the nametag worn on?
the right side
What year was CAP established?
1941
What command tells a formation to turn 90° to the right?
Right face
This force pulls an aircraft toward Earth.
Gravity or weight
What is an ELT and what does it stand for?
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
Which Civil Air Patrol rank has 16 stripes?
None, that doesnt exist
CAP aircraft is most commonly manufactured by?
Cessna
What foot do you step off with when marching?
LEFT foot
Sally invited you to go flying. You suspect he isn't good to go. What is the acronym pilots use to check their personal fitness before flying?
Hint: 6 letters
I – Illness
M – Medication
S – Stress
A – Alcohol
F – Fatigue
E – Emotion (and sometimes “Eating” in some variations)
What does sUAS stand for?
Small Unmanned Aircraft System
A cadet who is good at everything but constantly puts others down is missing which leadership quality/core value?
Respect
What does ABU stand for?
Airman Battle Uniform
How many stripes does a lieutenant insignia have and what is the significance behind it?
Trick question! Lieutenant insignia does not have stripes!
What principle of flight is this: When velocity/speed increases, pressure decreases
Bernoulli's principle
TRUE OR FALSE: You should not bring food in a 24/72 hour pack in case you get eaten by bears
FALSE! please bring food in your 24/72 hour packs.
How should you greet someone with the following criteria:
- Female officer
- Cadet captain
- Seated
- Outdoors
- Not in male company
Trick question! You would not greet this officer as she is seated. You do not greet when someone is seated.
CAP is the civilian auxiliary of which military branch?
The United States Air Force
Sally is getting very frustrated with drill. He cannot perform Left Face! What is the method you would use to help Sally? Bonus 500 if you go through all the steps of this method.
The SIX-STEP method.
A pilot pulls back on the controls, the aircraft's angle of attack becomes too great, and the wings stop producing enough lift. What has happened?
Stall
What is CPR and what does it stand for?
CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, an emergency lifesaving procedure used when a person's heart or breathing has stopped.
What is the AIR FORCE definition of leadership. You do not get points if the definition is not exact :)
"The art and science of influencing and directing people to accomplish the assigned mission."
Recite the cadet oath
The Civil Air Patrol Cadet Oath is as follows:
"I pledge to serve faithfully in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program and that I will attend meetings regularly, participate actively in unit activities, obey my officers, wear my uniform properly, and advance my education and training rapidly to prepare myself to be of service to my community, state, and nation."