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JULY 2007
I look forward to Encampment every year; this year was no exception. To watch the cadets grow into such confident,
well-rounded young adults is fascinating.
I have so much respect for every cadet, whether first-year or staff, who willingly goes through the rigorous training,
marching, sleepless nights, fire drills, PT, fire drills, heat and exhaustion, marching, fire drills, marching, more fire
drills, and more marching. The cadets who go through this wonderful experience learn more than just basic skills.
They also learn how to work as a group, team spirit (Esprit de Corps), leadership and followership, how to listen and
how to learn. They learn-earn-respect for themselves and others. They learn that they can endure more than they ever
thought possible, when “I can’t go one more step” becomes “Only a mile? Good, it’s an easy day today”. The cadets
learn to encourage each other to keep going; to learn the knot-tie; to make it up the rappelling tower, etc.
From nervous, first-year cadets on their first day to confident, self-possessed young adults on Graduation day, it’s the
work of a group of individuals coming together as a team, encouraging each other, becoming more than one person
in a Flight; it’s becoming part of the Flight, part of the Squadron, part of Encampment/Honor Guard and Maine Wing
Civil Air Patrol. Their pride in themselves and the others in their Flight is evident at the Pass in Review, which is the
culmination of 10 days of hard work and camaraderie.
Many, many thanks to both the Cadet Staff and the Senior Member Staff; none of this is possible without a great
staff!!!!!
Thank you for a wonderful Encampment. It was Maine Wings smallest in terms of numbers, but I think it was one of
the biggest in what we all learned, the bonds formed, and all the activities!!! Gliders, rappelling, Black Hawks, Honor
Guard Academy, Challenger Leaning Center, night-exercise (aka “capture the soda cans”), bivouacking, firing simu-
lator, and many more activities.
See you all at next year’s Encampment!!!!
Captain Susan Hall
Director of Cadet Programs
Maine Wing
ENCAMPMENT IN REVIEW
Living in the Dark
You may think that today is hard, but think about
this as you flip a switch and flood your room with light:
the staff, since Sunday night, has been living in the dark
flashlights and all the other things they have to do to just get ready for bed. Think about getting
changed in blackness, trying to polish boots with one hand (or with no light), or attempting to fold
a uniform without being able to see it. So a quick note to all: appreciate your nice, dry, lighted
rooms as you go to bed tonight while we celebrate the light bulbs that will finally cast our tents in
brilliant illumination...Plus attract the bugs!! C/2Lt. Parks: The Blind Guy
and attention with (and returning to attention with) a rifle. All cadets got a chance to practice with a
rifle and receive help from the instructors and flight staff.
QUOTES
“If there is anything I can do for you, don’t hesitate to ask.....My Staff” C/1Lt McCarthy
Cont.
All in all the Encampment went very well. Every cadet gave it his or her all, and that is exactly what is always
asked of participants--that they do the very best they can. It is clear, from the determination in PT to how no
one complained when marching up to Starbase, that every cadet gave everything they had to this years
Encampment. Everyone on staff appreciates this and is looking forward to serving with new staff members
next year. 2008 will be an even better Encampment than 2007.
Kulinka, who has been involved in Encampment for many years. Each
cadet donned a harness, put on a helmet, and selected a pair of gloves. As they waited for their turn
to ascend the forty-foot tower, they encouraged their comrades on their way. Waiting to help the cadets
as they crawled over the top and onto the platform were Capt. Bryant,
1Lt. Renzullo (Lori), and 1Lt Renzullo (Abby). These three aided the cadets
with setting up their equipment and maintained safety for all involved.
While some cadets climbed up and jumped off a tower, others were truly
The rocket is launched by firing it like a rubber band off your thumb.
Kingsly of the Bravo Bayonets took home the glory with the farthest
Moral Leadership
Each cadet was given a paperclip to form into something
influence what you do. CAP core values and why they
are so important to have they define the basis of a cadet’s or officer’s behavior and therefore play a
Bayonets won!!!!
FATS
The basic cadets went to FATS (fire arm training
Climbing
Five cadets and some officers went rock climbing at
Eagle’s Bluff.
ENCAMPMENT IN REVIEW BY C/2LT PARKS
Encampment is over. It is a bitter-sweet ending for most of us; in the immortal words of
Shakespeare, “parting is such a sweet sorrow”. You have gone through what may have been the
most difficult experience in your lives so far, and we know that you definitely enjoyed every second
Let us look back at the ten days of encampment: up at 0500, PT at 0515 ending at 0600. Shower
and get ready to be inspected from 0600-0645 when breakfast started. Clean stuff until 0800 then
march to and from Starbase ALL DAY LONG. Chow, classes, inspections, and flight time took
You have now climbed up and repelled off a forty-eight foot tower, flown in a UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopter, spent the night in homemade shelters in the woods; gone on both powered and non-powered
orientation flights, fired simulated military weapons, gone through simulated space mission, seen the
crash fire rescue building on base and been chased by staff as you scrambled to collect cans to win
ice cream. All these activities took away the monotony of each day’s classes and marching.
You have all earned the right to be very proud of yourselves, and to go on to bigger and
* You feel the abnormal impulse to fold your shirts into six inch squares