In this day and age, the need for servicemen rises, but to fill the demand, the availability of education on the subject must be met. At Hartselle High School, this need is met by our Civil Air Patrol class.
The Civil Air Patrol class teaches students the fundamentals of the military, airforce and being a part of the U.S. reserve. CAP’s mission, as stated by Jeremiah Crow, a ranked Airmen Cadet, is “to promote integrity, volunteer service, excellence and respect amongst cadets such as myself.” In the class Jeremiah points to responsibility as a core value of CAP.“Self-management is not only essential, but effectively required in order to perform well in the CAP Cadet Program.”
In CAP, students will learn lots about the practices of the U.S. military and airforce, including drills, uniforms and mannerisms useful in the service. Another big part of CAP are the extracurricular activities. Eli Jett, a high ranking member of the CAP class, points to “meetings at (National Emergency Services Academy) NESA to (Search and Rescue Exercises) SAREXs to Encampment” as being just a few of the many extracurricular activities CAP allows.
From day to day, the CAP is maintained under what Eli says is a "straight-to-the-point-and-nothing-else" mannerism, developing students' abilities to take responsibilities and act accordingly. The CAP course does much in preparing students for the demands asked of a servicemen. One facet students learn quickly is the mandatory keeping of dress code requiring certain ranks in the class to fit the exact criteria of appearance, going as far as on certain days everyone in class needing to wear exact uniform with little to no exceptions.
Through the course of CAP, the main lessons are imbibed in those who take the class in hopes to pass it on in life or even in service. As CAP shows, the pushing of ethics and responsibility is important and leads to the building of a student's future character and career.
Written by William Miller
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