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[updated 28Aug23]

The following Alaska Wing positions are available for all AKWG Senior Members to apply for.  For more information, or to express interest in assisting the activity directors, please email karen.padgett@akwg.cap.gov

To Alaska Wing Senior Members,

Alaska Wing Cadet Programs is soliciting applications for the following positions:

  • Cadet Competition Activity Director (2023 AKWG Competition scheduled for Virtual Part 1 Sat 25 Nov 2023, In-person Part 2 Sat 2 Dec 2023)
  • CAC (Cadet Advisory Council) Senior Member Advisor (virtual meetings 2-3 times/month year-round)
  • Encampment Commander (2024 AKWG Encampment scheduled for 13-22 June 2024)
  • Glider Flight Academy Activity Director (2024 AKWG Glider Academy tentatively scheduled for 24 May-2 June 2024)
  • Powered Flight Academy (Distributed) Activity Director (need not be a pilot!) (2024 AKWG/National Powered Flight Academy takes place in instructors' and/or cadet students' home towns on their own schedule roughly 1 Mar -31 May 2024)

To apply, please email a CAP resume and cover letter to  karen.padgett@akwg.cap.gov  by 2000 hrs (8:00pm) on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

We ask that you name your attached files in the following format: LASTNAME.FI.CAPID.2024Activity.Document (ie CURRY.J.123456.2024CAC.Resume)

Additional information:

  • A CAP resume and cover letter template the cadets use is available here.  Feel free to use it as a starting point: https://lakehood.cap.gov/resources
  • Please reply ASAP to this email if you want more info about any of the openings.
  • Please also reply to this email if you would like to assist and of the Activity Directors, and state which activities you'd like to support
  • All AKWG SMs welcome to apply, even if you have not yet been actively involved in CAP Cadet Programs
  • Info periodically updated here: https://akwg.cap.gov/programs/cp/activities/ads

We appreciate your interest in these phenomenal cadet activities, and we appreciate all you do for the Civil Air Patrol!

Brief Job Descriptions:

Cadet Competition Activity Director (2023 AKWG Competition scheduled for Virtual Part 1 Sat 25 Nov 2023, In-person Part 2 Sat 2 Dec 2023)

CAC (Cadet Advisory Council) Senior Member Advisor (virtual meetings 2-3 times/month year-round)

Encampment Commander (2024 AKWG Encampment scheduled for 13-22 June 2024)

Glider Flight Academy Activity Director (2024 AKWG Glider Academy tentatively scheduled for 24 May-2 June 2024)

Powered Flight Academy (Distributed) Activity Director (need not be a pilot!) (2024 AKWG/National Powered Flight Academy takes place in instructors' and/or cadet students' home towns on their own schedule roughly 1 Mar -31 May 2024)

  • Coordinating with students ahead of time to make sure they were getting their pre-work done (Medicals, Student Pilot Certificates, starting on ground school/ground training, etc)
  • Matching students with the instructor pilots (IPs)
  • Tracking students' progress through the syllabus
  • Tracking use of hours against funded hours
  • Some WMIRs work (I believe IPs enter most of their own flights, though a director or assistant director who is familiar with WIMRS could help)
  • Selecting the Distinguished Graduate
  • Filing the final NCSA report with CAP National Headquarters.

Alaska Wing Headquarters Address

P.O. Box 6014
Bldg 16322, 37th St
Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506

907-551-3147 907-551-3147

hq@akwg.cap.gov

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