CAP begins Normal School operations at Memorial Middle School

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP

Kingsville, Texas– School began anew at Memorial Middle School on 27 August 2007, the very next day the Brahma Cadet Flight began its school year season with a planning session. Major Carrales met with Cadets Bryce Nix and Michael Beal in planning the new school year. The first order of business was to prepare for new recruits.

“How many recruits do you think we can handle,” asked Major Carrales. To which Cadet Airman Nix replied, “I’d like to see 20, Sir.” Major Carrales then informed them that the experienced cadets should expect anywhere from 2 to 20.

“I am excited,” said Major Carrales, “not only to have new cadets, but also to have the older cadets apply the leadership skills they have learned at encampments and as a CAP cadet.
An “all call” was made for a meeting to be held on that Thursday, 30 September 2007. Three excellent recruits showed up and we instantly instructed in what CAP Cadet life has to offer. What was more impressive was that that instruction was led by the previous year’s cadets, who now attend High School.

The meeting began in Major Carrales’ new classroom, W109. There the new cadets viewed a Multimedia presentation on CAP’s National and more local activities. Their questions were addressed by Cadets Nix and Beal. Within a short time, the unit retreated to CAP STATION Kingsville for some samples of Drill and Ceremonies as to participate in one of CAP’s oldest customs...PAPERWORK!

Cadet Airman Morgun Bedynek provided the cadet’s with the necessary forms and collected their contact information; a job that Cadet Bedynek, as CADET ADMIN OFFICER, seems to truly enjoy.

It is sure to be a good year for CAP, the Brahma Cadet Flight will meet on Tuesdays from 1615 to 1730 hrs and on Thursdays from 1615 to 1800 hrs. The two meetings are designed to allow the High School aged cadets to attend one meeting a week (or both) in the event that they have academic or extracurricular activities to tend to.

Tuesday meetings are shorter due to Major Carrales commitment to the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron’s regular meeting at Signature Flight Support at Corpus Christi International Airport.