COASTAL BEND CADET SQUADRON: Some of the year's Activities

South Texas- In an effort to make up for lost time, I would like to post some information on some of the Coastal Bend Cadet Squadron's activities since it's charter came through.

The Unit has been very active in Kingsville Area parades, starting before the "split off" from the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron with the H.M. King Homecoming Parade (pictured to the left) to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade (pictured to the right)

Parades are excellent in getting the word out about CAP as well as supporting the local community's celebrations. It places the lessons on drill and ceremony in active application. It also allows the unit's element leaders an opportunity to exercise their leadership abilities.

Drill is an exercise used to teach a unit how to work together. It requires each cadet know what the drill commands mean (an internal exercise) and to operate as a unit. (a show of organization and unit cohesion) These lesser parades also serve to prepare the unit for more substantial activities...such as the Buc Day's Parade or marching as a unit in parades throughout Group V.