17 November 2011- Meeting Agenda

"An oath is your word...you give your word and it should be a bond.  Even moreso if it is taken for the good of the community.  The CAP Cadet Oath says what a cadet should do for service to their community, state and Nation"     -Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP

1610 L hrs- Opening Ceremony
Pledge of Allegiance, Cadet Oath and Moment of Silence

1620 L hrs- Promotions C/AB S. Mitchell to C/Amn (initial announcement ceremony to follow at final assembly before dismissal)

"I hereby certify that C/AB Scott Mitchell, CAP has successfully completed the necessary course of study for the award of the the Major General John F. Curry Award, named in honor of the Civil Air Patrol's first National Commander, signified by this ribbon. Also, the award of the grade of Cadet Airman as an element member in the Coastal Bend Cadet Squadron effective immediately."

Upcoming Events:
La POSADA de KINGSVILLE NIGHT PARADE- 3 December 2011. Details to Come.

Flight Assignments:
Alpha Flight:

Flight Sgt: C/SSgt Juan Vela, Jr.
Element Leader: C/Amn Tristan Wolfe

Bravo Flight:
Flight Sgt: C/SSgt Robert Alcantara
Element Leader: C/A1C Stillwagon

Charlie Flight:
Flight Sgt: C/TSgt Juan Cardec
Element Leader: C/SrA Sarah Del Valle

Cadets conducted a COOK FIRE CLASS given by local Scouting Personality 2nd Lt Terry Bru as well as practiced Drill for the upcoming LA POSADA DE KINGSVILLE  PARADE. 

2d Lt Terry Bru reviews cook fire safety as he instructs a core group of COASTAL BEND CADET SQUADRON CADETS who, in the same manner as was done in the Revolutionary War of the late-1700s, will train other members of their flight.

The other members of A, B and C flights practiced drill.  The influx of new cadets may over whelm the squadron's resources.  Notice the attempts to uniform everyone are slowly taking the unit to compliance.

Using tried and true methods, 2d Lt Bru instructs cadets in the fundamentals of fire from the "FIRE TRIANGLE" to idea that one must "build" a fire using specially selected wood ranging from the skinniest twigs to more substantial branches and logs.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED...a small cook fire is made using, this occasion, only one match.  The cadets who observed the class then built their own fires.  They will instruct the rest of the flights once the unit returns from the Thanksgiving Holidays.

15 November 2011- Meeting Agenda

"Honestly is a key part of integrity.  It takes a lot of strength from within to be honest enough to find faults in yourself."          -Major Carrales

1610 L hrs- Opening Ceremonies,   Pledge, Cadet Oath and Moment of Silence

1620 L hrs- Promotions  C/AB P. Barrett to C/Amn

"I hereby certify that C/AB Philip Barrett, CAP has successfully completed the necessary course of study for the award of the the Major General John F. Curry Award, named in honor of the Civil Air Patrol's first National Commander, signified by this ribbon.  Also, the award of the grade of Cadet Airman as an element member in the Coastal Bend Cadet Squadron effective immediately."

UPCOMING EVENTS:
La POSADA de KINGSVILLE NIGHT PARADE- 3 December 2011.  Details to Come.

1630 L hrs- MORAL LEADERSHIP CLASS

Subject: Honesty and Integrity: The cornerstone of the CAP Unit's Strength and Deployment

1700 L hrs- Drill and Drill Team Practice

The ALPHA DRILL TEAM will prefect the primary DRILL ROUTINE and teach this routine to a BRAVO Drill Team for deployment to KISD CAMPUSES and OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS.





Recruits and Cadets practice for Parade Season



Other cadets will work on BASIC DRILL to perfect it for PARADES.

1730 L hrs- Dismiss

Lt Terry Bru conducts a Fire Safety Class with a focus on camp cooking

Memorial Civil Air Patrol Cadets support Veterans

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP

Memorial Middle School— Cadets of the Coastal Bend Cadet Squadron honored local military Veterans by conducting a drill team routine at Harrell Elementary and marching in the 2011 Kingsville Veteran’s Day Parade in Historic Downtown Kingsville.

“We are always honored,” said Major Joe Ely Carrales the cadet squadron commander, “especially when we can lend our support to such a noble cause.”

The unit marched from Memorial Middle School, where they are garrisoned, to Harrell Elementary in the morning school hours of Veteran’s Day. There they performed a prepared routine and Major Carrales played taps in honor of the fallen.

The H.M. King Army JROTC color guard presented the colors and the guest speaker was The Honorable Judge Juan Escobar who sang a corrido , Spanish language ballad, he wrote about a local WWII veteran, Cruz Mata, who passed away.

Additionally, the Cadets also marched in the Parade in downtown Kingsville fielding a color gaurd and read column. It was the first parade of the year.