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Civil Air Patrol’s California Wing encampment

by Capt. Jeffrey T. Goeggel young person apart as a member of the dis- See ENCAMPMENT page 8
tinguished ranks of the CTG.
CAP public affairs officer
Throughout the years, California Wing
As the summer season kicks into high has set the standard for encampment
gear, the Civil Air Patrol’s California Wing programs which have been emulated by
celebrated its annual Cadet Encampment, wings (state level CAP units) across the
and the 40th Anniversary of the Cadet United States. Word of the California
Training Group, at Camp San Luis Obispo, Wing encampments and their popularity
California, July 1st through July 8th. has spread rapidly. The wing’s encamp-
ment program is designed to build incre-
This year’s encampment command- mentally on each successive year, continu-
er is Lt. Col. Peggy Myrick, with C/ ally evaluating what works and what could
Lt. Col. Rhett Spongberg as the cadet be improved upon. California Wing’s en-
commander, and Major Doug Craw- campment program is currently one of the
ford as commandant. largest of its kind in the United States.

Cadets from other wings have attend- In this 40th anniversary year, 60 cadet
ed California’s encampment to experi- cadre (staff), 63 adult members, 177 cadet
ence, first hand, how unique this pro- students, and 23 Advanced Training Flight
gram is. In addition to the usual student cadets have registered for the encamp-
flights, an Advanced Training Flight has ment, for a total of 323 members. For stu-
been added for cadets with previous en- dents, this breaks down to 157 male and
campment experience. 43 female cadets, all with a common goal
of getting the best training the California
Founded in the summer of 1975 at Van- Wing has to offer, while at the same time,
denberg Air Force Base, California, the Ca- becoming the best citizens they can be
det Training Group (CTG) has welcomed through attention to detail, time manage-
and graduated almost 10,000 cadets into its ment skills, and leadership training.
ranks. Many CTG graduates have become
successful business leaders, as well as re- When a cadet decides to attend encamp-
spected U.S. military leaders. Graduating a ment, there is the question of a fee pay-
California Wing Cadet Encampment sets a

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