Sheldon Cadet Squadron - Mar 2013

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Last weekend we traveled toCamp Floyd, just south of Seguin, TXfor what we hope was the first of otherEmergency Services Weekends there.We took a few cadets from each gradelevel who were at the top of the squad-ron Merit of Order List (MOL).

It was a new adventure full offun, and excitement! Cadets got achance to learn fundamentals of emer-gency services skills. We arrived atthe property with the sun quickly fal-ling and found ourselves with a chal-lenge of finding a sleeping locationand setting up camp in complete dark-ness. Let alone it being the first timemajority of the cadets tried to set up atent, but to have it done in completedarkness made this challenge almostunworldly. Teamwork and communi-

cation had to be at it its highest effec-

tiveness to get the job done, but likeSheldon Cadet Squadron is known for,

we meet the challenge. The tents hada main sleeping section with two sidesections connected to it. We found itmore space efficient to put all of ourgear into one of the side sections anduse the main sections and other sidesection to sleep in. We slept about 2-3cadets in the side section and 4-5 inthe main section. There was a secondmale tent set up for the remainder ofthe males.

The nights were cold with Fri-day night’s low of a warm 34°, and Sat-urday night’s low of 29°, you foundyourself often snuggling with your bat-tle buddy’s feet to keep warm. Nonethe less after a few minutes within oursleeping bags, and just the noise of

chattering teeth, we were able to drift

Operation Seguin I (Emergency Services Weeke

Upcoming

Activities

• Spring Break - 9 MARto 17 MAR 2013

• Fundraiser Delivery,Monday, March 18,from 4:30—6:30p.m.

• CTEP & TLC @TXWGHQ inNacogdoches29 MAR - 31 MAR 2013

• Camp Curry 4419 APR - 21 APR 2013

• Booster Club Execu-tive Board Electionsand Promotion Cere-mony, at KMS, 25 Apr2013 beginning at6:45 p.m.

• Military Ball Tickets will go on sale in Apriland will be $10.00 aticket.

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7 8 M A R C H 2 0 1 3

Operation Seguin I 1 &6

Cadet Comments &Pictures 2 - 4

Booster Club News 5

Cadet Promotions 6

Inside this issue:

TX-802



• I liked everything, but most of all the night vi-sion goggles. The second most fun was LANDNAVIGATION. Overall, I found it a total suc-cess. I learned many things. ~ C/SMSgt Morton

• My favorite part of this activity was when we went fishing and when we at smoors. But, I would like more hiking next time. ~C/TSgt Rodriguez

•

My favorite part was the humvee ride. ~C/SMSgt Herrera• My favorite part of this activity was the talent

show and the S’mores. I would have liked it if we had done more star watching though.~ C/SMSgt Aguilar

Emergency Services Weekend Cadet Comments...We asked our cadets to write a couple of linesabout their favorite activity or what they learned.The following are a few of their comments:• My favorite part of the trip was the night vision

goggles. I liked them because at first peoplelooked like zombies, but once we adjustedthem people looked clear. ~ C/SrA Wilkerson

• Thank you for this trip. It was very enjoyable.My favorite part was when we got on the ma-chine for DEMOLITION! I also liked when we

went fishing. I got to poke the eyes of a smallfish.” ~ C/SrA Artiga

• My favorite part of the activity was tearingdown the building and then ridding in the hum-mer. ~ C/Reyes

• My favorite part of the weekend was riding inthe hummer that was camouflage. I am verythankful to the family Letting us stay becausethe place is very beautiful and very full of life.~C/SrA Razo

“I liked the fresh air, sleeping in a tent, going

fishing and being closer to wildlife.” ~ C/SMSgt

McClinton



• The funnest part of Camp Seguin was thedemolition. I knocked down the house withonly one hit! ~ C/SrAGonzales, J.

• My favorite part of the trip was feeding thecows and going through a creative land navi-gation course. ~ C/SMSgt Moreno

• I mostly had a good time for camping. It was

really cold though! My favorite part was when we went on golf carts off to see thecows. I also liked the cadet talent show.~ C/MSgt Garcia

• I had a very good time this weekend. My favorite experience was roasting marshmallowsby the camp fire and making S’mores.~ C/SMSgt Martinez, C

• My favorite part was feeding thecows. I’ve never done it before, so it

was a new experience for me. But, Ibet it was new to everybody.~ C/SMSgt Gallegos

Cadet Comments, continued...

Newsletter Title



Upcoming Activities29 - 31 MAR Cadet Training and Education Program

- Must be C/SSgt or higher

Apr or May 13 Operation Seguin II

19 - 21 APR 13 Camp Curry 44

3 May 13 Military Ball - Must have 2 Camp Currys

25 Jun - 3 Jul Texas Wing Encampment

11 Jul - 21 Jul Louisiana Wing Encampment

One of our most exciting activities in years was ourEmergency Services weekend known as OperationSeguin I. It was a chance to live outside, learn landnavigation, set up a campsite, sleep in below freez-ing weather, go fishing, use night vision goggles, eatS’mores and have a good time. The opportunity totrain with professional airmen from the 272nd Engi-neering and Installation Squadron was a great suc-cess and we look forward to future joint operations.

Encampment applications will be available when we

return to school and need to be completed in April.This is a real chance to discover what CAP is and

what it has to offer in the future. Please give thisstrong consideration - it is the one activity that mademe stay all these years.

Commander’s Corner...



We cannot be a success without you!

TX802 Squadron Boosters The TX802 Squadron Boosters was formed in

the summer of 2005 for the purpose of furthering the

enrichment and education of the Sheldon TX 802 Civil Air Patrol Squadron and support unit activities. Funds

raised by the booster club are used to assist with com-

petition team needs, purchase equipment for the squad-

ron, assist with the costs of activities inside and outside

the squadron, help defray the costs of encampments for

cadets and to help keep costs down for the annual mili-

tary ball.

don I.S.D. we will be voting onchanges to the bylaws in April.These changes will ensure thebooster club is in compliance withSheldon I.S.D. Booster Club Guide-

lines . The changes are minimal andprimarily tweaks in terminology.The following amendment changes

were proposed, with motions to ac-cept and seconds at the Thursday,28 February 2013 meeting and willbe voted on at the general meetingin April:• Article 5.1 - change “Sergeant-

At-Arms” to “ Parliamentarian ”• Article 9.1 - change “will hold 5

to 9 regular meetings” to “ will hold a minimum of four regular meetings ”

• Article 9.3 - insert “ or 2/3rd ofthe membership (if membership

is below twenty) ”, before “ingood standing”.

In addition to the upcomingboard elections & business:• If your cadet participated in the

winter Coca~Cola fundraiser,don’t forget orders will be de-

It is almost time to elect theexecutive officers for the 2013-2014year. Board elections are sched-uled for the final general meetingon 25 April 2013 at 6:45 p.m. Perbooster club bylaws, you must be amember of the booster club in or-der to vote. Membership in thebooster club is only $2.00 per per-son and there is still time to join.The last day to become a memberof the TX802 Squadron Boosters isFriday, April 13, 2013. In order to

join, you can turn the form below ordownload a flyer on the boosterc l u b s i t e a t

www.tx802boosters.com . Pleaseturn it in to your cadet’s instructor.

All board positions are va-cant due to term limits and resigna-tions. The executive board posi-tions are: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer andSgt At Arms. For a complete de-scription of board positions pleases e e t h e b y l a w s a t

www.tx802.boosters.com .Due to a request by Shel-

livered the Monday after SpringBreak on 18 March 2013 from4:30 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

• April Camp Curry - If you areavailable to help with mealsplease let us know at [email protected] or sign-up onyour cadet’s permission slip.

• April - The last booster club

meeting is scheduled for theThursday’s after Camp Curry44. Cadet promotion ceremo-nies immediately follow themeeting.

• And the final activity of theyear, the Annual Military Ball onFriday, 3 May 2013 - The mili-tary ball committee is in needof glass jars (i.e. pickle jars,

jalapeño jars, picante sauce jars, etc), with at least a 1-inchmouth, which can be used to

make centerpieces. If you havea few you would like to donateor would like to assist the deco-rating committee, please let usknow. And, if you are interestedin helping with the event in anycapacity please contact us [email protected].

TX802 Squadron Boosters News

TX802Boosters

Comments:

Name

Address

Phone

I am interested in running for the TX802 Boosters executiveboard. I would like to run for the following position:

Please Select ExecutiveBoard Position:

President

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

Sergeant at Arms/Parliamentarian

Occasionally more than one person will runfor the same position, while other positionsremain vacant. If this is the case, and youhave an alternate position you would beinterested in, please check below and s tatethe alternate position.

1st Alternate Position: _________________________________

2nd Alternate Position:

_________________________________

I am not currently a member of the TX802

Squadron Boosters for the 2012-2013 year,but would like to join. My $2.00 is attached.

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Please return this form to your cadet’s in-structor, on or before Friday, April 13, 2013.



into a nice sleep. Air Force personnel explained to us the differ-

ent uses of the vehicles their engineering team usesand showed us some key elements of how they wereused. The Humvee was a favorite of mine. We learned

where each person sat within the vehicle and learnedthe responsibility and roles each played in the Hum-

vee. Not only did they teach us about the vehicle butthey let us get in. We were able to take turns gettingin the driver seat , and the gunner seats where you sitharnessed in the hatch at the top of the vehicle. Al-ready excited about our Humvee experience, once

we were properly harnessed in, they took us on ridesin the Humvee around the property. We received achance that a lot of people in the Air Force, let alonethe world get to do and experience. After learninghow a Humvee operates in person, the day was full ofmany more firsts for our cadets. For lunch they ateMREs (Meals Ready to Eat), in the afternoon we par-

ticipated in a land navigation course, practiced ourcompass skills followed by fishing. For many of the

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cadets this was their first time to fish, but we all had a great time learning about alternative methods to fish andalternative bait (bread and hot dogs) and all tried to catch us a bass or catfish.

After fishing we had bar-b-q for dinner followed by grilled banana boats and S’mores. Cadets thenbroke back up in to their teams to come up with an act for the talent show and performed for each other andthe senior members. Cadets then traveled through the field , over to the Air Force area and learned aboutnight vision goggles. All cadets were able to view through them and it was another new learning experiencefor all. Sunday morning was extremely cold, but we awoke, broke up camp (it was much easier to pack up inthe light of day) and then had eggs and biscuits for breakfast. Our last activity was to perform a grid search ofthe areas we had been in to assure we left no trash behind. Then we loaded up in to the bus and head backhome to Houston.

As the squadron cadet commander this was a new experience for me too and a one I greatly enjoyed.Many of the cadets who participated are our future squadron leaders and it was a great way for me to get toknow them outside of Camp Currys.

~ By C/Maj Tristan Edwards, CAPSWR-TX-802 Squadron Commander

FebruaryC/SMSgt• Applegate• Cazares• Herrera• Johnson• Martinez• Moreno• MortonC/MSgt• Ortega• Trevino• Zuniga

C/TSgt• Carreon, KC/SSgt• CastilloC/SrA• Artiga• Figueroa• Gonzalez, J• Gonzales, S• Hurtado, A• Martin• Razo• Santamaria

• Sauceda• WilkersonC/A1C• Armendariz• Benevides• Chavez• Clark• Doerr• Garcia, D• Gonzalez, A• Hurtado, E• Lopez, A• Martinez, F

• McNeil• Villatoro• Williams, JC/Airman• Arredando• Brizeula• Garcia, S• Jenkins• Ruiz• Vargas

MarchC/Lt Col• Edwards

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