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National Cadet Special Activities Guide and Selection Boards

Project Officer: Lt Col Bill Duke, CAP

DO something amazing this summer!! Attend an NCSA! http://www.ncsas.com/
Date Category Name Location State

05-10 Jun Technology JROTC Aerospace & Technology Honors Camp Albuquerque NM

11-19 Jun Aviation Glider Flight Academy Mattoon IL

16-26 Jun Air Force Advanced Pararescue Fam Course Davis-Monthan AFB AZ

17 Jun-01 Jul Aviation Powered Flight Academy Camp Ashland NE

19-26 Jun Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training Fam Course Laughlin AFB TX

20-26 Jun Aviation Manufacturing & Maintenance Academy Independence KS

24-27 Jun Leadership National Cadet Competition McMinnville OR

02-11 Jul Aviation Powered Flight Academy Ft. Pickett VA

02-10 Jul Aviation Powered Flight Academy Augusta ME

05-15 Jul Leadership Cadet Officer School Maxwell AFB AL

05-15 Jul Leadership COS - Falcon Flight Maxwell AFB AL

09-19 Jul Air Force Pararescue Fam Course Kirtland AFB NM

09-17 Jul Aviation Glider Flight Academy Rome GA

09-23 Jul Aviation Powered Flight Academy Shawnee OK

10-17 Jul Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training Fam Course Columbus AFB MS

10-18 Jul Leadership Hawk Mountain Search And Rescue School Kempton PA

10-25 Jul Aviation Glider Flight Academy Pagosa Springs CO

11-17 Jul Aviation MKS Business Academy McMinnville OR

11-24 Jul Air Force Honor Guard Academy Westminster MD

17 Jul-04 Aug Leadership International Air Cadet Exchange Washington DC

17-24 Jul Technology Advanced Technologies Academy Peterson AFB CO

19 Jul-02 Aug Leadership Blue Beret Oshkosh WI

24-31 Jul Air Force Space Command Fam Course Peterson AFB CO

24-31 Jul Technology Engineering Academy Auburn AL

25-30 Jul Air Force Civil Engineering Fam Course Tyndall AFB FL

31 Jul-08 Aug Air Force Space Command Fam Course Patrick AFB FL


To apply for activities managed by CAP Cadet Programs you must be able to log into “e-Services” to access and complete the on-line Special Activities application. This means you must have a CAPID and a password. Do not wait until the last minute to establish a password and confirm that you can log into “e-Services”.


1. Locate the Special Activities Application: Go to E-Services and click the “NCSA Main Menu” link on the left hand side of the screen. As you follow the instructions for entering your request, you will also get to check (and correct if necessary) your address, contact information, and personal characteristics that National Headquarters (NHQ) has on file.
The application module will be open from 1 December - 15 January

Plan to attend the MANDATORY wing review board scheduled at Wing HQ's on January 30th 2009

2. Electronically submit your application to NHQ. (When you have completed, reviewed and printed your CAP form 31, it will automatically be transmitted to NHQ electronically)

3. Sign the “Release Agreement” and have your parent or guardian (if applicable) sign the “Release by Parent or Guardian” block (page 4 of the application).

4. E-Mail or Mail your CAP Form 31 to Maryland Wing HQ's (With Squadron and Group Approval) postmarked by 15 January 2009.

5. After the review board your application will be signed and if you are selected to attend an NCSA you will then Mail the signed “Release Agreement/Release by Parent or Guardian” to the activity director. If you are slotted to attend more than one activity, you will need to send a copy of the release to each event.

UNDERSTANDING THE SLOTTING PROCESS
Click on Understanding the Slotting Process
to read more

NHQ does not manage these activities:
Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School,
Aviation Challenge,
Space Camp, and
EAA Air Academy.
Follow the links for information about those programs (You will leave the CAP web domain).

NESA uses a separate registration process.
Please use their website to contact members of the NESA staff.

DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
In some cases activity dates must be set 10 to 12 months in advance. It is not unusual for an activity date to change by one or two days.. Updates will be published continuously on this page.
Activity Directors will also notify selectees of date changes as they occur.


You need Explorer 6.0 and Adobe 6.0 to complete the application. Both are available as downloads from the e-Services web page.

Personal contact information: The computer process takes member data and puts it in the forms where appropriate so it's important that your data is accurate.

Emergency contact information. The process will not work without this.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW Clearly indicate your preferences, in order, in the Preferences tab of the application. When applying for IACE: list IACE last on your preference list.

Late applications (after 15 January) Late applications will be accepted if they have been approved by the Squadron and Wing. However, on-time application will be given preference

Encampment Requirement: You must have encampment credit when you apply for an NCSA.

Age Requirement: If an activity has an age requirement it must be met before the activity starts!

Computer Access: If you do not have access to a computer, notify someone in your squadron to assist you as soon as possible

Important Dates -

NCSA Slotting Announced March 15, 2010, 8:00 AM

NCSA Payment deadline April 15, 2010, 4:30 PM