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Civil Air Patrol Virtual Group/Squadron Meeting Capt Margaret Matson 18 April 2021 ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Virtual Group/Squadron Meeting ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 2

Why the Virtual Meeting is Valuable • Virtual meetings are valuable for the following reason § Gives interaction of members in the group § Commanders get to work with other squadrons § More participation in discussion of topics ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 3

§ The meetings can be recorded § Can have more members involved other than just one squadron § Squadrons can learn from each other § No travel time required § No time restraints on the meeting ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 4

Purposes • Virtual meetings have several different purposes: § § § When squadrons are unable to meet in-person Squadrons do not have enough active members Use for training or promotions Interact with other members of the group Gives senior members a chance to learn Learn how other squadrons conduct their meetings ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 5

The Meetings will be held on Zoom or other virtual platform. 2 Zoom accounts work best so you can record both senior and cadet sessions. • Cadet Session § Must include v Character Development v Leadership Lesson v Aerospace Lesson • Senior Session Education and Training § Topic of Interest § Helpful Instruction § ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 6

Meeting Times • Meeting may be held as much or little as you prefer: § Weekly § Bi-weekly § Monthly • Meeting can be up to two hours long ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 7

Weekly Schedule • A weekly schedule could be done on alternating days § § § Week one Monday Week two Tuesday Week three Wednesday Week four Thursday Week five Monday Doing this should give most members a chance to attend ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 8

How its Planned The planning committee for the meeting is made up of the Group/Squadron Command Staff who meet once a month to go over the schedule for the next month. • Group/Squadron Command Staff consists of: § Group Commander § Deputy Commander § Chief of Staff § Squadron Commanders § Squadron Cadet Commanders § Group CAC Officers v The CAC Officers will be called Cadet Command Staff for the virtual meetings ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 9

Meeting • Hosted by Squadron Commander and a Cadet Commander each being from a different squadrons. The commanders and cadet commanders will change each week. § Commanders have the option of asking for help from members of any squadron § May invite guest speakers § Must update the monthly schedule with their topics § Must plan the meeting in advance of the monthly planning meeting ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 10

Sample Monthly Schedule Date Day of Week 1 -Feb-2021 Monday 9 -Feb-2021 17 -Feb-2021 Command Cadet commander C/Capt Coburn Senior Lt Hall Tuesday PT Warmup Opening/Emphasis ABU/BDU Cadet-10 Min Safety Lt. Hall DRESS Promotions Character Develop Cadet commander C/Lt Rhoades Excellence Senior Capt Coburn Using G Suite Wednesday ABU/BDU Cadet commander Senior 27 -Feb-2021 UOD Cadet-10 Min Safety Education Block 1 Resilience Training Education. Block 2 Resilience Training Leadership Lesson Ethical decision making Ground Team Tng Kahoot PD Training Plans - CAP university PD link to help SM with plans Ground Team Tng C/Maj Gillette PD Training Plans - CAP university PD link to help SM with plans Lt Col Brown Thursday ABU/BDU Cadet commander C/Capt Curran Senior Capt Rosell Cadet-10 Min AE Current Events Ice Breaker C/CMSgt Kaltenbach Aerospace AEX Aerospace Leaders of the 20 th Century Kahoot Internet Security ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 11

Weekly Agenda Weekly Group/Squadron Meeting Schedule Date: 17 Feb 2021 Time 1800 -2030 UOD: ABU/BDU Group Commander: Col Jack Flamingo PA-700 Deputy Commander: Lt Col Tim Brice PA-700 Chief of Staff 1 st Lt Martin Ball PA-700 Sqn Commander: Lt Col Tim Brice PA-555 Cadet Command: C/Maj Rachel Giller PA-491 C/Support: : C/1 st Lt Matt Stormer PA-305 C/Support C/1 st Lt Elsa Dawn PA-679 Time Session Link 1815 -1830 -1840 -1850 Main Session-Open Discussion Opening Ceremony-C/Maj Rachel Giller Opening Remarks-Col Jack Flamingo All Connect 1850 -1855 Breakout for Cadets Connect 1855 -1955 -2000 -2020 -2030 Senior Member Education and Training Cadet Session 24 -72 Hour Pack Review SQTR Overview Cadets return to main room Kahoot Closing Ceremony Track Key Senior 1855 -1955 Cadets Connect All ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 12

Questions Does anyone have any questions? ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS! 13

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