{"id":16583,"date":"2020-10-06T12:18:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T12:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=16583"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:18:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T12:18:59","slug":"vermont-cap-wing-honors-two-cadets-with-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/vermont\/vermont-cap-wing-honors-two-cadets-with-national-award\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vermont CAP Wing Honors Two Cadets with National Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo – From left to right: Vermont Wing Commander Col Ann Brechbuhl, Cadet Commander C\/2nd Lt Hunter Smith, C\/2nd Lt Ishia Masada, and Squadron Commander 1st Lt Michael French.  Photo Credit: Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has awarded\nthe prestigious Billy Mitchell Award to two Cadets, Cadet 2nd Lieutenant (C\/2nd\nLt) Ishia Masada and C\/2nd Lt Hunter Smith, members of the Green Mountain\nComposite Squadron (GMCS). The awards were conferred by Col Ann Brechbuhl,\nCommander of the Vermont Wing. C\/2nd Lt Smith was also promoted to Cadet\nCommander of the Squadron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 15 percent of CAP Cadets nationwide earn the Mitchell\nAward. This Award honors the late General Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer,\nadvocate, and staunch supporter of an independent air force for America. The\nAward is the first milestone of the Cadet Program in CAP, and is earned after\nthe completion of the first eight achievements of the Cadet program, which\nincludes physical fitness, character development, and other training.  In addition, the Cadet must pass a comprehensive\n100-question examination covering leadership theory and aerospace topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing able to confer the Mitchell Award to these\naccomplished, hard-working Cadets is a distinct privilege of being a Wing\nCommander,\u201d said Col Brechbuhl. \u201cTheir leadership skills and work ethic is a\ncredit to their families, the Wing and the entire Vermont community. Well\ndone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\/2Lt Masada joined GMCS in December, 2017. He attended CAP\nNon-Commissioned Officer Leadership School in 2019.  He is serving as Deputy Cadet Commander for\nOperations in the GMCS.  C\/2Lt Masada is\nhome schooled and in the 11th grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\/2Lt Smith joined GMCS in April, 2017. He attended CAP\nNon-Commissioned Officer Leadership School in 2019. Prior to his promotion,\nC\/2Lt Smith served as Cadet First Sergeant for the GMCS    C\/2Lt Smith is home schooled, and in the\n10th grade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squadron Commander 1st Lt Michael French noted that Cadets\nMasada and Smith have distinguished themselves at every step of their Cadet\nexperience. \u201cThis milestone is an indication that both these Cadets are working\ntoward their fullest potential, and setting a terrific example for their peers\nas mentors and community members. The Squadron is looking forward to benefiting\nfrom their skills, and sharing in their future accomplishments.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award honors a fearless\npilot whose patriotism, foresight, and tenacity surpassed the ridicule he\nfaced. The “Father of the Independent Air Force,” Billy Mitchell led\nan aerial bombing demonstration resulting in the sinking of the surplus German\nbattleship Ostfriesland in 1921. The Navy had said such a feat would be\nimpossible, and the Army remained skeptical toward airpower. With General\nMitchell as their role model, Cadet officers know that speaking truth to power\nis a moral duty. The Mitchell Award marks completion of Phase II of the CAP\nCadet Program, recognizing sustained excellence in all four areas of Cadet\nlife: leadership, aerospace, fitness, and character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, Mitchell Cadets must have passed comprehensive\nexaminations on leadership and aerospace topics and have completed a week long\nencampment immersing them in a challenging Core Values and STEM environment.\nThe U.S. Air Force respects Mitchell Award recipients\u2019 accomplishments.\nMitchell Cadets who enlist in the Air Force enter the service at the advanced\ngrade of E-3, Airman First Class. The service also looks favorably upon\nMitchell Cadets when evaluating AFROTC and Academy applicants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo – From left to right: Vermont Wing Commander Col Ann Brechbuhl, Cadet Commander C\/2nd Lt Hunter Smith, C\/2nd Lt Ishia Masada, and Squadron Commander 1st Lt Michael French.  Photo Credit: Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has awarded the prestigious Billy Mitchell Award to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,116,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-education","category-front-page-slider","category-vermont"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/COL-BRECHBUHL-SMITH-MASADA-FRENCH-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16583"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16586,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16583\/revisions\/16586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}