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Encampment

Idaho Wing Mountain Eagle Encampment

 

Date: 

June 13, 2024 - June 22, 2024

 

Location: 

Gowen Field Joint Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho

 

Min. Age: 

N/A

 

Cost: 

$330.00

 

 

 


About the Activity

What is Encampment?

Encampment challenges you. It pushes you so you’ll grow. Are you self-disciplined? Can you lead? Can you truly work as a team? These are some of the questions the cadre will help you answer for yourself as you participate in awesome, hands-on activities and tours. Specifically, our goal is to inspire you to

•          develop leadership skills,

•          learn about aviation, space, and technology,

•          commit to a habit of regular exercise, and

•          live the Core Values.

As cadets of the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, your training will emphasize not only leadership and character, but fitness and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) as you explore career opportunities in those areas and so much more.

Leadership Training Ground

Summer encampments serve as week-long leadership laboratories. They offer cadets the opportunity to further develop leadership skills under the careful supervision of highly trained adult leaders.

Cadets develop leadership potential, discipline, time management, and interpersonal skills while at the encampment. They learn how to overcome challenges and succeed through critical thinking.

Encampment challenges you. It pushes you so you’ll grow. Are you self-disciplined? Can you lead? Can you truly work as a team? These are some of the questions the cadre will help you answer for yourself as you participate in awesome, hands-on activities and tours.

Aerospace and STEM Education

Civil Air Patrol’s award-winning aerospace education program promotes aerospace, aviation, and STEM-related careers with engaging, standards-based, hands-on curriculum and activities. It generates interest in STEM careers through aviation-, space- and technology-focused activities associated with astronomy, flight simulations, model and remote-control aircraft, robotics, rocketry, weather, hydraulic engineering, and computer programming.

High-Adventure Activities

Cadets want and need to get their hands dirty and push themselves beyond their normal comfort zone through adventure-based learning. With “challenge” being one of the cadet life’s key traits, CAP encourages cadets to participate in youth-scaled high adventure activities. During Encampment, this could be in the form of a confidence course, nature hikes, Team Leadership Problems, or a variety of other activities as they are available.

Before any activity, we go through a Risk Management process to assess the potential risks and mitigate them. All activity, even just marching to dinner, has some risk but our job is to make sure that nobody is subjected to unnecessary risk. The goal is to provide challenges for our cadets to overcome, giving them confidence and self-esteem that is not easily shaken as well as memories they will not easily forget!

We will make reasonable accommodations so that cadets who have special needs or physical limitations can safely participate in these challenges (e.g.: provide an extra spotter, provide a boost over obstacles, etc.). However, if the nature of this activity is inappropriate for a cadet’s particular abilities, the Encampment Commander, or his designee, may limit that cadet’s participation. Although encouraged, cadets who feel that they cannot negotiate a specific challenge are not forced to do it.

Fitness Activities

The Active Cadet Fitness Program's goal is to increase cadets' physical fitness and to motivate them to develop a lifelong habit of regular activity. 

Activities- Get moving!  The heart of the cadet fitness program is activities.  Cadets will experience a range of fun and structured activities.

Academics- To get the most benefit from the program it's important that cadets understand the concepts of fitness, training, nutrition, and more.  Cadets learn about these ideas in both classroom and hands-on lessons and then put them into action in their daily lives.

Attitudes- Cadets develop a positive relationship with fitness through the support of their peers. 

The Cadet Physical Fitness Program is aligned with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP). PYPF is a comprehensive fitness program that promotes physical activity and fitness to improve the health of America's young people.

Flight Experiences

Depending on the weather and availability, encampment activities can include orientation flights aboard CAP aircraft, military aircraft flights such as helicopters, cargo, or tanker aircraft, drone flights, flight simulators, and more.

The Facility

Gowen Field Joint Air National Guard Base has hosted the Idaho Wing Mountain Eagle Encampment for the last 8 years. The Army and Air National Guard has provided Cadet Encampment Students with truly unforgettable experiences year after year.

Barracks

Families can count on CAP to provide a safe, wholesome environment at all cadet activities.  Cadet life is a regimented experience marked by firm rules, clear consequences, and ample adult supervision.  Most of all, leadership by positive example is our best tool for creating a space where cadets can thrive. All of this starts with simply making their bed.  It is the first task they complete each morning.

Dining Facility

Encampments will provide every participant with three full, well-balanced meals daily, excluding travel days. Upon receiving the meal, cadets will have at least 15 minutes of uninterrupted, training-free time to eat. This is their time to socialize, enjoy their meal, and strengthen bonds of friendship.

 


Encampment Commander

1st Lt Damen Therkildsen
(e) encampment@idwgcap.org

 

Questions 

Email our Encampment Staff!
(e) encampment@idwgcap.org

 

How to Stay Connected

Our Encampment Public Affairs staff work vigilantly throughout the whole week to provide active updates throughout the week of what cadets have accomplished! Please follow and like our social media pages! 

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idahowingcap/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idahowingcivilairpatrol/ 

 

For more information about the encampment, click here 

 

Position Specific Dates:

Students--Arrive by 15 June 2024, by 1530, and return home on 22 June 2024

Staff--Arrive by 13 June 2024 for required staff training, and return home on 22 June 2024

 

Eligibility Requirements

Participants:

Cadets:

  • Possess Achievement 1 at the time of Application

 

Staff:

Cadets:

  • Have completed encampment and received encampment credit in eServices. 

  • Have completed Cadet Protection and show credit in eServices if over 18 years old. 

  • Staff will need to complete the required staff training 

  • Required Staff Training: TBD

 

Senior Members:

  • Have completed Cadet Protection and show credit in eServices.

  • Staff will need to complete the required staff training 

  • Required Staff Training: TBD

 

How to Apply

All participants for Mountain Eagle Encampment will use the linked RegFox website below to input information, upload signed documents, and pay for their event fees. Applications will be accepted from 15 March through 15 May. NO ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AFTER 15 MAY 2024. Upon the end of the application deadline, your application will be reviewed and you will receive an email about the status of your application. If your application is approved, you will shortly receive reporting instructions, a packing list, and details for payment. Please remember to save your confirmation email. You will not be able to update your application without the sent link.

 

NOTE: If you have difficulty viewing PDFs using Google Chrome, use these instructions.

 

Participants: 2024 Mountain Eagle Encampment Application

Cadets: 

Upload a PDF version of your CAPF 60-81, CAPF 160, CAPF 161, and CAPF 163 (if applicable) to the "Required Form Submission" section in the application.

 

Senior Members: 

Upload a PDF version of your CAPF 60-81, CAPF 160, and CAPF 161 to the "Required Form Submission" section in the application.

 

Cadet Cadre Position Application Form: 

2024 Cadet Cadre Position Application 

  • Secondary Cadre Application Deadline: 31 March, 2024

 

Required Forms:

(CAPF 60-81): Application for CAP Encampment or Special Activity

(CAPF 160): CAP Member Health History Form 

(CAPF 161): Member Emergency Information

Note: Form 163 for cadets under the age of 18.

(CAPF 163): Permission for provision of minor cadet over-the-counter medication

 


Important Information:

This RegFox site is your primary application for Idaho Wing Encampment. It is important to follow the instructions precisely in the application. We understand that some of the questions are duplicates of those found on the required forms, but they must be answered on this form as well. Any injuries, disabilities, or chronic illnesses, that may prohibit various activities, sustained after the completion of these forms must be reported immediately to encampment staff. 

The required forms should be submitted as a PDF document that is either FILLIABLE typed or SCANNED. Please ensure all pages are saved to one file when uploading each form. You can only upload one file per slot at the end of the form.

 

Financial Support

Thanks to Air Force support, CAP has special funding available to cover encampment fees and uniforms with an emphasis on serving economically disadvantaged cadets through the Cadet Encampment Assistance Program or CEAP (say, "seep"). An inability to afford an encampment should not hold back cadets who want to participate in an encampment. Priority is given to first-time encampment attendees, but graduates wanting to attend a second or third encampment are welcome to apply. Help with tuition and uniform expenses is available. All are encouraged to apply. Please see the Cadet Encampment Assistance Program page for more information. CEAP opens on 1 March for Summer Encampments and 1 November for Winter Encampments. 


Thanks to the support of the Idaho State Legislature, Idaho Wing can offer scholarships to its members to attend Idaho Wing Encampment and other activities. If members do not receive funding from the Cadet Encampment Assistance Program they are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. The Idaho Wing Scholarship is only available to members who meet and actively participate in squadrons in Idaho Wing. An inability to afford an encampment should not hold back members who want to participate in an encampment. Please complete an Idaho Wing Form 173-3, Scholarship Application, and email the completed and signed form to admin@idwgcap.org

The Form 173-3 is listed here: https://idwg.cap.gov/resources/useful-documents 

 

Graduation Requirements

  • Actively participate in 80% of the contact hours and not dismissed early for behavior

  • Complete pre-work as directed

  • The Activity Director determines course objectives met 

  • End of Activity online survey completed within one week or activity end

 

Travel

Activity Staff will provide transportation between Boise Airport (BOI) and the activity location.

 

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