The Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program is an excellent adolescent leadership program.
Aye, it did me well when I was young, but it might be different now in today’s woke military. Not sure.
I also went through the program, and it did me good.
At the time, the military was way out of favor, so having to keep my hair short was a big problem, and I really didn’t want my friends to see me in uniform. But I learned a lot, and had opportunities I wouldn’t have had otherwise.
I know a girl that just went through that.
It’s pretty solid and you fly!
Nowadays it depends on the wing, and even then a poor squadron commander can ruin it. There was a lot of "diversity uber alles" mandatory training by 2011, possibly more since.
“The Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program is an excellent adolescent leadership program.”
Second that.