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Cadet Jenn Reed earns Amelia Earhart Award
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Cadet Captain Jennifer Reed, of Civil Air Patrols Carroll Composite Squadron, earned the Amelia Earhart Award in January.(1st Lt Jerry Horn, photographer)
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By
Brenda A. Reed, 1stLt, CAP
Public Affairs Officer
Posted February 05, 2006
WESTMINSTER, MD -- Jennifer R. Reed, 18, a cadet at the Carroll Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, earned the Amelia Earhart Award in January and was promoted to cadet captain.
The Amelia Earhart Award is given to cadets who have completed the first eleven achievements of the cadet program. Cadets must pass a comprehensive exam covering aerospace topics and leadership theory. In addition, they must complete staff duty reports, mentor other cadets in aerospace training, pass a physical fitness exam, and lead moral leadership discussions.
Cadets earning the Earhart Award are promoted to the rank of Cadet Captain. Only three percent of the 27,000 CAP cadets nationwide earn this award. Reed was the 13,362nd cadet to earn the award since its inception in 1964.
Reed, a member of CAP for three years, recently served as the Senior Training Instructor for the Carroll squadron's cadet basic training program. Reed was also the cadet public affairs officer. A graduate of the 2003 Tri-Wing Encampment, she returned to work on the encampment public affairs staff in 2004 and, in 2005, serving as the encampment's cadet public affairs officer and website officer. She also graduated from the 2003 Maryland Aerospace Academy. Reed was the commander of the Carroll squadron's color guard, earning the Outstanding Cadet Award at the 2004 Maryland Color Guard competition.
Cadet Reed, of Westminster, is a freshman at Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida, where she majors in graphics design. She is also employed at Wal-Mart as a cashier.
Civil Air Patrol, the official U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, is a civilian, volunteer, nonprofit, service organization. CAP's cadet programs provide young men and women with a safe and motivating environment in which to grow and explore opportunities in the military and aviation industries. Cadets progress through a 16-step program of leadership and aerospace education.
The Carroll Composite Squadron meets Tuesday evenings at National Guard Armory on Hahn Road in Westminster. Prospective cadets, ages 12-18, and their parents are always welcome. More information can be found at www.carrollcap.org.
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