Have you ever wanted to learn how to fly or learn how a plane works, well the St. Thomas Civil Air Patrol has been an active program for the last 45 years. This program recruits students between the ages of 12-18 years of age and teaches them about aerospace education, cadet programming, and emergency services.
If you would like more information or are interested in joining this program, you may contact Captain Joel Browne Connors at 340-227-5505 or apply on www.gocivilairpatrol.com.
"I am Captain Joel Browne Connors the squadron commander for the St. Thomas Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol. I have been in the program for 11 years now. So the civil air patrol has 3 primary missions. Aerospace education, cadet program and emergency services. The program is for cadets ages 12-21 years of age. We want to get them involved in the medical field, we want get them involved in emergency management, assist with them disasters, we want to get them involved in flying. We want to get them on that career path so they can learn to become pilots.
I would like to thank the VI Lottery for their support and belief in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program of the Virgin Islands and their continued support in the near future."
- Captain Joel Browne Connors the squadron commander for the St. Thomas Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol.
"Hi good day, my name is Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Kyara Lewis. I attend the Charlotte Amalie High School in the 11th grade. I have been a part of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program for 4 years. My favorite part about the cadet program is the drill and ceremony I love doing drill movements and playing tap out because I like to win. The advice that I would give to any upcoming cadet is to stay focus on everything that you’re doing, be extremely disciplined in everything that you do, and be very knowledgeable on the program. When I graduate I would like to continue with the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program so that I can advance my knowledge to get in to college with a scholarship coming from the Civil Air Patrol so that I can become a pediatrician."
Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Kyara Lewis.
