CIVIL AIR PATROL CAPM 60-1 EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Executive Phase - Answer-Leadership: Leadership issues in the strategic
domain, Advanced opportunities for service learning in group and wing special
activities
Aerospace: Heightened understanding of aerospace fundamentals through a more
comprehensive plan of study
Fitness: Preparing to reach USAF Academy fitness
expectations, Accountable for fitness performance
& expected to lead by example
Character: Principles of moral reasoning & how Core Values impact everyday life
Goal: The Spaatz Award
General Advancement Pre-Requisites - Answer-In addition to fulfilling leadership,
aerospace, fitness and character requirements, during each achievement or
milestone award the cadet must:
1. be a current cadet member of CAP
2. possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly
3. have recited the Cadet Oath from memory
4. participate actively in unit meeting
Staff Duty Assignments - Answer-During Phase III and IV, leadership education
expands to include a service learning activity called the staff duty analysis. The SDA
includes four components - service, technical, writing, oral presentation, and
feedback - each to be included in sequence
Cadet Physical Fitness Test - Answer-Test standards are keyed to age and gender.
Test events include two cardiovascular or running events (1-mile run and the
"pacer"), plus two strength events (push-ups and curl-ups) and a flexibility event (the
sit-and-reach). To allow for individual differences, a "run plus 2 of 3 rule" governs,
whereby the cadet must meet CPFT standards for either the 1 mile run or pacer, plus
the standards for any 2 of the 3 remaining events.
Aerospace Program - Answer-The goals of the Cadet Program's aerospace element
are to inspire in youth a love of aviation, space and technology; provide them with a
foundation in aerospace's scientific principles; and
introduce them to aerospace career opportunities. Cadet "aero-space" includes the
separate domains of air, space, and cyberspace.
Leadership Program - Answer-The goal of the Cadet Program's leadership element
is to develop in cadets the ability to think independently and lead others in an
atmosphere of teamwork and mutual respect.
Character Program - Answer-The goal of the Cadet Program's character element is
to develop in cadets an ability
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Executive Phase - Answer-Leadership: Leadership issues in the strategic
domain, Advanced opportunities for service learning in group and wing special
activities
Aerospace: Heightened understanding of aerospace fundamentals through a more
comprehensive plan of study
Fitness: Preparing to reach USAF Academy fitness
expectations, Accountable for fitness performance
& expected to lead by example
Character: Principles of moral reasoning & how Core Values impact everyday life
Goal: The Spaatz Award
General Advancement Pre-Requisites - Answer-In addition to fulfilling leadership,
aerospace, fitness and character requirements, during each achievement or
milestone award the cadet must:
1. be a current cadet member of CAP
2. possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly
3. have recited the Cadet Oath from memory
4. participate actively in unit meeting
Staff Duty Assignments - Answer-During Phase III and IV, leadership education
expands to include a service learning activity called the staff duty analysis. The SDA
includes four components - service, technical, writing, oral presentation, and
feedback - each to be included in sequence
Cadet Physical Fitness Test - Answer-Test standards are keyed to age and gender.
Test events include two cardiovascular or running events (1-mile run and the
"pacer"), plus two strength events (push-ups and curl-ups) and a flexibility event (the
sit-and-reach). To allow for individual differences, a "run plus 2 of 3 rule" governs,
whereby the cadet must meet CPFT standards for either the 1 mile run or pacer, plus
the standards for any 2 of the 3 remaining events.
Aerospace Program - Answer-The goals of the Cadet Program's aerospace element
are to inspire in youth a love of aviation, space and technology; provide them with a
foundation in aerospace's scientific principles; and
introduce them to aerospace career opportunities. Cadet "aero-space" includes the
separate domains of air, space, and cyberspace.
Leadership Program - Answer-The goal of the Cadet Program's leadership element
is to develop in cadets the ability to think independently and lead others in an
atmosphere of teamwork and mutual respect.
Character Program - Answer-The goal of the Cadet Program's character element is
to develop in cadets an ability
