Cadet Survival Training School

A California Wing Sponsored Activity

WING ACTIVITIES

CSTS Resource Center

For more information, write to csts@cawgcadets.org

Bigger and better than ever, the school begins with comprehensive survival instruction in the classroom with day trips to an obstacle course, Leadership Reaction Course, land navigation, water survival and mountain repelling.  Each student is issued a survival kit with all the contents needed when they then go into the field to practice what was taught -- for 4 days and nights!  The curriculum for CSTS is based on actual US military survival schools; the CSTS textbooks are current US Army, Air Force, and Navy issue.  All senior members have either taught at or graduated from a military survival school.  Cadet leadership positions will be held only by those who are CSTS graduates.  This school will be tough.  It is both academically and physically demanding.  Each application will be evaluated by a review board prior to acceptance to the school.  Do you have what it takes?  Are you up to the challenge?

Graduates will receive: 

• Binder of Survival Manuals

• Individual Survival Kit

• CSTS T-shirt

• Ball cap

• CSTS Patch (unofficial)

• Graduation Certificate

Location:  FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, US ARMY TRAINING FACILITY (Between Paso Robles and Salinas)

Dates:  5-13 July 2003

Cost:                        $185.00

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age:  15

• Rank of C/SrA or above

• Successful completion of basic encampment

• Swim 50 meters without stopping

• Pass the CPFT for your current age and rank

• No medical condition that precludes full participation in the course

• Cadet staff must have attended a previous CSTS

Student Application Procedure

Application Package:

CAP Form 31 (without photo)

Resume of past CAP experience

$185.00 by check/money order payable to CAWG Cadet Programs or CAWG Form 14 (credit card authorization)

Mail Package To:

Lt. Col Elizabeth J. Blackey

Civil Air Patrol / CSTS

211 Sheffield Lane

Redwood City, CA  94061

Student applications must be postmarked by 21 June 2003 to be considered for attendance.
ONLY 25 STUDENT SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE.

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Staff Application Procedure

The following staff positions are available:

• Cadet Commander
• Cadet Executive Officer
• Cadet Senior Instructor
• Cadet Instructors (2)
• Cadet/Senior Administration Staff

Application Pkg:          CAP Form 31 (without photo)

                                   Cover letter stating position requested

                                   Resume of past CAP experience
                                   Include $185.00 activity fee.

 Mail Pkg To:              Lt. Col. Elizabeth J. Blackey

                                   CAP / CSTS Staff

                                   211 Sheffield Lane

                                   Redwood City, CA 94061

Staff applications must be postmarked by TBD. 

All applications that arrive after their respective dates will be returned unprocessed.  Information packets will be mailed to all cadets accepted.  Staff will be contacted by telephone.  Cancellation is subject to a $15.00 administrative fee.

Further questions may be directed to C/1st Lt Dustin Woodford, e-mail: DaKinds192@aol.com, or to Lt Col Elizabeth Blackey at (650) 849-5765, e-mail: eblackey@wsgr.com

CSTS Resource Center

Flier

CSTS Flier for 2003.  

The CSTS Jodie has become an annual tradition at the end of the school week while the student are still in the field.  In 1998, the first year CSTS was held, Kaze Morrissey and a few other students set out to create the first CSTS Jodie, and sang it on their 5 mile march back to camp on the last morning out in the field.  Now, each year that tradition is upheld whereby each class changes several lines from the prior year indicating experiences that they encountered during their class week.  We hope you enjoy and are amused by the creativity and enthusiasm of CSTS students.