Parents
The Mountain Eagle IV Idaho Wing Encampment staff would like to take this opportunity to share the unique opportunties your Cadet will experience during the week long encampment. For many Cadets this may be their first time away from home and it can be an adjustment for both the Cadet and for you, the parent. We want to ensure you that your Cadet will be well taken care of and the staff is committed to ensure your Cadet will learn more about CAP and develop good leadership skills while having a great time.
Civil Air Patrol holds to the highest of standards for Cadet Protection requiring all Senior Members working with your Cadet must have completed background checks, including fingerprint checks and completed the Cadet Protection Training to ensure your Cadet is safe at any Civil Air Patrol event. CAP also holds high standards protecting Cadets from hazing, verbal and physical abuse. It is our goal to provide the utmost secure and safe environment for your Cadet.
Periodically, we do have Cadets who become unbearably homesick which will entail a Senior Member contacting you by phone and discussing with you how to help your Cadet adjust from being away from home. More often than not, having the parent talk to the Cadet and encouraging them to stay and stick it out has been successful in helping them continue on with the encampment. At anytime you feel your Cadet needs to be released from the encampment and return home, we will support your decision and do our best to encourage the Cadet to come back the next year and try again. There have been many cadets who have come back the next year and successfully completed their encampment.
In the event of a medical emergency, the Mountain Eagle IV staff includes Medics who are trained in EMT or Nursing skills. The Medics are highly trained and are available to attend to your Cadet 24/7 if the need arises. In addition, the National Guard EMT and Boise Fire Department respond to severe medical emergencies. Safety is one of the highest priorities of our encampments and Cadets are instructed in Risk Managment and briefed on Safety issues on a continual basis during the encampment. The Safety and Risk Managment skills taught to your Cadet are lifelong and life changing skills to aide them through these rough teenage tranistion years and into the future. A Senior TAC officer is assigned to each flight specifically to watch for potential safety issues, hazing violations and the overall protection and safety of your Cadet.
Senior Staff is billeted in seperate barracks within the same building as your Cadet with the exception of the Sr. TAC officer assigned to each flight. There will only be female TAC officers with the female Cadets. We adhere to a strict time schedule and light out at a reasonable time to ensure that basic Cadets get at least 8 hours of sleep. They are also served three nutritious meals per day and hydration with water is an absolute must and high priority for each cadet.
Questions and concerns can by directed to the Encampment Commander, Capt. Frank Newbery @ 208-590-4336 or via email aimhighforever@yahoo.com
Respectfully,
Capt Franklin Newbery
MEIV Encampment Commander