Promotions & Advancement
Cadet Airmen (C/E-1 through C/E-4)
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Cadet Airman Basic (C/E-1)
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Cadet Airman (C/E-2)
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Cadet Airman First Class (C/E-3)
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Cadet Senior Airman (C/E-4)
Cadet Non-Commissioned Officers (C/E-5 through C/E-9)
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Junior Cadet NCOs:
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Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/E-5) — Wright Brothers Milestone
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Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/E-6)
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Senior Cadet NCOs:
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Cadet Master Sergeant (C/E-7)
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Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (C/E-8)
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Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/E-9)
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Cadet Officers (C/O-1 through C/O-6)
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Company-grade cadet officers:
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Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/O-1) — Mitchell Milestone
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Cadet First Lieutenant (C/O-2)
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Cadet Captain (C/O-3) — Earhart Milestone
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Field-grade cadet officers:
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Cadet Major (C/O-4)
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Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/O-5) — Eaker Milestone
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Cadet Colonel (C/O-6) — Spaatz Award
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NOTE: Civil Air Patrol distinguishes cadets by "Phases" to differentiate the leadership expectations and promotion eligibility requirements for cadets based on their respective grade. Cadet Phases are categorized as follows:
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Phase 1: Up to Cadet Staff Sergeant
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Phase 2: Up to Cadet Second Lieutenant
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Phase 3: Up to Cadet Captain
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Phase 4: Up to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (*Cadet Colonel is a special promotion requirement with its own criteria)
Refer to the Cadet Super Chart (Civil Air Patrol Visual Aid 60-100) for more details regarding cadet grades and expectations.
Click for more information regarding accelerated promotions.
Click for more information regarding Cadet Testing.