Cadets get SUPT’d at CAFB

Civil Air Patrol cadets from around the country – and Puerto Rico – were aboard Columbus (Miss.) Air Force Base for a first-hand view of piloting through a specialized undergraduate pilot training (SUPT) familiarization course June 23-27. The course is designed to have a lasting impression, inspire and plant a seed in cadets’ minds of wanting to be an Air Force pilot. The cadets learn the basics of emergency operation procedures using simulators and go through a rigorous academic setting giving them an “inkling” of training AF pilots receive. “I wanted to experience actually passing through SUPT training,” said Cadet Capt. Freddy Del Toro of the Puerto Rico CAP. “It has given me a good view on what to expect; and we started understanding how much stress real pilots go through during their 54 weeks of training." Nearly 90 percent from the cadet have indicated they want to pursue careers as a pilot. (Source: Columbus AFB 06/27/14) http://www.columbus.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123416073