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Overlake Squadron Recruiting at Redmond Derby Days

Visit the Civil Air Patrol recruiting booth at Redmond Derby Days on Saturday

Do you want to learn about the Civil Air Patrol?  Come visit our information and recruiting booth at the Redmond Derby Days on Saturday from 10:00am until 6:00pm.

Based on Redmond, the Overlake Squadron is the largest CAP unit in Washington State and was named the 'Outstanding Unit' in 2011.

Cadets take aerospace education classes and can start flying gliders at age 14; several of our cadets have flown solo before they learned to drive a car.

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The Civil Air Patrol was formed in 1941 and has over 60,000 members across the country in 1500 squadrons and is the official auxiliary of the USAF.

The cadet program is open to youth aged 12-17.

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