What gear should i get?

[ES Ninja]

What you get depends on what you want to do in CAP. Naturally, you'll need to get uniform items for BDUs and blues. After that, your best bet is to talk to a member of cadet staff at your squadron, and get their advice on what to get and where to find it, based on your interests in CAP. If you are in CAP to fly, you won't need ES gear. If you do ES, eBay and Craigslist are great places to find items you need. Also, try to get things with versatility. For example, you could buy a two dollar poncho at Walmart, but you'll still need shelter material. Or, you could get the milspec poncho for fifteen dollars at an army surplus store. It will last a lot longer, doubles as shelter material, and can be used to make a stretcher as well. Keep that principle in mind when purchasing gear.