New NCSAs?

[RiverAux]

Are there any aspects of the Air Force experience that probably could be turned into NCSAs that are not currently covered?  The thread on the Sea Cadets got me thinking that their members seem to have the opportunity to learn a lot more about potential Navy jobs that our cadets do. 

I know that most encampments feature various tours and demonstrations of various Air Force jobs, but thats not quite the same thing. 

By looking at the AF recruiting site, here are some AF careers that might make fun NCSAs:
Combat Control/Tactical Air Control
Imagery Analysis (could easily do this without the top secret stuff)
Emergency Management
Fire Protection
Airfield Management
Security Forces
Helicopter flight school
Remotely operated aircraft

[RogueLeader]

We're looking into starting a Combat Control School here at Pope AFB/ Ft. Bragg.  I was going to announce it here later when the first news was to be put out.  I figured that now that it is brought up, I thought why not.

We are taking it in a "crawl, walk, run" set up.  So far, we have only been given approval for the concept.  We are hoping to get final approval in the near future.  More to come as the information is released, and developed.

[lordmonar]

I know that a SF/Silver Flag NSCA is in the inital planning stages.

Not necessairly a military NSCA (but it could), how about Air Traffic Control Familurasation Course?

[RiverAux]

The AF has air traffic control people (obviously), so I think it would fit just fine. 

[ThorntonOL]

I can see Emergency Management as an NCSA. How would I run it or set it up? No idea.

[RiverAux]

There is a specific AF career track for it that seems to go a bit beyond the sort of stuff that we think of as emergency management (base defense,etc.). 

For all of the ideas I threw out there would obviously have to be quite a bit of culling to boil it down to cadet level, but if they can do it for the PJs, they should be able to do it for the rest. 

[Hoorah]

Is there a NESA similiar to security forces.

[SarDragon]

Is there a NESA similiar to security forces.

NESA = National Emergency Services Academy

Do you mean NCSA (National Cadet Special Activity)? If so, there currently isn't one for security forces.

I know that a SF/Silver Flag NSCA is in the inital planning stages.

Not necessairly a military NSCA (but it could), how about Air Traffic Control Familurasation Course?

There used to be an ATC Orientation WIWAC. Not sure when it went away.

[Gunner C]

Is there a NESA similiar to security forces.

NESA = National Emergency Services Academy

Do you mean NCSA (National Cadet Special Activity)? If so, there currently isn't one for security forces.

I know that a SF/Silver Flag NSCA is in the inital planning stages.

Not necessairly a military NSCA (but it could), how about Air Traffic Control Familurasation Course?

There used to be an ATC Orientation WIWAC. Not sure when it went away.

Wasn't that the FAA Orientation Course at Oklahoma City?

[Stonewall]

PJOC - Air Force Pararescue

But of course, we all knew that.

[jimmydeanno]

I always thought that an EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) NCSA would be awesome. 

[Stonewall]

SERE Specialist

[Senior]

What does the Silver Flag mean with the SF/Silver Flag?

[lordmonar]

Oops...my bad.

Silver Flag is a Civil Engineering/services/mission support exercise at Tyndall AFB.

Silver Flag Alpha is Security Forces Base Defense Exercise they hold at Creech AFB.

[capchiro]

How about loadmaster or tanker hoser or refueler??

[maverik]

that SERE thing would be amazing best part about it is that the PT reqs say calistnics- 3 excercises will be preformed canidate will do excercise till muscle failure or time completion.

[SarDragon]

Is there a NESA similiar to security forces.

NESA = National Emergency Services Academy

Do you mean NCSA (National Cadet Special Activity)? If so, there currently isn't one for security forces.

I know that a SF/Silver Flag NSCA is in the inital planning stages.

Not necessairly a military NSCA (but it could), how about Air Traffic Control Familurasation Course?

There used to be an ATC Orientation WIWAC. Not sure when it went away.

Wasn't that the FAA Orientation Course at Oklahoma City?

Yeah, that might be the one, but I still seem to remember something that was specifically ATC. I'll have to look around and see if I have any info about it.

[DBlair]

We're looking into starting a Combat Control School here at Pope AFB/ Ft. Bragg.  I was going to announce it here later when the first news was to be put out.  I figured that now that it is brought up, I thought why not.

We are taking it in a "crawl, walk, run" set up.  So far, we have only been given approval for the concept.  We are hoping to get final approval in the near future.  More to come as the information is released, and developed.

I think a Combat Control NCSA would be a great idea and most certainly would be well-received and seen in the same positive and elite light as PJOC is often regarded among Cadets.

Also, I think many of the ideas listed in the original post above would make great NCSAs- I'm kind of surprised these things haven't been thought of before.

[ol'fido]

ATC Orientation Course is now the AETC Familiarization Course. Of course, they used to give the top cadet an O-ride in a T-33, T-37,or T-38. I would like to see the return of the Air Force Academy Survival Course as I have said in a similar thread.

[NIN]

One of the things we've talked about in the USAC is eventually doing "branch" courses for cadets, like an NCSA, where you'd go to, say, Fort Knox for an "Armor Orientation Course" or Fort Rucker for the "Aviation Orientation Course," or even Fort Jackson for the "Finance Orientation" (OK, I was just joking on that last one).

Hell, when we were at Bragg in 2006, the Golden Knights were totally down with taking our officers on tandem jumps and hauling our cadets down to Laurinburg for a total Golden Knights "experience."

"Airborne Orientation Course," anybody?