Minnesota Cadet Competition

The Cadet Competition is a traditional display of precision, excellence, and discipline.  Color guards from around Minnesota travel to compete for the title of Minnesota Color Guard.  From practical indoor presentations to highly standardized outdoor ceremonies, the cadet competition is designed to select the only the best of the best.  Each year, the top two teams at the Minnesota Wing competition advance to the North Central Region competition.

Team Requirements

Squadrons may send more than one team, but each team must provide the following:

• 6-member team (see the manual for details on smaller teams)

• 1-2 senior escorts

• Permission slips for each cadet 

• Health History form for each cadet

• Permission to Administer OTC Medication form for each cadet

• Home Squadron Flag with Stand

Included Events

The following events will be evaluated at the Minnesota Cadet Competition:

• Physical Fitness

• Indoor Posting of the Colors

• Outdoor Posting of the Colors (we'll provide the flag)

• Panel Quiz

• Standard Drill

• Element Standard Drill

• Team Leadership Problem

• Uniform Prep and Spot Inspection

• Urban Direction Finding

• Pre-Competition Service Project

Arrival information

 

Directions

Required forms

Please ensure you have the following forms & documents with you for each participating cadet. These will need to be verified by a staff member at check-in. 

• CAPF 60-80 (Cadet Activity Permission Slip)

• CAPF 160 (Member Health History Form)

• CAPID

Uniform and equipment

Competitors should bring PT, ABU, and Class B Blues uniforms to wear in accordance with CAPR 39-1.  Senior members may wear any uniform combination listed in CAPR 39-1 (exception: no flight suits).

Teams should bring the following equipment to the competition.  This equipment is not provided.

• Web belts

• Flag holsters

• Gloves

You do not need to bring additional equipment, but you may do so for warm-up or non-competitive purposes.  For all applicable competition events, flags, rifles, and stands will be provided to you.

Food 

• Friday dinner will not be provided, teams should plan accordingly and eat before arrival.

• The competition will provide Saturday Breakfast and Lunch. Saturday dinner will not be provided and is at the teams' discretion.

• Breakfast on Sunday will be provided and the teams will be responsible for Lunch after their departure.