Hazel Thomet

Cadet Wings Student 2023-Current

• Applied for and won a scholarship to complete my Private Pilot License.
• Responsible for my own flying and studying schedule.
• Expected to complete my training within a six-month timeframe, weather permitting.

Robert Ayres National Flight Academy Graduate 2023

• Applied for and was accepted into a highly sought-after academy for Civil Air Patrol cadets.
• Flew daily and soloed within the one week timeframe.
• Studied for and passed the FAA Airman Knowledge Test with the highest class score.

Cadet Commander 2022-2023

• Responsible for setting squadron goals and standards.
• Establish plans, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise cadet activities and ensure their success.
• Direct and critique cadets through the chain of command.

Pathfinder Basic and Intermediate Cadet Instructor 2022

• Responsible for a ground team during exercise missions.
• Provided assistance in teaching and grading cadets.
• Supervised and ensured the safety and well-being of cadets.
• Ensured rules and regulations were followed.

As a cadet in good standing with my squadron, I have endeavored to make the best of the opportunities afforded to me over my three years in the program. As a lower-ranking enlisted, I learned the program's core values and the importance of taking orders. As a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), I began my leadership journey, and now I am a senior officer serving as Cadet Deputy Commander for Operations and a past Cadet Commander. Throughout my CAP career thus far, I have developed and/or increased my confidence and ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team. I have also been provided incredible opportunities few get to experience, such as learning to fly with no personal cost other than a lot of time studying.

• Sowed, cultivated, harvested, and marketed vegetables and fruit crops grown using polycultural organic practices.
• Operated farm equipment (i.e tractors and grain cleaning equipment.)
• Participated in soil health management and fertility with on-farm composting production.
• Assisted in land-based resource management, such as logging and hay/straw production.

Throughout my farm experience, I've gained skills in problem-solving, time management, work layout, and using machinery, while striving for perfection and going outside my comfort zone. I've gained the necessary skills for training inexperienced people on a farm where stewardship, excellence, efficiency, and critical thinking are expected. All of this has cumulated into my strongest and most widely applicable virtue: that of work ethic.