Mon, Aug 11, 2008
Maryland Teen Receives Prestigious Award
Jake Reed of Westminster, Md. (Carroll County) has been named
the National Cadet of the Year by the Civil Air Patrol. He received
the award Saturday, August 9th during the organization's annual
conference in Orlando, Fla. He is the first Maryland resident in
more than a decade to receive the prestigious award. The
eighteen-year-old beat out thousands of teens from all 50 states,
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to obtain the top
honor.
The CAP Cadet of the Year must demonstrate outstanding leadership
in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) as well as academic excellence. With
Cadet Reed's busy schedule, accomplishments come along frequently
and quickly. He has held almost every leadership position possible
in the Maryland Wing of CAP. He is also an active mentor to younger
members dedicating countless hours to helping cadets improve in
their drill, academics and sportsmanship.
The Civil Air Patrol calls his level of involvement "unique" in
that Reed supports all three of CAP missions: Emergency Services,
Aerospace Education and Cadet Programs with the highest level of
dedication. Reed is a member of CAP's ground search and rescue team
which looks for missing persons and downed aircraft when called
upon by Maryland State Police or the Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center.
A Cadet Colonel, he has achieved the highest rank possible in
the Cadet Program. With the rank, he received the General Carl A.
Spaatz Award last year, an accomplishment that only 1,500 cadets
across the country have ever achieved since the award's inception
in 1964. He was even invited to assist the Cadet Programs staff at
CAP's national headquarters in Alabama with the development of new
National Cadet Special Activities procedures.
Reed is heavily involved in Aerospace Education. He is currently
working on completing the requirements for his pilot's license. He
soloed last year in a Cessna 172 through a CAP flight scholarship.
In addition, he passed the FAA private pilots exam with the highest
score in his class.
Reed is equally as active outside of CAP. He is currently a
junior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he is
pursuing a degree in International Economics. He has interned for
the Department of Defense for the last two summers and has been
offered a full-time job there once he obtains his degree. Before
enrolling at UMBC, he graduated Magna cum Laude from Carroll County
Community College with a degree in General Studies and a 3.85
GPA.
In addition to school, his job and all of his work he does for
the community in CAP, he has also donated his time outside of the
organization by volunteering with the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources Scales and Tales program, the Maryland State
Fair, the Festival of Trees and the Carroll Hospice.
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