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SCHWEIKERJack Schweiker Composite Squadron

New Jersey Wing, the Civil Air PatrolSeptember

2006

See our website at schweiker.njwg.cap.gov

Meet the

New Boss!

NEW SHERIFF: Po is your s oes, c ec your ri ons an get rea y or t e c ange o commanceremony scheduled for Sept. 18 at 8 p.m., here at the Cherry Hill Armory, as Lt. Col. Walton handsover the reins to Maj. Robert Eboch, center. He is seen here with 1Lt. Ninette Swanson, who will takeover as testing officer, and Maj. Jennifer Rudolph, deputy commander for cadets, at the Haddonfield

Memorial Day parade in May.

Lt. Col.

Walton to

Hand Over

CommandIf you havent heard it

yet, Lt. Co . Dennis Wa tonour squadron commanderwill hand over commandto Maj. Robert Eboch in aspecial ceremony on Sept18 at 8 p.m.

At the ceremony, Lt. ColDennis Walton will handover command of the squad-ron to Maj. Robert EbochWalton has been appointeddeputy commander andoperation officer for Group225 (South Jersey region) o

the Civil Air Patrol and wilgive up his squadron com-mand.

Lt. Col. Walton has beensqua ron comman er or 13years. In those years, he hasreceived two commanderscommendations and another for lifesaving. This yearhe will be named the North-east Region Senior Memberof the Year. The colonel has been a member since 1991He is a certified private pilot

an an emp oyee o L-3Communications, CamdenHe resides in National ParkGloucester County.

Maj. Eboch has been amember since 2002. Heis the squadrons testingofficer and communica-tions officer. Maj. Ebochhas frequently performed

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hat Do the Changes Mean to Me?or all squadron mem-

bers, seniors and cadets, itmeans everyone is askedto be present and on handto help out at the changeof command ceremony onSept. 18. Our state CAPleadership, as well as manypeople from outside theorganization, are expectedto attend to see Maj. Ebochtake over from Lt. Col. Wal-ton.

You will need to be in

full dress blues uniform atthe Sept. 18 meeting, whichmeans your uniform shouldbe up to snuff, too. If youremissing some uniformdevice, talk to someoneelse in the squadron or takeyour concerns up the chainof command quickly. Manyeyes will be watching us onthat important evening.

If you can be at the meet-

ng early, itll be a big help

as well need help in clean-ng up, setting up chairs andgetting refreshments set outfor visiting dignitaries.

Short-term, Maj. Ebochsays hed like to see a fewchanges, like better commu-

ication etween ca ets anseniors about what each sides doing. He may also con-

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Send submissions to 2Lt. Swanson at mswanson@comcast.net

Cadet StuffThe Monthly Schedule

and Notes from Maj. Rudolph

7 Aug

Uniform: Blues1900 1910 Opening Formation1910 1930 Mentoring & Study Time1930 2000 Testing2000 2010 Break2010 2050 Aerospace Education Class2050 2100 Closing Formation & Promotions

14 Aug. 06

Uniform BDUs1900 1910 Opening Formation1910 1930 Flight & Admin Time (sign-ups, supplies,

forms, etc.)

1930 2000 Leadership Lab2000 2005 Brea2005 2100 Moral Leadership Lab2050 2100 Closing Formation

21 Aug. 06

Uniform Blues1900 1910 Opening Formation1910 1930 Mentoring & Stu y Time1930 2000 Testing1930 1955 Drill Practice1955 2000 Break2000 2050 Emergency Services C ass2050 2100 Closing Formation & Promotions

28 Aug. 06

Uniform PT Uniform1900 1910 Opening Formation1910 2010 PT Training and Testing2010 2020 Flight and Admin Time2020 2030 Break2030 2050 Safety Briefing2050 2100 Closing Formation

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pcoming Training

for Seniors, Cadets

sider some reorganizationin our squadron, especially

among the seniors.While Lt. Col. Walton wil

need to start attending tomore Group 225 matters, hesays he plans to attend JSCSmeetings for a while to helpout. He wants to give MajEboch some time to shapeour squadron, though, andrun things the way he wantsthem run.

Changes and

You at JSCS

communicat ions/radiowor or CAPs New JerseyWing. He has been married25 years and has three chil-dren. One is a college seniorone is a Marine and one is

a high school junior. He isa Moorestown, Bur ingtonCounty, resident and a science teacher for the past 39years at Collingswood Middle School, Collingswood.

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Meet theNew Boss,

Maj. Eboch

Moving On Up at JSCS!

Congratu ations are inorder to these seniors andcadets who earned new barsin August.

In recognition of hisachievements as a formercadet, senior Ryan Leachwas promoted to first lieu-tenant.

Kings Christian School junior Stephen Groff was

promote to sta sergeant. Overbrook High sopho-more Ryan Kennedy waspromoted to staff sergeant.

An rew Drew Swan-son, a freshman at YALESchool, Cherry Hill, waspromoted to staff sergeant.

So when are you movingup next, seniors an ca ets?

NJWG CadetCompetition Team

he 2007 New Jersey WingCadet Competition Team is

ook for all interested cadetsho are looking for a chal-enge, have drive to learn,

ork as a team, be verycompetitive and have astrong winning spirit. NJWGs looking for cadets for both

the drill team and the colorguard team.

he first meeting will beheld on 30 Sept., starting at1000 hrs and will last untilapproximately 1600 hrs (thats10 a.m. to 4 p.m., mom and

dad) at NJWG HQ, McGuireFB.Uniform of the day will be

DUs. Cadets should brushup on their knowledge ofaerospace, leadership anddrill. Lunch will be on yourown, so either bring money ora bagged lunch.

ny seniors interested inhelping out with the drillteam should feel free to comeout and show their support,as well.

ee in ormation? Con-tact Lt. Col. Michael Sperry,the New Jersey Wingdrill team project officer, at

sperry@comcast.net or 609-929-7562.

Groun -Poun er Weekenwith Bayshore Sq.

his is an ideal course forthose of you who want to findout what a ground team doesand how they do it. Two of Bay-shore Composite Squadrons

finest put this grueling coursetogether.

f you want to be tested, getittle sleep and find out whatdirt tastes like (hooah!), then thiscourse is for you. This course isan excellent prerequisite to anyGSAR and advanced GSARcourse you might attend in theuture.

he course is planned for

15-17 Sept. in Sandy Hook, NJAll cadets and seniors who havepassed the cadet Curry achievement and/or have their GENES

are we come.To attend, youll need yourCAPF 31 and 60 (signed)your CAP ID and $40. The feeinc u es oo , camping, missiondocuments and training. Anequipment list till be emailed toyou after you register.

If youre interested, contact Lt. Gor on-Lewis bayshorecap@yahoo.com 908-675-0762 (mobile phone).