Cadet Airman

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Cadet Airman (C/Amn) is a grade that indicates the completion of the first achievement of 16 in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program. The Cadet Airman insignia is based on the design of the airman insignia from the USAF with a superimposed CAP Cadet shield in the center. Requirements to obtain this grade include a test on the fundamentals of leadership and followership as well as a physical fitness test. Also included in promotion is attending at least one Moral Leadership session provided by the cadet's local squadron. Some local units also require review boards to ensure that a person meets all requirements for this.

The achievement that this promotion accompanies is named for Major General John F. Curry who was one of the founders of Civil Air Patrol and served as the first National commander when the organization was established by Congress in 1941.