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One of Timmerman's cadets are among two Wisconsin Wing cadets chosen to be part of a seven member staff this summer for a Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Special Activity (NCSA). Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2d Lt) Mike Thoennes from the Racine Composite Squadron and Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt) Josh Gonwa from the Timmerman Composite Squadron both received word that they had been accepted to be on staff for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course (SUPT FC) week two, which is held at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi on July 18 – 15, 2009. Cadets Thoennes and Gonwa both attended together as students last summer and are graduates of SUPT FC 2008, week two (08-02), so when the opportunity came up for being on staff, they jumped at the chance. Both of them had fun and loved learning what it is like to become an Air Force pilot. C/2d Lt Thoennes stated, “I wanted to be able to make it fun and help teach others this year and give them the same experience that I had.” According to C/CMSgt Gonwa, “SUPT FC is a one of a kind experience to see what Air Force pilot training is like and to see if you really want to do this as a career.” This opportunity is just the start of, hopefully, a long career with the Air Force. Both cadets are planning on joining the United States Air Force. C/2d Lt Thoennes is a senior this year and his goal is to become a fighter jet pilot. C/CMSgt Gonwa is a junior and his goals are more specific: to be a “Raptor Driver,” or a pilot to most people. | |
