Most California Cadet Corps activities used by units in the Sacramento Metropolitan area between 1960 and 1985 had their beginnings in the classroom. Teachers realized that the nature of the skills that were being taught in the classroom curriculum required application in a field environment. This resulted in the development of extracurricular activities that were organized around classroom subject matter. However, it quickly became apparent that these activities also provided a superior medium for the development of leadership for all of the student participants. As the program and associated activities matured, the leadership nature of the extracurricular activities became as important, if not more important than the subject matter of the extracurricular activities themselves.
Although the nature and order of extracurricular activities varied each school year and also over time, the following set of activities and their timeframe for a typical school year is provided in the following table :
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Subject |
Activity |
Timeframe |
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Mountain Survival Bivouac |
Three Days in Mid October |
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Tri-County Cadet Rifle League |
After School November Through February |
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Leadership School |
December |
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Snow Survival Bivouac |
Three Days in January or February |
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State Championship Rifle Matches |
Three Days in April |
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Major Cadet Awards |
A Weekend in May |
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Map Reading, Weapons And Patrolling Bivouac |
Three or Four Days in April |
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Sea Survival Bivouac |
Three Days at The End Of May |
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Regional Drill Competition |
A Weekend in May |
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Repelling Trips |
various locations throughout the year |
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Wilderness Skills |
Cave Exploration & Backpacking Trips |
various locations throughout the year |
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All Subjects |
7 To 10 Days In June Camp Winthers, Camp Roberts, and Camp San Luis Obispo |
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| Rifle Markamanship |
National Matches |
July - August at Camp Perry, Ohio |