Captain Scott Howard is the Commandant of Cadets for the 2008 Alabama/Mississippi Encampment. He has served in this capacity for the last three years. The Commandant is responsible for all aspects of cadet training, both basic and staff. Capt Howard has also served as medical officer for National Cadet Special Activities (NCSA) and other encampments at both wing and regional levels. He currently serves as the Mississippi Wing Director of Cadet Programs. Capt Howard was a cadet in the late 1970s and he rejoined Civil Air Patrol as a senior officer in March of 2003. He trained the 2005 Mississippi Competition Drill Team and started Mississippi’s first Honor Guard and continues to be their advisor and trainer.

Education:

• Masters of Science in Nursing (Emergency Nurse Practitioner) ― University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL [currently in program]
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing ― University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
• Associate of Applied Science in Nursing ― Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS
• Paramedic Program in Emergency Medicine ― University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Duty Assignments:

• Director, Cadet Programs, Mississippi Wing, February 2006 ― Present
• Cadet Programs Development Officer, Mississippi Wing, September 2004 ― February 2006
• Deputy Commander for Cadets – G. V. Montgomery Composite Squadron (MS-102)

CAP Specialty Ratings:

• Cadet Programs ― Senior

CAP Awards and Decorations:

• Meritorious Service (4^th Award)
• Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Award

Military Service:

• Medical Specialist (ABN), 82^nd Airborne Division, US Army