QUCAAny cadet unit that displays strong program fundamentals can earn the Quality Cadet Unit Award. This new award motivates squadrons to pursue goals that we think will inevitably lead to their having a vibrant Cadet Program. The Quality Cadet Unit Award is purely objective.

 

ELIGIBILITY
All cadet and composite squadrons and flights with a minimum of 10 cadets are eligible.

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2023-234QCUA Criteria

 

2023 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
CAPT JAY WEINSOFF CADET SQDN 3 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
PALM SPRINGS COMPOSITE SQDN 11 2012, 2013, 2015
SANTA CRUZ COMPOSITE SQDN 13 2018, 2019
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
CABLE COMPOSITE SQDN 25 2017, 2018, 2022
CORONA CADET SQ 29 First Award!
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
MARCH FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 45 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
CAMARILLO COMPOSITE SQDN 61 2018
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SADDLEBACK COMPOSITE SQDN 68 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
BEACH CITIES CADET SQDN 107 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022
BAKERSFIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 121 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 144 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
TRI-VALLEY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 156 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SONOMA COUNTY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 157 First Award!
WEST BAY COMPOSITE SQDN 192 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
SOUTH SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 201 2016, 2018 2019, 2020
REDLANDS CADET SQUADRON 411 2022
JOHN C. SAVAGE CHALLENGER CADET SQUADRON 1986 2016, 2019

 

2022 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
CAPT JAY WEINSOFF CADET SQDN 3 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
CABLE COMPOSITE SQDN 25 2017, 2018
JOHN J. MONTGOMERY CADET SQDN 36 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

MARCH FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 45

2014, 2015, 2016
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
SADDLEBACK COMPOSITE SQDN 68 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
BEACH CITIES CADET SQDN 107 2012, 2013, 2018
SANTA BARBARA COMPOSITE SQDN 131 2019, 2020, 2021
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 144 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
TRI-VALLEY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 156 2019, 2020, 2021
WEST BAY COMPOSITE SQDN 192 2018, 2020, 2021
SOUTH COUNTY SQUADRON 232 First Award!
REDLANDS CADET SQUADRON 411 First Award!

 

 

2021 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SACRAMENTO COMPOSITE SQDN 14 First Award!
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
JOHN J. MONTGOMERY CADET SQDN 36 2014, 2019, 2020
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
SANTA BARBARA COMPOSITE SQDN 131 2019, 2020
LOS ALAMITOS CADET SQDN 153 2013, 2014
TRI-VALLEY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 156 2019, 2020
WEST BAY COMPOSITE SQDN 192 2018, 2020

 

 

2020 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
JOHN J. MONTGOMERY CADET SQDN 36 2014, 2019
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013, 2016, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016, 2018, 2019
FRESNO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 112 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
SHASTA COMPOSITE SQDN 126 2014
SANTA BARBARA COMPOSITE SQDN 131 2019
SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 144 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
MERCED COUNTY COMPOSITE SQDN 147 First Award!
TRI-VALLEY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 156 2019
SOUTH SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 201 2016, 2018, 2019

 

 

2019 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
CAPT JAY WEINSOFF CADET SQDN 3 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SANTA CRUZ COMPOSITE SQDN 13 2018
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017, 2018
BEALE COMPOSITE SQUADRON 19 2017, 2018
JOHN J. MONTGOMERY CADET SQDN 36 2014
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
SKYHAWK COMPOSITE SQDN 47 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013, 2017, 2018
FULLERTON COMPOSITE SQDN 56 2012, 2013, 2018
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013, 2016
SADDLEBACK COMPOSITE SQDN 68 2014, 2016, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016, 2018
FRESNO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 112 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
BAKERSFIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 121 2014, 2017, 2018
SANTA BARBARA COMPOSITE SQDN 131 First Award!
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 144 2013, 2014, 2018
TRI-VALLEY COMPOSITE SQUADRON 156 First Award!
WEST BAY COMPOSITE SQDN 192 2018
SOUTH SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 201 2016, 2018
ESCONDIDO CADET SQUADRON 714 First Award!
SIMI VALLEY CHALLENGER COMPOSITE SQ 1986 2016

 

 

2018 Winners of the QCUA

UNIT (by Squadron Number) Previous Awards
CAPT JAY WEINSOFF CADET SQDN 3 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
SANTA CRUZ COMPOSITE SQDN 13 First Award!
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013, 2017
BEALE COMPOSITE SQUADRON 19 2017
MARIN SEARCH AND RESCUE COMP SQUADRON 23 First Award!
CABLE COMPOSITE SQDN 25 2017
BILLIE L. LECLAIR CADET SQUADRON 31 2013
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013, 2017
FULLERTON COMPOSITE SQDN 56 2012, 2013
CAMARILLO COMPOSITE SQDN 61 First Award!
SADDLEBACK COMPOSITE SQDN 68 2014, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86 2016
VANDENBERG COMPOSITE SQDN 101 2014, 2015, 2016
BEACH CITIES CADET SQDN 107 2012, 2013
FRESNO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 112 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
BAKERSFIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 121 2014, 2017
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
LOS ANGELES CADET SQDN 138 2013, 2017
SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 144 2013, 2014
WEST BAY COMPOSITE SQDN 192 First Award!
SOUTH SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 201 2016
TULARE-KINGS COMPOSITE SQDN 394 First Award!

 

 

2017 Winners of the QCUA

Unit Previous Awards
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015, 2016
EAST BAY CADET SQDN 18 2013
BEALE COMPOSITE SQUADRON 19 First Award!
CABLE COMPOSITE SQDN 25 First Award!
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015, 2016
SKYHAWK COMPOSITE SQDN 47 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 51 2013
EDWARDS AFB COMPOSITE SQDN 84 2014
FRESNO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 112 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
BAKERSFIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 121 2014
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
LOS ANGELES CADET SQDN 138 2013
SIMI VALLEY CHALLENGER COMPOSITE SQUADRON 1986 First Award!

 

 

2016 Winners of the QCUA

Unit Previous Awards
PALM SPRINGS COMPOSITE SQDN 11 2012, 2013, 2015
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013, 2015
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013, 2015
MARCH FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 45 2014, 2015
LT COL ARTHUR KING COMPOSITE SQUADRON 50 2013, 2014
BRACKETT COMPOSITE SQDN 64 2013
SADDLEBACK COMPOSITE SQDN 68 2014
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQDN 86
VANDENBERG COMPOSITE SQDN 101 2014, 2015
FRESNO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 112 2012, 2013, 2014
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014, 2015
SOUTH SAN DIEGO CADET SQDN 201

 

 

2015 Winners of the QCUA

Unit Previous Awards
CAPT JAY WEINSOFF CADET SQDN 3 2012, 2013, 2014
JON E. KRAMER COMPOSITE SQDN 10 2013
PALM SPRINGS COMPOSITE SQDN 11 2012, 2013
TRAVIS COMPOSITE SQDN 22 2012, 2014
DIABLO COMPOSITE SQDN 44 2013
MARCH FIELD COMPOSITE SQDN 45 2014
SKYHAWK COMPOSITE SQDN 47 2012, 2013, 2014
EUGENE L. CARNAHAN CADET SQDN 85 2012, 2013, 2014
VANDENBERG COMPOSITE SQDN 101 2014
SAN FERNANDO CADET SQDN 137 2013, 2014

 

 

2014 Winners of the QCUA

 

Unit

2013 Recipient

2012 Recipient

Capt Jay Weinsoff Cadet Sqdn 3

Yes

Yes

Palm Springs Composite Sqdn 11

Yes

 

Chino Cadet Sqdn 20

Yes

Yes

Travis Composite Sqdn 22

 

 

John J. Montgomery Cadet Sqdn 36

 

 

March Field Composite Sqdn 45

 

 

Skyhawk Composite Sqdn 47

Yes

Yes

Lt Col Arthur King Composite Sqdn 50

Yes

 

Saddleback Composite Sqdn 68

 

 

Edwards AFB Composite Sqdn 84

 

 

Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Sqdn 85

Yes

Yes

Auburn-Starr Composite Sqdn 92

Yes

 

Vandenberg Composite Sqdn 101

 

 

Fresno Composite Squadron 112

Yes

Yes

Bakersfield Composite Sqdn 121

 

 

Shasta Composite Sqdn 126

 

 

San Fernando Cadet Sqdn 137

Yes

 

San Diego Cadet Sqdn 144

Yes

 

Los Alamitos Cadet Sqdn 153

Yes

 

 

2013 Winners of the QCUA

 

Charter

Squadron

Group

2012 Recipient

CA-015 East Bay Cadet Squadron 18

2

CA-034 Auburn-Starr Composite Squadron 92

5

CA-051 Capt Jay Weinsoff Cadet Squadron 3

1

Yes

CA-096 Diablo Composite Squadron 44

2

CA-116 San Fernando Cadet Squadron 137

1

CA-123 Billie L. LeClair Cadet Squadron 31

3

CA-127 El Monte Composite Squadron 21

1

CA-146 Lt Col Arthur King Composite Squadron 50

6

CA-155 Bob Beevers Composite Squadron 103

4

CA-169 Fresno Composite Squadron 112

6

Yes

CA-214 Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10

2

CA-273 Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85

5

Yes

CA-282 Brackett Composite Squadron 64

1

CA-285 Beach Cities Cadet Squadron 107

1

Yes

CA-292 Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138

1

CA-295 Fullerton Composite Squadron 56

7

Yes

CA-324 Skyhawk Composite Squadron 47

7

Yes

CA-435 Los Alamitos Cadet Squadron 153

7

CA-410 Clover Field Composite Squadron 51

1

CA-435 Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11

3

CA-437 Chino Cadet Squadron 20

3

Yes

CA-441 San Diego Cadet Squadron 144

7