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A CAP encampment must offer at least how many contact hours?

42 contact hours, usually over six or seven days.

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  1. 42 ✔
  2. 12
  3. 100

Why: Contact hours do not include sleep, meals or personal time. Encampments are CAP's weeklong programs that combine leadership, aerospace, fitness and character activities.

Huh, didn't know that: The encampment's purposes include developing leadership skills, investigating aerospace sciences and careers, regular exercise and reinforcing moral character.

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Answer: 42. Contact hours do not include sleep, meals or personal time. Encampments are CAP's weeklong programs that combine leadership, aerospace, fitness and character activities.

  1. CAP Encampment Guide CAPP 60-70 (February 2026) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Encampment_Guide_2023_Cropped_78f7fe8d71ec8.pdf
    Encampments must offer at least 42 contact hours and should be conducted over six or seven days
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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