nzachman
Yeah, well. The Dude abides.
Some are worthwhile, but most of the ribbons don't mean anything. I think it is a joke to see some 15 year old kid running around with a stack of ribbons that make him look like a field grade general.
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Some are worthwhile, but most of the ribbons don't mean anything. I think it is a joke to see some 15 year old kid running around with a stack of ribbons that make him look like a field grade general.
Yeah, you get one everytime you get promoted. I honestly don't see what all of the fuss is about, though. JROTC is the same way and I've seen far more tools in JROTC units than I have in CAP. CAP does a LOT of good things -- 85% of all inland SAR missions in CONUS -- and most of the senior members I've met aren't assholes(YMMV of course).
As for counterdrug operations, usually CAP planes are used as targets during field exercises for Customs and DEA forces, and they also augment Border Patrol by flying along the border and reporting people crossing it.
/Rant
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Lamp is ON and shining brightly.
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
Well, I was starting to get excited about joining the CAP, but know I am having second thoughts.
Jeff
There are a lot worse ways to spend your time. You could learn some basic aviation/military knowledges, teamwork, leadership, and discipline. You might earn a little credibility for academy/OCS/ROTC applications
It's not a bad gig, just don't take yourself too seriously while you're in it.
Think of it as taking a job as a mall cop while you're trying to get into the police academy. It's somewhat similar work, but not nearly as serious.
Well, I was starting to get excited about joining the CAP, but know I am having second thoughts.
Jeff
What's stopping you? Just understand that for a bunch of people that are in, were in, or are trying to get into, the (real) Military- CAP seems a little silly.
But if you're in high school and you think it looks fun then give it a try. As you've probably noticed from the posts it's probably not as close to "real Military life" as you might have thought so take it with a grain of salt.
EDIT: ^^^What he said
Well, I was starting to get excited about joining the CAP, but know I am having second thoughts.
Jeff
Don't let jaded, cynical a-holes like me dissuade you from CAP. It's a good organization and a good way to be around airplanes. (That's what it's all about, right??) I think we were just making fun of some of the folks that take themselves too seriously....and there are plenty of those in the regular Navy as well!
http://www.spaatz.org/mbr/list.php
Check out entry 1281; I read somewhere that it used to be this guy
http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/graham/index.html
Check out entry 1281; I read somewhere that it used to be this guy
http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/graham/index.html
H20man
Drill baby drill!
My last contribution... "I want YOUR child...to join Civil Air Patrol!...or, just your child."
This derelict looks like he goes to Phuket, Thailand, several times a year to find little boys that look like OU's avatar, Short Round!
Disturbing....he probably also shuts the door for classified counter-narcotics briefs!
here he is...
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Didn't the CAP play an active part in the defense of the US coastal waters during WW2? I know that they're limited to SAR and "counter-narcotics" (
) now but they did help defend the country at one point in time.