"John R. Copeland" wrote:

In a non-radar environment, as I recall from the days before radar,
a non-compulsory reporting point becomes compulsory if it is mentioned
by name in a clearance.


The rules for non-radar have remained pretty much unchanged since whenever the U.S. signed onto the
ICAO conventions. I suspect we were pretty much in charge then. ;-)

A non-compulsory reporting point only becomes compulsory when ATC requests you report it.
Mentioning in a clearance does not make it a compulsory reporting point, nor has it since ICAO
conventions were established circa 1950.

If you have an authoritative cite, I would readily concede the point.