"Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote in message
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| "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| "Viperdoc" wrote in
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| The response of a lot of CAP members in this regard seems to be
| variable. Just two days ago, there were three officers in uniform, two
| Air Force and one Army, and a guy in a CAP set of BDU's at a local
| disaster drill.
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| Standard protocol would have been for him to come up to us (he had a
| first lieutenant bar on his uniform), salute, and say how are you,
| good day, or something similar. He certainly would have been welcome
| to stand with us, share ideas, and come up with some ways we could
| work with CAP and the military to enhance our disaster preparedness.
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| They're supposed to, but in fact a large percentage of CAP personell are
| as
| crazy as bedbugs and are only there because they're not qualified to be
a
| security gaurd in a mall.
|
| This is true to a large degree. However, there's also a mixed bag. Many
| members were in the real air force and many have retired from the same. I
| know several CAP colonels who were real colonels in the real USAF.
There's
| also a lot of members who just like to fly and have fun and could care
less
| about the pretend military gig. The pretend air force aspect of CAP is
| mostly for the cadets. Paying $70 per year in dues does not make one an
| officer, although there are many who seem to think it does. For senior
| members, there's also the option of wearing CAP distinctive uniforms which
| display no rank insignia. That's the option preferred by those who don't
| really want to pretend they are in the military.
|

Gee Mikey Mouth. I didn't know you were a CAP wanna be.