Addition To The Professional Appointments Category On The SM Promotion Chart.

[RiverAux]

I've talked to a few CAP NCOs and the reason they stated as being an NCO was because they worked for a living and wouldn't be caught dead wearing bars. We have what, less than 500 of them total?

Just wanted to correct this mistake that slipped in early -- the last time we heard any numbers there were only about 50 total NCOs in all of CAP.  We've got many more Colonels than NCOs. 

[Eclipse]

We've got many more Colonels than NCOs.

Probably by a factor of 10.

Further to that - the only "enlisted" we have in CAP uniforms are the NCO's, so who's "health and welfare" are they supposed to be looking out for beside themselves?

The core reason for existence of an NCO literally does not exist in a CAP context.

[FlyTiger77]

The core reason for existence of an NCO literally does not exist in a CAP context.

+1

[davidsinn]

I've talked to a few CAP NCOs and the reason they stated as being an NCO was because they worked for a living and wouldn't be caught dead wearing bars. We have what, less than 500 of them total?

Just wanted to correct this mistake that slipped in early -- the last time we heard any numbers there were only about 50 total NCOs in all of CAP.  We've got many more Colonels than NCOs.

Fifty is less than 500...by an order of magnitude

[RiverAux]

Ok, not technically a mistake - my bad.

[davidsinn]

Ok, not technically a mistake - my bad.

I'm just yanking your chain, although you do point out the absurdity of the importance an NCO corps(in CAP) believes they have.

[JeffDG]

I've talked to a few CAP NCOs and the reason they stated as being an NCO was because they worked for a living and wouldn't be caught dead wearing bars. We have what, less than 500 of them total?

Just wanted to correct this mistake that slipped in early -- the last time we heard any numbers there were only about 50 total NCOs in all of CAP.  We've got many more Colonels than NCOs.

Fifty is less than 500...by an order of magnitude

There are more than 50 Col. in CAP...I think there's almost a dozen in my wing.