Fun in C.A.P

[Dad2-4]

One thing that just popped into my head:
After taking some new cadets to work at an air show, one of the cadets, a new immigrant to the US from India, thanked me for taking her because she never thought she'd have an opportunity to do something like that.
That was fun.

[EMT-83]

I'll be the first to admit that CAP is probably more "fun" for cadets than seniors. Perhaps it's too easy to focus on administrivia and forget that some things really are enjoyable.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I'll be the first to admit that CAP is probably more "fun" for cadets than seniors. Perhaps it's too easy to focus on administrivia and forget that some things really are enjoyable.

At times, that is how it should be. In a composite or cadet squadron, the cadets should be the main focus. For me, that is part of the fun, getting to watch them have so much fun and see all of your time and hard work pay off with your cadets enjoying themselves.

[Thrashed]

Sorry, as rewarding as some of the stuff is in CAP, I don't consider it "fun". Perhaps I have a different definition.
As a checkpilot, flying is not "fun"; it's a chore (that I'm not paid for). Glider flying sounds fun though.
Taking cadets to a museum and answering questions? No one wants to go to one (except me).
Take a plane to an airshow? What airshow? There is NO airshow anywhere near where I live.

I didn't join the CAP to have "fun", so I'm fine.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

No, you don't join CAP for fun, you do it to give. Fun is just a byproduct that occurs rather often. I have even had fun on disaster relief missions. Even though they are hard, tiring, and rather depressing, it is still fun to me to interact with my team both SMs and Cadets and work hard together and look at what we have accomplished and done for the people we are there for.

[FW]

 +1 :clap:
My CAP "job" is not done for fun however, it can be rewarding.  Thankfully, everything else I do in CAP is fun; at least for me.  I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.

[meganite]

You know what? I can't think of a single thing that I have done with CAP that wasn't fun.

Same here! 

One thing I learned from writing a masters' thesis on video game design is that fun = learning. I sure am learning a lot here! And it's all fun! I can't wait to participate in more training exercises too! Exhausting but rewarding.

[JohnKachenmeister]

They offer a MASTERS' degree in video games?  You're kidding, right?

[HGjunkie]

They offer a MASTERS' degree in video games?  You're kidding, right?

...writing a masters' thesis on video game design...

[bosshawk]

KACH: in our day, we joked about getting a degree in Underwater Basketweaving.  Now it is video design.

[meganite]

Haha, I suppose so. It's a lot more complicated than one might expect though. Requires a wide variety of skills. Programming and art. Building a world out of nothing but math. Ok would it make you feel better if I said I had written a master's thesis about flight simulators? Though, I kinda wish I had done the entrepreneur thing instead...then I might actually have money now instead of an expensive piece of paper.

Flying is a lot easier than modern video game design, I can tell you that much. (And more fun, strangely enough.)

[bosshawk]

Just making a funny: at least you have two degrees(I assume a Bachelors).  That is a lot more than most people have.  I happen to have two, also, plus 45 hours beyond a MA.

[meganite]

I've heard they still have that degree for Underwater Basket Weaving though

[JohnKachenmeister]

Here in FL, we have a college that gives Bachelor degrees in video games, but we also have at least one that gives a BA in Golf.  I was thinking about starting an internet college to award bachelor of arts degrees in "Adult Entertainment."  Researching the course load would be a blast, and even more fun if its tax deductable.

[HGjunkie]

Here in FL, we have a college that gives Bachelor degrees in video games, but we also have at least one that gives a BA in Golf.  I was thinking about starting an internet college to award bachelor of arts degrees in "Adult Entertainment."  Researching the course load would be a blast, and even more fun if its tax deductable.

[Tim Medeiros]

A Bachelor degree in video games might actually be useful, especially to someone applying for a job at Blizzard Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, Activision, etc.  Especially when it comes to video game design, development, and testing (QA is huge for a company like Blizzard Entertainment).

[meganite]

Or for working on games that state "Only a small amount of simple calculus is necessary in order to play this game."